I've done abit of digging as I'm on a Z77 chipset...

http://www.overclock.net/t/1571271/tutorial-how-to-add-nvme-support-on-any-ami-uefi-bios-with-an-intel-chipset


Supposedly modifiable so any Intel chipset can boot the NVMe drives.

 

Yes free speech and all that and I do shop else ware I'm not a ocuk zombie and ive been with ocuk since it was originally started with spie many many moons ago

 

Sorry but that doesn't exist here. Read the rules

 

did he mention any name?
from my perspective, he was just disagree on a statement which is a perfectly normal thing to do.

 

Anyway... an update on my finds if anyone cares

What I've done is :

Followed this tutorial to modify the latest BIOS for my Z77 motherboard. By default the Z77 chipset doesn't support booting from PCI-E/NVMe drives.
Flashed it to the board.
Set to UEFI not legacy.
It's abit sketchy, but the device doesn't appear in the BIOS. IT does get detected though.
Installed Windows 10 with no issues. GPT.
On reboot the drive is now detected under boot selection, but still not in the BIOS. Works just fine though!

The said tutorial supposedly works from Intel chipsets 6 series and above.

TLDR

I've modified a BIOS for my Gigabyte Z77X-UP4 TH and after some (alot) of tinkering with BIOS settings I've successfully installed Windows 10 and can boot from the NVMe device. Christ it's quick. Runs toasty though!

 

It was more the attitude than anything.

 

Yes I no jedifragger as I said been browseing site since it first began as you were.
Ive noticed many many loyal memmbers gone over the time for having a opinion ocuk didn't like

 

I have a Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH so it would be interesting to see if your boot with a stock bios.

 

But you choose to ignore the fact you claim to have the best pricing, yet you have been told that you really don't. Selective responses for comments only. This is where the lack of belief comes in. