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.

[RobrPatty]

My board has wifi section on back but no actual connectors does that mean its still a wifi c6h board or just a c6h?

[RobrPatty]

Syaoran wrote:
Any word on a new BIOS that actually fixes more than it breaks?

New bios on AGESA 1.0.0.1a on stage testing very soon. Be available this week.

[Syaoran]

RobrPatty wrote:
New bios on AGESA 1.0.0.1a on stage testing very soon. Be available this week.

That is good news! Hopefully it comes with some much needed bug fixes.

[RobrPatty]

Syaoran wrote:
That is good news! Hopefully it comes with some much needed bug fixes.

has not received approval for publication...
At the moment, a new bios is being finalized and prepared for presentation

[Riekopo]

I have a Crosshair VI Extreme and a Ryzen 7 1800X. The latest BIOS is not being seen and downloaded/installed by the Asus EZUpdate program. That is how I installed all the previous BIOS updates. I asked Asus support on Twitter about this and they said it was because I don't have one of the new CPUs.

So I will have to manually download and install it if I want it. Which is fine with me. But I'm wondering if there is any point in installing this latest BIOS? Would I be missing out on any performance increases or bug fixes if I skipped it? I would like to hear from an Asus rep about this.

[looncraz]

Riekopo wrote:
I have a Crosshair VI Extreme and a Ryzen 7 1800X. The latest BIOS is not being seen and downloaded/installed by the Asus EZUpdate program. That is how I installed all the previous BIOS updates. I asked Asus support on Twitter about this and they said it was because I don't have one of the new CPUs.

So I will have to manually download and install it if I want it. Which is fine with me. But I'm wondering if there is any point in installing this latest BIOS? Would I be missing out on any performance increases or bug fixes if I skipped it? I would like to hear from an Asus rep about this.

What you stand to gain from moving to BIOS 6001 depends on what BIOS you are currently using and your hardware.

The largest improvement is memory compatibility.... other than that it is mostly a BIOS to support the new CPUs.

If you can run your memory at full rated speeds, don't have any problems a BIOS might solve, and aren't planning to immediately upgrade to one of the new CPUs, then it is unwise to upgrade the BIOS. Upgrading a BIOS should usually be reserved for resolving issues or gaining compatibility as needed... unless you just like to tinker 😉

[RobrPatty]

I think that Summit Ridge (Ryzen 1xxx) is getting to quite a mature state. There's a small potential improvement coming for memory and a few things still needs fixing, but otherwise I think we're close to where we'll be with this generation. This is a quote from elmor.

[mrjonnyrock]

The only issue i see with the new boards is that we will be left with a board that is buggy and ASUS will just end life it and stop fixing the bugs.

[mikev190]

They wont end of life it 🙂 AM4 supports all Ryzen to 2020 so they will have to update the bios for support at least.

I'm not sure about the bugs however

[Morgan-adf]

RobrPatty wrote:
New bios on AGESA 1.0.0.1a on stage testing very soon. Be available this week.

what's new ???????????