Zitat von davidm71 im Beitrag #2048

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Just made a guide detailing how to manually update microcodes on X99:
My Microcode update guide

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I promise I will write one here as well as soon as I can!

Thank you.

I have update all sata orom 14.6 and efi with UBU and manual, this is my question: what's different from rst 14 and rste 4?
There are problem to use rst orom and not rste orom?

@Fernando, in reply to Post# 2054
Please, let me know if your are OK with this analysis:

1) On my X99 mboard both V14 and V4 are running well simultaneously.
As there are 2 independant SATA controllers in the X99 chipset, one is running iRST(e) (v14 branch) for pure AHCI or RAID configuration the other one is running iRSTe (enterprise) (v4 branch) for pure AHCI configuration.
Controllers 1 and 2 have differents DeviceIDs.

Seems Controller 1 catches automatically 2 differents DeviceIDs according the BIOS mode setting (AHCI or RAID). (see hereafter).

Controllers 2 keeps always the same DeviceID = 8D62:



2) Here is are tests results when I am running a RAID 0 (2 x SSD Samsung 840 PRO connected to Controller no: 1 to store datas.

a) When BIOS Mode AHCI is set, the RAID 0 volume is working fines.
So, it seems AHCI/RAID iRST(e) driver does a pure RAID software:
Looking at the DeviceID = 8D02



b) When BIOS Mode RAID is set, the RAID 0 volume is working fines.
So, it seems AHCI/RAID iRST(e) driver uses internal X99 RAID controller as a 'hardware RAID' in cooperation with the 'BIOS RAID UEFI module v 14.6.0.2285':
Looking at the Device ID = 2822



In the mainboard BIOS i have no switch available for RST or RSTe mode.
Only AHCI/RAID mode switch does exist for Controller 1 and only AHCI/IDE mode switch does exist for Controller 2.

@Fernando,
I am happy you agree with my analysis.
Additional infos:
Controller 1 switch offers 3 SATA 6 Gb/s modes on 6 differents ports: AHCI, IDE, RAID
Controller 2 switch offers 2 SATA 6 Gb/s modes on 4 differents ports: AHCI, IDE. (raid option is not supported)
@Sonix,
Additional question about BIOS modding X99 motherboard.
I have used UBU 1.40 Option 1, number 7 to modd the original ASUS Sabertooth x99 BIOS 1901 and I succedeed Flash backing.
All the above tests were done with this modded BIOS with up to date iRSTe RAID EFI BIOS module.

However, can you explain me:
why 2 "OROM IRST RAID for SATA" identical occurences ?
why only "EFI iRST RAID for SATA" module modding is possible ? Why "EFI iRSTe RAID for SATA" is not offered ?
Here are the screen shoots:
SCANNING:

OPTION 1:

OPTION 1, NUMBER 7:

MODDED BIOS:

Zitat von 100PIER im Beitrag #2057

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However, can you explain me:
why 2 "OROM IRST RAID for SATA" identical occurences ?

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why only "EFI iRST RAID for SATA" module modding is possible ? Why "EFI iRSTe RAID for SATA" is not offered ?

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If the BIOS contains the files IRSTe update will be available. This BIOS file IRSTe absent.

@Sonix,
Thanks, I understand and agree with you.
Your tool detects correctly the contents of the original ASUS BIOS.
May be there two 'OROM IRST RAID for SATA" because there are 2 separate SATA controllers inside X99 chipset, but only one does support RAID functionality and so I see no logical reason to have 2 identical OROM for RAID...

Hi Fernando

Does update cpu microcode gain the ability to use the new cpu?

for example, a 1155 motherboard does not support 22nm ivy bridge cpu, if i mod its bios using UBU and add the new cpu code, and flash it,can it use 22nm ivy cpu?

the same as 1150 mb,if i update the microcode ,can it use broadwell cpu?

as i remembered (the am2+ to support am3, 65nm 775 to support 45nm 775), to support new cpu, microcode is not the only thing to do, there are some more module to replace to support them like agesa..

Zitat von Horstfuchs im Beitrag #2011

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Thanks for the reply.
I have an MSI X99S-MPOWER BIOS vM.71

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