NVMe boot with SuperMicro X9DA7 & X9DRi-F

[kapone]

and this are the current (hidden) settings of the original unmodified BIOS 3.2
i have just asked what you need instead.

Well...that didn't work. Flashed it, cleared CMOS etc, but no boot, no video. It seems "stuck".

Flashed the old one back and everything is fine.

 

[RolloZ170]

Flashed the old one back and everything is fine.

which exactly is the old one ?
last try, if not work i give up.
all nvme mods work that way.
not work

 

[kapone]

which exactly is the old one ?
last try, if not work i give up.
all nvme mods work that way.

Dropbox

www.dropbox.com

Will give this one a try.

The old one = the stock Supermicro (not Citrix) 3.2 BIOS for the board.

 

[kapone]

Will give this one a try.

The old one = the stock Supermicro (not Citrix) 3.2 BIOS for the board.

Didn't work. Exactly like the last version. No boot...no video...seems stuck.

Appreciate all the help.

 

[RolloZ170]

...hope you have un7zipped the file in case the BMC accepts anything...

 

[kapone]

...hope you have un7zipped the file in case the BMC accepts anything...

Of course.

 

[kapone]

if i add just the nvme ffs can you try a last time ?

Sure.

 

[kapone]

The UEFITool version didn't work, same problems as before.

The MMTool version does boot correctly, but there's no bifurcation settings in the BIOS.

 

[RolloZ170]

The MMTool version does boot correctly, but there's no bifurcation settings in the BIOS.

have only added the nvme
so i have to use MMTool, so bad. hard work.

 

[RolloZ170]

The MMTool version does boot correctly, but there's no bifurcation settings in the BIOS.

BIOS with bifurc visible
and BIOS with bifurc visible and added nvme4.ffs / nvme5.ffs

Dropbox

www.dropbox.com

 

[kapone]

Dropbox

www.dropbox.com

YES! That totally works and the bifurcation options are now visible. Still haven't decided what type of cards/drives to get, but that's another battle.

Many many thanks.

 

[RolloZ170]

YES! That totally works and the bifurcation options are now visible.

thanks for you help with testing. strange that UEFITool didn't work.

 

[kapone]

thanks for you help with testing. strange that UEFITool didn't work.

BIOS modding is black/dark magic to me. Have never felt the urge to learn/dive into it. I have no idea why one works and one doesn't.

 

[RolloZ170]

BIOS modding is black/dark magic to me.

nvme adding is easy, just add the nvme.ffs
but change BIOS options, i need to change the setup.ffs and there is a checksum(magic)

I have no idea why one works and one doesn't.

need to use the right tools, X9 is AMI APTIO 4 BIOS, i work mostly with AMI APTIO 5

 

[BackupProphet]

Hey guys I need some help here. I tried to update an old x9drd-7ln4f-jbod following this video

I downloaded UEFITool 0.26
But after the flash, the screen is black/blank. What have I done wrong? Everything is fine when I flash with the original bios firmware again.

 

[RolloZ170]

I downloaded UEFITool 0.26
But after the flash, the screen is black/blank.

some can not be mod. with UEFITool, use MMTool instead.

[HowTo] Get full NVMe Support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS

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[RolloZ170]

I downloaded UEFITool 0.26
But after the flash, the screen is black/blank. What have I done wrong? Everything is fine when I flash with the original bios firmware again.

try these. nvme5.ffs first. if work no need to test nvme4.

Dropbox

www.dropbox.com

 

[BackupProphet]

Thank you, I can confirm that bios firmware worked fine.