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#16 | RE: Flashing modded Rampage V BIOS datum

Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:50 pm

Zitat von sinders im Beitrag #14
The best way to get clean EFI RaidDriver modules for the Aptio V BIOS which do not contain any sections is to use the latest UBU Tool version on a compatible BIOS to
upgrade the EFI RaidDriver to the version of the EFI RaidDriver you require then load up that BIOS in UEFITool and search the GUID where the EFI RaidDriver is located
in the BIOS then extract the EFI RaidDriver module only without the sections. Once you've found the location where the EFI RaidDriver is located, you extract the EFI
RaidDriver module from the PE32 image section only by right-clicking on the PE32 image and then select Extract as body to get a clean EFI RaidDriver module.
Then the EFI RaidDriver module should work on the Aptio V BIOS.

It seems, that you mean "header", when you write "section" and "without header", when you write "clean".
If this should be correct, the procedure to get a "clean" Intel EFI RaidDriver, is much easier than you have written.

Here is the way:

Open the desired Intel RaidDriver module version (whatever GUID it has) as uncompressed file (ca. 200 KB size) and open it with an Hex Editor.
Example: When you have opened the Intel EFI RaidDriver v14.0.0.2234 GUID 91B4D9C1, you see this:

Note: The blue marked first part is the header of the RaidDriver module, here starting with C1 D9 B4 91 (which means GUID 91B4D9C1) and ending before the hex code 4D 5A. The "body" of the modules starts with the code 4D 5A (= text code MZ).

Mark the module header as shown above, right click onto it, choose the option "Cut" and click "OK" regarding the changed file size.
Now you will see the "clean" body of the Intel EFI RaidDriver module:

Save the product of your operation (module without header) somewhere and give it a meaningful name like "Intel-RaidDriver_v14002234_body.ffs".

That is all!

Zitat von sinders im Beitrag #15
It would be great if the clean EFI RaidDriver modules were offered here as well for motherboards with a Aptio V BIOS since the EFI RaidDriver
modules currently shared here are ok in their current form with older BIOS but not compatible in their current form with the Aptio V BIOS.

It would be not a big problem for me to add a "body version" of the latest Intel EFI RaidDriver modules.
Is it that, what you and other users with an AMI Aptio V BIOS mainboard want?

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#17 | RE: Flashing modded Rampage V BIOS datum

Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:12 pm

Yes that is correct the way you described it. That's the way to get the current EFI RaidDriver modules shared here in their current form compatible with the Aptio V BIOS
or using the method I mentioned which is a bit more work involved to get the clean EFI RaidDriver module. It would be nice if you did start to include the "body version"
of the latest Intel EFI RaidDriver modules and mentioning it on the page that these EFI RaidDriver modules are for use with the Aptio V BIOS.

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#18 | RE: Flashing modded Rampage V BIOS datum

Sat Jul 11, 2015 10:16 pm

Zitat von sinders im Beitrag #17
It would be nice if you did start to include the "body version"
of the latest Intel EFI RaidDriver modules and mentioning it on the page that these EFI RaidDriver modules are for use with the Aptio V BIOS.

Intel EFI "SataDriver"/"GopDriver" BIOS Modules (21)

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#19 | RE: Flashing modded Rampage V BIOS datum

Sun Jul 12, 2015 6:20 pm (Last edited: Sun Jul 12, 2015 6:24 pm)

Zitat von sinders im Beitrag #11
The issue is the EFI RaidDriver modules offered on here contains sections as well which means in their current form are not compatible with the Aptio V BIOS modding
with the current compatible tools that are available. When modding the Aptio V BIOS we need clean EFI RaidDriver modules which does not contain any sections.
Member SoniX knows more about this and explained it to me.

The OROM modules offered here are ok but the EFI RaidDriver modules are not compatible with the Aptio V BIOS in their current form shared here.

I hope now this explains it all.

Note that the v14.5 ROM module offered here DOES work perfectly with the Rampage V Extreme though, just not the v14.0 modules. I have posted the R5E.cap BIOS file with the injected v14.5 ROM module in it's own separate thread so people don't have to go to the trouble of modding themselves and can flash it direct.. -v

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#20 | RE: Flashing modded Rampage V BIOS datum

Sun Jul 12, 2015 6:46 pm

Zitat von voodoo im Beitrag #19
Note that the v14.5 ROM module offered here DOES work perfectly with the Rampage V Extreme though, just not the v14.0 modules.

Thanks for your interesting report.
Questions:
1. Do you really run your X99 system in LEGACY mode, which uses the Option ROM instead of the EFI modules?
2. What sort of problems did you get with the v14.0 RAID modules?
3. Have you tried the LEGACY and the EFI RAID modules v14.0? If yes, has there been a difference?
I ask this, because I got severe freezing problems with my Z97 RAID0 system after having flashed a BIOS containing the Intel EFI RaidDriver v14.0.0.2234.

