Patched TRIM in RAID! (Former: RIVE 3301 Patched for TRIM in RAID!)

[Nodens]

Ok what you've all been waiting for 😛 After an insane amount of coffee and tea consumption I'm proud to announce, TRIM under RAID!

HowTo:

1. Download my modded UEFI image: http://bit.ly/VXz2cI (Newer links below, read the enitre post:))
2. Download F6 11.7 driver from Intel here: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProdId=3449&DwnldID=22194&keyword="Intel+Rapi...
(EDIT: There are newer driver versions)
3. Flash UEFI image via USB Flashback method (EZ-Flash won't flash it..like any modded UEFI).
4. Force install the 11.7 driver via device manager/have disk (You can use other 11.x versions BUT 11.7 is a must if you use Win8 due to a gazillion Win8 fixes it includes..Also I don't suggest anything bellow 11.6 as it's not made with the specific OROM in mind..)
5. Reboot and rerun the Windows Experience Index assessment (Windows uses this to figure out if the drive is SSD or HDD). (For Win8.1, run "winsat formal" in admin command prompt).
6. Go ahead and Optimize the array 🙂

Special thanks to my testers: jezjohnson and broken pixel!!


Disclaimer: This is my own work and is unrelated to ASUS. Also I am not responsible if this eats your data or makes you grow hair on your forhead..It has been tested enough but you know how these disclaimers go:p

Notes:
a) If you are installing a new operating system on the array the F6 drivers could probably fail, in that case install with a 3.x F6 driver and once installation finishes force install 11.x via device manager as normal.

b) You do not need to rebuild your arrays. It works with existing arrays as they are:)


The is only one image from now on. It includes both the patched OROM and the lastest UEFI Driver (Binary images: 12.0.0.1783 provided by Pacman, 12.5.0.1815/12.6.0.1867/12.7.0.1910&1936 provided by asder00 ). When you use the one, the other is not used at all, so there's no point making 2 versions.


All files moved from dropbox to Necrosan's server. I want to take a moment to thank Necrosan for volunteering to host them and accomodating all my needs!

The thread was getting too big and I was getting banned from dropbox for traffic every now and then heh. So new format, each board has a folder with all the mods for the board inside. Earlier versions are only OROM modded. those that come in 2 versions (plain and +UEFI) have either the patched OROM in the first case or an updated UEFI driver in the later. Versions after those have both.

New mods will be announced here.

Latest Rampage IV: 4310, Sabertooth:4210, P9X79/-Deluxe/-Pro/:4210, P9X79-WS: 3401

Repository:
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RIVE: http://www.necrosan.com/rog/UEFI/RIVE/
RIVF: http://www.necrosan.com/rog/UEFI/RIVF/
RIVG: http://www.necrosan.com/rog/UEFI/RIVG/
Sabertooth X79: http://www.necrosan.com/rog/UEFI/Sabertooth_X79/
P9X79: http://www.necrosan.com/rog/UEFI/P9X79/
P9X79-Deluxe: http://www.necrosan.com/rog/UEFI/P9X79_Deluxe/
P9X79-Pro: http://www.necrosan.com/rog/UEFI/P9X79_Pro/
P9X79-WS: http://www.necrosan.com/rog/UEFI/P9X79_WS/
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Patched OROMs for self-modding: http://www.necrosan.com/rog/UEFI/patched_orom/
They would work for any X79 board.
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FAQ or Things you should read before asking questions

Q: Intel Toolbox is not working properly with this patch:
A: With this patch forget the Toolbox.

Q: How do I know if it working or not?
A: Installing Win8 and doing it's "Optimize" is the only verified method of triggering TRIM on demand. Anvil works for some drives and not for others on Win7. Most of the issues reported are with specific drives under Win7. To verify that the drives actually act upon the command you need to use the hex editor method as posted by Fernando here:
http://www.win-raid.com/t24f34-Easy-TRIM-test-methods.html
This method is the best for checking but it is a bit involved. A simpler approach for ordinary users is Trimcheck by CyberShadow: http://files.thecybershadow.net/trimcheck/
Source:https://github.com/CyberShadow/trimcheck

Q: My XYZ drive gets passed the command but the hex editor test shows TRIM has not been applied.
A: What drive controllers do with the command, depends on the drives.
If it doesn't work with your drives using this patch it would not work on ASRock and Gigabyte implementations as well and it's either a drive issue or Intel OROM/driver issue.

Q: Are there any drives /reported known to not work?
There is currently no drive known as not working.

