No NVME module inserted, try again and follow the instructions correctly.

@Fernando:
Thanks for the quick reply. I've uploaded again to here: https://ozmiui.com/mb_bios_ga-z68x-ud3h-b3_u1n.rar
Regards,
Brent.

This is the first time I've ever had a need to check out the forums here. I have an ASUS G751JT that I was hoping to upgrade the SSD to something with a larger capacity than the one that came with it. After learning the hard way that NVMe wasn't support I turned here and found a wealth of information I was able to get my new drive to boot with Win10. Thanks everyone who has contributed to this topic. I'm really excited to be able to get another couple years out of this machine!

In case it's helpful to anyone else with a similar issue, I ended up going the following route.
1. Updated the firmware to the latest version (213) in my case (did this using ASUS WinFlash and used the latest version from the product downloads page on the ASUS Support site.
2. Used Rufus bootable USB with AFUDOS to get the image currently installed as specified here: https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.ph...th-NVMe-Support
3. Loaded the image created with AFUDOS into MMTool and inserted the necessary file as the original post suggests (small version w/compression due to space issues, in my case).
4. Used AFUDOS to reflash the image using to modded file.

I went the AFUDOS route because I kept getting errors from ASUS Easy Flash saying "Invalid BIOS File!! Return to Easy Flash page!!". I even tried to use WinFlash from the OS just to see if it'd work and it return a similar error.

Just hoping this might help someone else who was having my same issues. Thanks again everyone!

@ryambo1987

Zitat von ryambo1987 im Beitrag #5818

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The system boots from NVME but does not show up in F8 or UEFI settings, is that possible?

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I don't really need anything but wanted to at least create an account to say thanks to everyone involved who created the guide!

I was able to successfully update the BIOS of my asus m5a99fx pro r2.0 am3+ board to allow Windows 10 to boot from a new WD SN550 NVME drive via use of a PCIex16 slot! My processor and RAM are still more than ample from my last build in 2014 so I didn't want to really update those if I didn't need to which made making an NVME drive work with this older board a challenge. You guys had very comprehensive and updated instructions. Even instructions on how to circumvent the security protocols on the EZFlash utility of my board so I could finally get the modded BIOS loaded.

Worked. Like. A. Charm. and saved me the hassle of having to upgrade my board/processor which I didn't want to do just yet! And the best results are the lighting fast load times I get with the NVME drive over my 10 year old WD 5400 spinner.

Thanks again for doing what you do!

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #5824

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@Brent:
According to what I have seen the insertion of the NVMe module has been done correctly.
Good luck!

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Hi,

I have problems modding the BIOS for the MSI Z77A-G43 GAMING board.

I have tried to add the NVMe module(s) with the UEFITool. There was a pad-file, which has been destroyed by the modding procedure. I have read that this is a sign that it might not work, but as I have the tools to reflash the chip on the board, I have tried anyways. I have tried different modded BIOSes, but after flashing I always get a black screen, no output at all. Restarting the PC and battery reset do not change anything.
I have used the update utility inside the original BIOS to install the modded BIOSes.

I have tried with different NVMe modules:
The one that is recommended in the first post of this thread, an older version of that module, and also modules extracted from the latest BIOS of the Z97-G43 GAMING board. I also tried with a reconstructed pad-file so that the raw data after the inserted NVMe module is on the correct position within the image, but the result was the same.

What works:
The board's BIOS has an option to load another BIOS from a USB stick. I can tell it to load the modded BIOS, and then I can boot from the NVMe SSD. Still when restarting the PC out of the running Windows, the restart also ends in a black screen. This does not happen, when I power off the PC and then start it again. Then Windows starts successfully again.

This is one of the modded BIOSes I have tested without success:
https://www.file-upload.net/download-141...758IMS.P20.html

The original BIOS is available here:
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/z77a-g43

Can someone tell me which parts of the modded BIOS are bad? Hopefully I am able to write some scripts to fix these parts then.

@Fernando

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After having realized, that the UEFITool has removed the Pad-file, why didn't you follow my guide and took the easiest way by using the AMI MMTool v4.50?

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I have guessed that the MMTool is a Windows program, and the only running Windows I have is on the SSD in the computer I want the modded BIOS for, which is not my computer. So I thought, if it is really only the Pad-file, which is destroyed, I can reconstruct it by hand/by script and learn something new.
For that I have analyzed the format of the existing Pad-file (before destruction ;)). The BIOS with my reconstructed Pad-file did not work, unfortunately. Maybe I have made some mistake, maybe something else is also broken, not only the Pad-file. Seems I really have to create a working BIOS with the MMTool and then compare with my version with reconstructed Pad-file, to find out if something else is different.
Thanks for your help so far. If you could send me the BIOS you have created, this would speed up my work and thus be awesome. Otherwise I will have to create one myself.