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| 12-06-2019 06:59 PM | |
| DocYoda | I have the WS/USB3.1. I had my mobo RMAed together with the CPU due to qcode 00. New CPU and new MOBO replacement. Now was able to boot and experienced freezing in windows. I get error 6F (bF) then changed RAM which worked flawlessly in other machines. Able to boot but had freezing issues. Updated BIOS to 4001. Same issue. Did all troubleshooting including reseating CPU (no bents upon checking). I get either 6F (bF) or 76. Any solution? |
| 10-02-2019 03:10 AM | |
| DungeonKeeper1 |
Damn.  And i'm here with 1301 without any problems. (5960x 4GHz, 32GB 2666, 1080TI, 5 SSD's) Should i update? |
| 08-13-2019 05:00 PM | |
| angelgraves13 |
New update is out! Version 4001 2019/08/12 X99-E WS Formal BIOS 4001 release. 1. Update CPU uCode 2. Improve system performance https://www.asus.com/Commercial-Serv...HelpDesk_BIOS/ |
| 07-07-2019 08:18 AM | |
| z3razerviper |
Hello everyone I just wanted to document an issue I was having after the Win10 1903 update. Apparently windows reverted me back to the stock SATA drivers after the update. Which on nearly every cold boot failed to completely detect my extra drives . Basically windows said it saw them but you could not access them. After a reboot you could see/use them...most of the time. I was also getting a lot of "The IO operation at logical block address for Disk was retried" in the Event Viewer . Note this was not for just 1 disk it was for 3. After installing the 10.1.2.19 intel chipset drivers off the Asus X99-E WS product page both controllers are now listed correctly and the issue has gone away plus disk performance is back to where it should be. Intel(R) C610 series/X99 chipset 6-Port SATA AHCI Controller - 8D02 Intel(R) C610 series/X99 chipset sSATA AHCI Controller 1 - 8D62 Is it just me or is trying to find drivers on the Intel website maddening? Am I do something wrong? I also wanted to note I am using hardware bitlocker on all my sata drives and software bitlocker on my 1 8TB backup disk |
| 06-18-2019 07:13 AM | |
| ThrashZone |
Quote:
Originally Posted by neroneuk
Hi, I got the usb3.1 version with the 6850k and with the last w10 may edition I lost the O.C. With the XPM setting I read max 4000mhz for the first core and 3800mhz for the rest(HWINFO64). Just installed the latest 3901 firmware but cannot see any changes. What am I doing wrong, please help. Do I need a microcode? how did the rest of you sorted it out? Recently tried a W10 hack which I found and it worked but obviously the PC would be unprotected, is there another way round to it that I do not know??
Thanks Broadwell-e thread yes it's a micro code update you need to deal with links in quotes here should help https://www.overclock.net/forum/5-in...l#post27994668 |
| 06-18-2019 01:08 AM | |
| neroneuk |
Hi, I got the usb3.1 version with the 6850k and with the last w10 may edition I lost the O.C. With the XPM setting I read max 4000mhz for the first core and 3800mhz for the rest(HWINFO64). Just installed the latest 3901 firmware but cannot see any changes. What am I doing wrong, please help. Do I need a microcode? how did the rest of you sorted it out? Recently tried a W10 hack which I found and it worked but obviously the PC would be unprotected, is there another way round to it that I do not know?? Thanks |
| 06-12-2019 09:34 AM | |
| ThrashZone |
Hi, Bios rarely if ever address Intel security flaws it's all Intel micro code updates for one and like I said MS is handling them plus any other os security flaws to workaround other flaws New bios may have a micro code installed in it or new management engine but that's about it other than performance improvements usually related to memory. It's just a game of whack a mole of threats one is so unlikely to get hit by it's silly to even entertain any worries over. |
| 06-12-2019 08:55 AM | |
| MysteryGuy |
Quote:
Originally Posted by nodezero
as far as I know the updates that mitigated zombieload and other subsequent mds exploits were pushed by Windows, and the bios update from Asus then mitigates (as much as possible) the performance hit that resulted fromthe Windows updates. this is actually what 3803 did by re-enabling the overclock that many lost as a result of the previous Windows spectre/meltdown updates.
Running that program on my X99-E WS USB/3.1 with BIOS 3803 seems to say that L1TF is mitigated, but MDS/Zombieload is not: "... Speculation control settings for CVE-2018-3620 [L1 terminal fault] Hardware is vulnerable to L1 terminal fault: True Windows OS support for L1 terminal fault mitigation is present: True Windows OS support for L1 terminal fault mitigation is enabled: True Speculation control settings for MDS [microarchitectural data sampling] Windows OS support for MDS mitigation is present: True Hardware is vulnerable to MDS: True Windows OS support for MDS mitigation is enabled: False" I have no idea if the 3901 BIOS update (which I assume would allow MDS protection) also somehow increases performance compared to 3803 (without MDS protection) though. The 3901 BIOS description claims some type of improved system performance, but doesn't seem to make it clear where this would be expected. Also, I did see that a recent Windows 10 update has enabled 'retpoline' mitigation (at least for my CPU) for an older flaw. This appears to be faster than what they used to do before: ... BTIHardwarePresent : True BTIWindowsSupportPresent : True BTIWindowsSupportEnabled : True BTIDisabledBySystemPolicy : False BTIDisabledByNoHardwareSupport : False BTIKernelRetpolineEnabled : True ... |
| 06-12-2019 08:16 AM | |
| ThrashZone |
Hi, Only close way to mitigate all these security flaws is to turn off hyper threading Doubt any bios updates going to do anything worth wild otherwise Windows updates is offering micro code updates no need for bios updates when that's going on unless a system has a problem with them being installed Ever bsod help person I've ever read says update bios which is a lame response bios usually solves nothing and only adds more issues. |
| 06-12-2019 07:45 AM | |
| nodezero |
Quote:
Originally Posted by MysteryGuy
I just saw that the 3901 BIOS update for my X99-E WS/USB 3.1 is available.
Are you saying that the 3901 update will make things faster (than 3803)? I was thinking that the 3901 update would update the Processor Microcode and that would enable protection against 'zombieload', but probably degrade performance some more in the process. (As I think was the case when Meltdown/Specter updates came along). If 3901 would boost performance (compared to 3803 under Windows 10) I would probably apply it... Thanks. |
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