Full NVMe module is 21 KB Flashing the modified BIOS MMTool is able to see the inserted module just fine.Ĭomparison of original and normal NVMe module inserted. It appears that insertion is successful, no error message or whatsoever during insertion, and the module is visible when the BIOS file is reopened. This will pop up, select yes, search for the NVMe module. Launch UEFITool 0.28 and open the original BIOS file. Using UEFIToolīefore starting, I generated a report of the original BIOS with MMTool.Ĭomparing second volume, it is indeed true that 6 KB is occupied by the “small” NVMe module.īut it appears that the BIOS still have a lot of “bytes free”.Ĭonsidering this motherboard has “DualBIOS”, and I have a CH341a programmer, I decided to be very adventurous with the modification. The only difference should be the addition of the NVMe module, and nothing else. It is easier to compare both side by side. The modified BIOS file should be opened again for verification. fd will be added to the file, change it to. Create another modified copy of the BIOS file Just make sure the extension of the file is same as original. I personally prefer to “Save Image as…”, to avoid touching the original BIOS file. Save Image and overwrite the original file Insertion is successful, press “Save Image”, and flash the BIOS. There is no window showing that insertion is successful, but it can be seen at the bottom of the Vol. MMTool might freezes momentarily while inserting the module. The not so safe option, use UEFITool to insert it. But…įrom this point onward there are two options, the safe option, insert the “small” NVMe module with MMTool and call it a day. Normally when this occurs, we can try to insert it compressed. Select the Insert tab, browse, and select the module. Select “Load Image” at top left corner, find the BIOS file and open it.įind the module CSMCORE, take note of the “Vol. Road to BIOS mod Using MMToolĪs Win-Raid forum suggest, MMTool is the safest method, so I go for it first. “NvmExpressDxe_Small” module, linked here, mirror here. “NvmExpressDxe_5” module, linked here, mirror here. CodeRush’s UEFITool 0.28, available from his Github releases here.Ĥ. This tool is not free available, but it is easily found by google search, so I will not link it here.ģ. AMI’s Aptio MMTool (v4.50.0.23 recommended). The original latest BIOS file, from Gigabyte official site, linked here.Ģ. These few files are used by me for the mod.ġ. This can also be considered as a simplified guide.Īll credits goes to Fernando for creating the guide and CodeRush for his UEFITool. I am merely sharing my experience of modding my BIOS, the steps I’ve performed based on the forum. This post is based entirely on this win-raid forum. It is not present in the BIOS of this old motherboard, therefore it needs to be added in manually. To boot from a NVMe drive, the special BIOS EFI module is required.
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