Crosshair VI Hero: UEFI build update thread

[Raja]

Directly from Elmor:

Beta BIOS 3008 for C6H/C6HWIFI/C6E:

AGESA 1.0.7.1, temperature offset fixed after S3 resume, GPU Post function fixed, 0d with some GPUs fixed

http://www.mediafire.com/file/f95motjmh211e7h/CROSSHAIR-VI-HERO-ASUS-3008.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ntn6i3jiub610ai/ROG-CROSSHAIR-VI-HERO-WIFI-AC-ASUS-3008.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/file/yj22ld2rmmedp01/ROG-CROSSHAIR-VI-EXTREME-ASUS-3008.zip





C6H Test BIOS 0020 with AGESA 1007 (405200c4e299c1eed9a0044edec9aba51f37cee1d70caabe40b9485b0604521a)

In order to get back to an older version after flashing, you have to use USB BIOS Flashback.

Let me know how it works for you, especially regarding cold boot issues. Any confirmed bugs in the bug report form please




Beta BIOS 1501

* Workaround for some CPUs stuck at 22x ratio if using override voltage
* Fixes PCIEX4 bandwidth setting getting lost after power is removed
* Same DRAM boot behavior as 1403 (no cold boot fix)
* Same DRAM profiles as in 9920
* Still has the Vcore value issue when booting with Offset Mode and switching to Manual Mode

Crosshair VI Hero 1501 SHA256 EDE223DC6897B7199C93D9985E28B7A2CD1B8A8DB2DCBF3D3555A521DB4F045D
Crosshair VI Hero Wifi AC 1501 SHA256 0D9F51F43AA3A56A4AC984B11A52F58451B76F8A7CCB9A04E1C3194231C9D4DA






UEFI build 9920 for the C6H:

* Improved DRAM cold boot, results in slightly longer POST time
* Fix for CPU Ratio stuck at 22x on some CPUs when using Vcore override/offset
* SenseMi Skew is now Disabled by default. If you want to return to previous behavior set SenseMi Skew = Enabled and Offset = 272.
* Added DRAM profiles for Samsung B-based DIMMs with tuned subtimings, including The Stilt's settings



C6H beta UEFI 1403

* Fixed W_PUMP and AIO_PUMP speeds during POST
* Fixed Fan tuning sometimes failing
* Fixed a few issues with AMD USB3.1 ports
* Some tuning on DRAM settings, let us know how they work for you. tRDRD_Sc is still at 5 above 3500 MHz as it helps with stability. For performance you want to force this to 1. We'll consider changing this in future releases as the performance impact can be quite noticeable in certain applications.

An update on DRAM Boot Voltage, currently it should be 1.35V by default if the DRAM Voltage is changed. So if you're setting DRAM Voltage to above 1.35V, you might want to sync this setting. Additionally there might be scenarios where you will have better luck by syncing DRAM Boot Voltage to DRAM Voltage even at lower values.




AGESA 1006 RC4 official UEFI 1401

Just tested quickly 3600 memory and cold booting, seems good but you guys are going to have to help me test this before we have a judgement. Seems CPU temp reading from SIO now has -20*C offset for XFR enabled CPUs.





UEFI build 1107





Older test builds:


Test BIOS 0079

Test BIOS with new AGESA 1004a, with a couple of bugfixes. Up to 5% performance increases in specific applications. Also has P-state overclocking working with BCLK increase. If you want to keep C-states, make sure to set Advanced\AMD CBS\Zen Common Options\Global C-state Control = Enabled. There are two new settings under AMD CBS\UMC Common Options\DDR4 Common Options\ you might want to take a look at, Fail_CNT and ProcODT. Fail_CNT decides how many times to retry when DRAM training fails (F9 -> 0d), default is now 1. ProcODT can help improve your DRAM overclocking. There's a setting available also on previous BIOSes under AMD CBS\UMC Common Options\DRAM Memory Mapping named BankGroupSwap. If you have 2x Single-Rank modules you can try setting this to Disabled and you might see some performance boost in certain applications.

Test BIOS 0081

Same as 0079 but has ProcODT default = 53.3 ohm

Test BIOS 0082

Same as 0081 but with a DRAM compability patch for the below part numbers

CMK16GX4M4A2133C13
AHU08GGB13CGT7G
PV416G240C5QK
F4-2400C15Q-32GRR
TCD44G2400C14BK
F4-2666C16Q2-64GRB
AVD4UZ126661504G
BLT8G4D26AFTA.16FAD
IMA41GU6MFR8N-C F0
MD16GK4D4266615AXR
HX430C15PB2K4/16
HX430C15PBK4/32
AX4U3333W4G16-QGZ
GAM4DBLBM2133D15IE041C
TC48G24S817
SP004GBLFU213N02
78.C1GM3.AF10B
F4-3200C16D-8GVKB

MTA4ATF51264AZ-2G6B1
MTA8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1
MTA16ATF2G64AZ-2G6B1
HMA41GU7AFR8N-TF T0
HMA451U7AFR8N-TF T0
HMA41GU6AFR8N-UH N0
M378A2K43BB1-CTD
M378A1K43BB1-CRC
M378A1G43EB1-CRC

Test BIOS 0083

Same as 0081 but with "2T" DRAM Mode when using above 2666 DRAM Ratio.