NOTICE: Do not post ANY external links on this thread unless they point to Intel or a major manufacturer(drivers). I do not have time to personally verify any downloads other than the ones I make myself. Nor can I "police" the links in case they change to malicious targets at some point in the future. I can not support this unless I know exactly what's been flashed. Please respect this rule. I can not end up in a situation where I'm chasing an issue that doesn't exist because the user reporting it downloaded something else that may or may not be right.
If you want to send me new driver or OROM versions, use PM instead.

[christer12]

Why do I need these drivers? TRIM and 12.5 UEFI works for me, without these modified drivers.. I have a P9X79WS motherboard.:D

[Nodens]

christer12 wrote:
Why do I need these drivers? TRIM and 12.5 UEFI works for me, without these modified drivers.. I have a P9X79WS motherboard.:D

What drivers are you referring to?

[christer12]

Does look like TRIM not working, but have no problems with install RST 12.5.. Strange that TRIM does not work. =S

[AnAsusUser]

Nodens,

Can we please get an update for Plain P9X79, 4005, 12.6.0.1867.

Thank you.

[Nodens]

AnAsusUser wrote:
Nodens,

Can we please get an update for Plain P9X79, 4005, 12.6.0.1867.

Thank you.

I will add it tomorrow:)

[Durzel]

Apologies for being dumb, but a lot of information in the thread is going over my head a bit 😞

I've got a R4E, and 2 Samsung 840 Pro 512GB drives which I was intending to put in RAID 0. Reading the OP of this thread it talks about OROM and UEFI, I have no real clue as to the distinction and from reading another thread on here apparently UEFI is what I should be using? I don't have a strong preference either way but if UEFI is more performant/future proof I'd rather go with that.

There are two downloads in the OP for the 4004 BIOS - OROM and UEFI. Do I need both? Which order do I install them in?

The OP talks about using the 11.7 driver, but the links they make reference to a 12.x driver - but there's no link for it? Where do I get the 12.6.0.1867 driver from? Should I not be using RSTe instead - i.e. 3.7.x or whatever that is now? I've always used RSTe on my current install because that's what it came with, etc.

I really need an idiots guide to getting a brand new system running Windows 8 x64 with RAID 0 with TRIM working, if someone can help or direct me to explicit instructions... 😞

Thanks in advance.

[DragonClaVV]

Durzel wrote:
Apologies for being dumb, but a lot of information in the thread is going over my head a bit 😞

I've got a R4E, and 2 Samsung 840 Pro 512GB drives which I was intending to put in RAID 0. Reading the OP of this thread it talks about OROM and UEFI, I have no real clue as to the distinction and from reading another thread on here apparently UEFI is what I should be using? I don't have a strong preference either way but if UEFI is more performant/future proof I'd rather go with that.

There are two downloads in the OP for the 4004 BIOS - OROM and UEFI. Do I need both? Which order do I install them in?

The OP talks about using the 11.7 driver, but the links they make reference to a 12.x driver - but there's no link for it? Where do I get the 12.6.0.1867 driver from? Should I not be using RSTe instead - i.e. 3.7.x or whatever that is now? I've always used RSTe on my current install because that's what it came with, etc.

I really need an idiots guide to getting a brand new system running Windows 8 x64 with RAID 0 with TRIM working, if someone can help or direct me to explicit instructions... 😞

Thanks in advance.

Just follow this guide form Nodens and you will have Trim with Raid 0 enbaled. http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?30520-RAMPAGE-Windows-8-7-UEFI-Installation-Guide&country=&...

When you are following this steps you dont need a modded Bios. Just use 3602 or newer with the guide in the link above and you have Trim enabled. 12.6 was removed from the Intelwebsite cus there was a bug inside as far as i know that has to do with the intel toolbox. Im uisng 11.7 from the Asus website at the moment and everything is fine with 2 Plextor M5 Pros

[lancemoreland]

Is there any chance of getting a Sabertooth X79 bois ver. 4005 + UEFI modded?

[Nodens]

tistou77 wrote:
Nodens, there is always the same problem when I tested the bios with your modded 4004 in the first page 😉

4004 + OROM
ROM RST: 11.6.0.1702
UEFI driver: 5.0.12 PC

4004 + UEFI
ROM RST: 12.6.0.1867
UEFI driver: 5.0.12 PC

And the UEFI driver is not updated
To have the ROM RST 12.6, I took the 4004 + UEFI 🙂

If you have UEFI installation. You should take the UEFI version for the RIVE.

lancemoreland wrote:
Is there any chance of getting a Sabertooth X79 bois ver. 4005 + UEFI modded?

Added to OP.

[lancemoreland]

Nodens wrote:




Added to OP.

Holy Crap, that was quick. Thanks!!!!! I have a UEFI installation. Is the UEFI modded?