Tried to downgrade to UA7 with the @BIOS gigabyte tool and ran into a boot loop (I've never used this tool so unsure if it was a bootloop or not), either way I got worried and restored to the UA9 bios using the dualbios feature of my motherboard

Might have to flash with a dos usb (give rev 1.0 had to, maybe rev 2.0 has to):

Zitat

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GA-Z68AP-D3 (rev. 1.0) UEFI bios Z68APD3.U1A

Thanks; been looking for this for the past year. Upgraded from Z68APD3.F8. I had to create a dos usb using edited autoexec.bat and FLASHSPI.EXE though. Got the FLASHSPI.EXE from GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 1155 - GA-Z68AP-D3 (rev. 2.0)

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from here.

EDIT: Flashing the UA7 update via Q-Flash also resulted in a bootloop (could not enter BIOS settings on boot) so I had to restore to UA9 via dualbios.
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Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #13

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Go back to old Award BIOS and then I bet all will be proper!! Never mind, sorry, I forgot this is not possible to then use NVME, unless you want to use one of the USB bootloader methods

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@icecreamman UA7 is just an earlier version of UA9, it may have more or other BIOS bugs, so may not be ideal to use, I only linked so you could test just in case maybe it worked better for you.
The way those UEFI Beta BIOS are made for Ivy, that PCIE Slot may be linked to CPU instead of SB, since IVY changes PCIE to 3.0 and generally changes how one of the non-main PCIE Slots function on other boards
So it may all be the direct cause of these things you noticed and there may be no way to fix or change them unless you go back to old non-UEFI BIOS and use USB Bootloader method for your NVME booting.

Flash it via Qflash - DO NOT USE @BIOS! If you do not want to boot NVME, then you can safely go back to the non-UEFI BIOS at any time, but you need to use special EFI2AWARD tool and method, let me know if you need that info/tool linked.
Ahh, Qflash failed too, then all you can try is the FlashEFI and then if boot loop too this is bad BIOS

NVME is being wasted if used as storage, use HDD for storage, and for the NVME boot off it or remove from this system and save for later use in another system
This also especially a waste of NVME to use as storage AND on PCIE 2.0, save the drives lifespan for another system, remove that and put away until you upgrade motherboard and CPU

Nice to see you have x4 speed at least now with the older BIOS!! Did you check that with the UA9 BIOS before you downgraded?

@Lost_N_BIOS:
Checked speed after downgrading to FD Award BIOS.

I already have an SSD boot drive in SATA 3 running at 6gb/s. That is slower by 3x compared to the NVME.
The Samsung 970 EVO's Mean Time Between Failures is 1.5 million hours on PCIE 3.0 according to this database.

I may make the NVME my boot drive later this month, but I need a break from messing with it while I setup Wi-Fi 6 in the home and get my raspberry pi up and running. It's been four or five days of non-stop debugging this problem hahahaha
I guess I will use Clover usb to boot into the nvme

@icecreamman - Seems like I previously found and fixed this issue for @gloobox and I looks like it affects many boards / BIOS -
NVMe module integration to Gigabyte Z68P-DS3 legacy award bios help need. (5)

I also advise against running SSD to boot from on SATA 6/GB/s on these boards, the 6Gb/s controller isn't up to it and can't handle 6Gb/s very well, especially at high speeds (It's actually 5Gb/controller)
But yes, 970 will be faster still, and it will last, but only so long. I still say better to save it for a more modern system, upgrade as soon as you can Even Z77-Z97 boards/CPU will be much better, and those are all much cheaper now used.

@Lost_N_BIOS
Actually I tried it on many mobos,and found the problem as @icecreamman.Such as P67A-UD3R(B3)/P67A-UD3P(B3)/P67A-D3-B3/P67A-UD3-B3
So I think it must have something to do with the ME setting,but I have no idea so far.

@gloobox - yes, we discussed at length in that thread I linked above, all those models you mentioned then too. We found fix in that thread remember, you posted outcome images and we fixed it

Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #19

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Even Z77-Z97 boards/CPU will be much better, and those are all much cheaper now used.

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@icecreamman - If cash is tight, then look at Z77/Z87 boards and 1155/1150 CPU's, should be plenty cheap now on ebay.
If you have IVY CPU and want to keep using same CPU, then you'll have to look at 1155 boards only such as Z77, or budget models like H77/Q77/B75, but I'd really look for Z77 it would be best

Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #23

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@icecreamman - If cash is tight, then look at Z77/Z87 boards and 1155/1150 CPU's, should be plenty cheap now on ebay.
If you have IVY CPU and want to keep using same CPU, then you'll have to look at 1155 boards only such as Z77, or budget models like H77/Q77/B75, but I'd really look for Z77 it would be best

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Yes, used board is OK as long as seller is honest and does not sell garbage (ie check feedback for sure), make sure you get to see CPU socket images (several) to make sure no bent CPU socket pins.
If you find a board you like and no CPU socket images, ask the seller to add some