[SaLSouL]

is 9920 pre agesa update? if you roll back on a BIOS do you loose the AGESA update too?


@Raja How about an update to this thread it is now 2 versions behind with no change log...

[Syaoran]

SaLSouL wrote:
is 9920 pre agesa update? if you roll back on a BIOS do you loose the AGESA update too?


@Raja How about an update to this thread it is now 2 versions behind with no change log...

BIOS 9920 is AGESA 1.0.0.6. It is basically a variation of the 9943/9945 with updated AGESA code, which is why it is such a great BIOS compared to the rest of the crap they keep shoving out.

[SaLSouL]

double post

[JohnnyKurzschlu]

I just rolled 1701 over 1602 and expected only minimal change...

Too bad

[ 2653.937773] do_trap: 6 callbacks suppressed
[ 2653.937775] traps: vivaldi-bin[1230] trap invalid opcode ip:560ebeda463f sp:7fff9a609df8 error:0 in vivaldi-bin[560ebadc3000+6890000]

I didn't get such things before. And my Virtual Windows is totally no longer able to run games. Why? Something is always crashing and it's most likely windows or at least the game.
One of the components around is no longer responding properly.

Also, I agree, updating this thread would be nice because I'm looking here at first for beta things. At least the others are noticing the things on the product page.

[Clouseau]

This page is great. It is not two versions behind. I am treating it like since 1602 and now 1701 have not been made available here, they are not going to be worth updating to. Have no clue why they even bothered since there is no change in the AGESA code. I may be rolling back to 9920 to see if I can get my rig stable with lower voltage settings. I do not care at this point about the couple of seconds extra taken for booting as long as lower voltages can be utilized. Updating from 1403 to 1501 required higher voltages to become stable.

[mito1172]

Clouseau wrote:
This page is great. It is not two versions behind. I am treating it like since 1602 and now 1701 have not been made available here, they are not going to be worth updating to. Have no clue why they even bothered since there is no change in the AGESA code. I may be rolling back to 9920 to see if I can get my rig stable with lower voltage settings. I do not care at this point about the couple of seconds extra taken for booting as long as lower voltages can be utilized. Updating from 1403 to 1501 required higher voltages to become stable.

I guess asus software engineers escaped :)))

[Syaoran]

I don't think they have escaped. With the X470 boards coming out some time in February, they are probably more focused on those. It is definitely disappointing that support for the Crosshair line was so short.

[BlackBishop]

I'll be flashing new BIOS 1701. Lots of positive reports out there, no issues so far.

Just wonder why no AGESA 1006b...
Is Asus already working on 1007 and didn't bother to adjust to version "b" :rolleyes:

[Deflated]

Higher CPU temperature after resume from sleep and fans running faster as a consequence is still happening in bios version 1701.

I don't know why these bugs persist bios version after bios version when you'd think they should be given more priority with them affecting so many people. Its not like a handful of people are complaining about bugs only they experience and ain't worth the time/resources of Asus to solve. My confidence in Asus as a brand has been diminished by what seems like updates that don't contain necessary fixes.

I bought my first Asus motherboard in 1999 and this is the first one that has me really questioning whether Asus is as dedicated to their motherboards as they once were. Until now, I've never regretted buying an Asus motherboard.

Asus reps don't seem to be frequenting this Crosshair VI Hero subforum much anymore so much you'd swear it had developed a bad smell or something.

[flynkalika]

Deflated wrote:
Higher CPU temperature after resume from sleep and fans running faster as a consequence is still happening in bios version 1701.

I don't know why these bugs persist bios version after bios version when you'd think they should be given more priority with them affecting so many people. Its not like a handful of people are complaining about bugs only they experience and ain't worth the time/resources of Asus to solve. My confidence in Asus as a brand has been diminished by what seems like updates that don't contain necessary fixes.

I bought my first Asus motherboard in 1999 and this is the first one that has me really questioning whether Asus is as dedicated to their motherboards as they once were. Until now, I've never regretted buying an Asus motherboard.

Asus reps don't seem to be frequenting this Crosshair VI Hero subforum much anymore so much you'd swear it had developed a bad smell or something.

Agree with you in every point.

Anyway the devs are here http://www.overclock.net/t/1624603/rog-crosshair-vi-overclocking-thread/27750
At least the read.


I'm experiencing a new issue: i can't put my pc to sleep. It goes on stand by and after 2s it powers up again -.-' any advice?