The only problem is that i want to use my intel turbo memory but when I enable raid on bios, turbo memory disapears from windows (xp/seven) and linux. Updating the option rom would help? 2gb turbo memory is a nice boost since raid has the double access times and these are 5400rpm hdd's. More sugestions? I may provide you a bios and the option rom.
Ok, my english is bad, sorry. I have read this: and i have think something of wrong unable to test Thanks
I repeat oROMs has nothing to do with OS and driver-related problems. If you have installed OS in IDE/Compatible mode and didn't use F6 for Win OSes then... google how to install Intel RAID drivers afterwards even if W7 has some preliminary raid support. denzel no raid option for marvell - means no raid option for marvell chip. There are limited MoBos with Marvell 61x RAID available in there and I can't tell you a single particular MoBo - just don't know of. P5Q family is definitely not one of them. However it's used there as passthrough for nested RAID 1sata-to-2sata chip/splitters like SiI or JMicron
I've installed in raid mode (not ide/compactible mode), and installed the drivers of course. 9.6.0.1014 on windows 7 x64. But turbo memory gets disabled once i enable raid in bios. This happens in ALL DRIVER VERSIONS.My sistem is all up to date, drivers, bios, OS. The intel storage utility shows that everything is ok (2 hdd, 1 odd). I have 3 options on bios IDE enhaced RAID I choose raid and the option rom menu shows up. Then i configure it and install OS. Turbo memory is not avaiable in device management. I choose enhaced, no option rom, no raid. Setup the OS, turbo memory is in the device management AND works. If i choose enhaced after setting up raid, system is unbootable (option rom doesnt load).
Neither device manager nor disk manager shows unknown devices/uninit disks/? After setting any of options BIOS gives you to choose the boot device for any positions? Load order? OROM is only called only in RAID mode (as it's supposed to). In AHCI/enhanced it doesn't as you see. Just google "intel turbo memory raid together" and in 2nd and 3rd links controversies and also there stated Try to dig there and make as advised and then write here the results. And what about turbo memory drivers?
After setting raid, the hdd's disapear. In boot order there's the raid volume that i've created. The latest turbomemory driver at intel's site uncludes the intel matrix storage 8.9.0.1023. After installing it, there is no new device (turbo memory). (tried it now, nothing new) I read that intel matrix storage (versions lower than 9.0) cant use turbo memory at the same time that raid. But intel rapid storage can do that. That's why i was thinking that could be a option rom problem (it disables the turbo memory and the OS can't see it, even with proper drivers). edit: re-confirmed right now, setting enhaced, booting miniwindowsxp from hirens boot cd and checking unknown devices, turbo memory is there. Setting raid and doing the same, turbomemory disapears.
You can try one of those 9.x Intel RST oROMs w/ mmtool maybe one will fit. 83-85 KB of 9.x. However don't know will it work with different device id - mobile - as you described. Have a try. If fail then revert to latest your bios. And have you read those googled threads? Maybe you can find answers there? i've seen success there in some posts. Anyway results (good basically) are welcomed here.
Ok, i've modded the bios with 8.5.0.1030 and it fails to load raid: internal error (9): HARDWARE_UNKNOWN. Rolled back to working bios. I've also noticed that it's loading ich10r and not ich9m-r... ideas? When option rom wasnt working, i've booted to miniwindows xp. turbomemory wasn't there! (raid enabled in bios) edit: tried with 8.9.0.1023 -> hardware_unknown... rolledback to originalbios. I guess there is nothing that i can do...
JMicron JMB368 Option ROM v1.07.16 : dl.free.fr/hK3TPApgK (Sorry, can't post direct links) Easily moddable for JMB363. Enjoy
I wouldn't suggest to enjoy this modding to everyone. Compare the sizes of oROMs and the JMB368 / JMP36x (PATA vs SATA-II). This oROM is reduced version for PATA only. So modding this to full version of 36x family is not wise. Below 1.07.14 not trimmed i guess
Your are right, i4u1. Guess I was a little overenthusiastic. Well, it might still be useful for owners of P5Q Pro or Rampage Formula, like SoLoR....
Well im using 1.08.01 version that seems to work (tested with IDE DVDRom for 5min). Why "seems" because i dont use IDE controler at all and unless i test new oROM its unpluged and disabled in bios so i didnt do any extensive testing for every day usage but oh well 1.08.01 "seems" to work on Rampage Formula (together with 9.6 intel orom, it does NOT work with 8.x intel orom), however that 1.08 branch being "stuck" on first revison for few months kinda worrys me as "will we ever see new version or not?".
Dude, you ROCK! I'm working on a P5B-Dlx BIOS that I want to flash to my P5B-E Plus. If it goes well, I will post the result along with the file.
Are you sure they have all the same chips? As an example of differences - see dsdt tables of MoBos' bioses to make some conclusions that they can be completely different inside as they different outs... in their chips.
Just for the record: I did it and it worked! But I reverted back to the good old 0638, since there seems to be a diference in the audio chip. P5B-E Plus is revision A, the P5B-Dlx is revision B. So, no audio. My main reason was that the P5B bios I had, was DSDT patched for the Mac OS X. I was thinking. The SMBIOS module is the ACPI tables? Can I just replace the one in mine with the patched P5B-Dlx?