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#21 | RE: Flashing modded Rampage V BIOS datum

Mon Jul 13, 2015 12:32 am (Last edited: Mon Jul 13, 2015 12:39 am)

Hi All,

Just to let you know, I removed the header from the 4.5 RST ffs I had, and then replaced the body with UEFItool. RST EFI now showing in the BIOS and all working fine. Thanks for the help Fernando.

Also, until UBU can modify Aptio V, I think it would be helpful to have a clean version of future EFI modules available with the others.

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#22 | RE: Flashing modded Rampage V BIOS datum

Mon Jul 13, 2015 1:00 am (Last edited: Mon Jul 13, 2015 1:01 am)

Zitat von jezj im Beitrag #21
Also, until UBU can modify Aptio V, I think it would be helpful to have a clean version of future EFI modules available with the others.

Such "pure" Intel EFI RaidDriver variants without header are already available >here<. I will offer such modules for all new versions.

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#23 | RE: Flashing modded Rampage V BIOS datum

Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:02 pm (Last edited: Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:07 pm)

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #20
Zitat von voodoo im Beitrag #19
Note that the v14.5 ROM module offered here DOES work perfectly with the Rampage V Extreme though, just not the v14.0 modules.
Thanks for your interesting report.
Questions:
1. Do you really run your X99 system in LEGACY mode, which uses the Option ROM instead of the EFI modules?
2. What sort of problems did you get with the v14.0 RAID modules?
3. Have you tried the LEGACY and the EFI RAID modules v14.0? If yes, has there been a difference?
I ask this, because I got severe freezing problems with my Z97 RAID0 system after having flashed a BIOS containing the Intel EFI RaidDriver v14.0.0.2234.

Hi Fernando,

So to answer your questions...

1) I've tried both. I installed Windows 7 in UEFI on GPT disk, but I really really hate the Windows bootloader - it sinks it's claws into every Windows installation it can find on all available disks. This leads to problems in more advanced hard drive / boot scenarios. I don't like having a 'ssytem' partition in front of my Windows partition either. I always pre-create my partition via Paragon Hard Disk Manager Pro so that all the boot files are loaded onto the Windows partition. I want ALL my individual partitions to have mutually exclusive booting schemes. For this reason, I switched back to Legacy mode. I did however try UEFI & Legacy modes with the v14.0 OROM on the Maximus VI Extreme, and I had the same problem I described earlier (which I will repeat below in answer to one of your other questions).

2) "Well I had the same problems some others in the forums sparatically posted after injecting those modules into the Rampage V Extreme BIOS. When I flash those modules and I go into the BIOS, none of my SSDs are listed in the PCH section of the BIOS. If you then enable RAID and save changes and exit, when you get the the point when the Intel Option ROM SHOULD post, it doesn't...it just keeps rebooting and rebooting when it gets to this stage."

3) Yes I tried both Legacy & UEFI with no difference.

Funny you should talk about "freezing". I've had EXACTLY the same problem with the latest Intel Rapid Storage Technology drivers in conjuction with the updated v14.0 and v14.5 option ROMS. The v14.0 is what I tested on the Maximus VI Extreme...after a few minutes in Windows, the system just freezes. I did however notice I was getting freezing problems as well after doing some Windows updates. Did MS release something buggy to frustrate the hell out of people just in time for Windows 10? O_o This happend less frequently on the Rampage V Extreme with the v14.5 OROM and current drivers, but it still happened and I don't want to run my system like this. For this reason, I backflashed to v13.5 OROM to the Rampage V Extreme, and am running the v13.6 RST drivers in Windows now...havn't had any freezing issues since. At least it's nice to know that I'm not the only one that was having freezing issues with the v14.xx OROM/Drivers.. O_o

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#24 | RE: Flashing modded Rampage V BIOS datum

Mon Aug 17, 2015 3:25 am

1st timer here, glad to see a flashback file ready to go for my current 1502 Bios, I think I know the answer to this question but best to ask!

If I have flashed the modded 1502 Bios will I lose the updated 14.5 rom if I flash to the new 1602 Bios?

Thanks.

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#25 | RE: Flashing modded Rampage V BIOS datum

Mon Aug 17, 2015 9:17 pm

@ GoNz0:
Welcome at Win-RAID Forum!

Zitat von GoNz0 im Beitrag #24
If I have flashed the modded 1502 Bios will I lose the updated 14.5 rom if I flash to the new 1602 Bios?

The answer is: Yes!
When you flash a new BIOS, you will get the BIOS modules, which are part of the new BIOS. All previously used ROM and EFI modules will be overwritten resp. replaced.
So if you had previously used a modded BIOS with updated Intel RAID ROM and/or EFI RaidDriver modules and you want to use them further on, you have to modify the new BIOS the same way as you did it with the old one.

Regards
Dieter (alias Fernando)

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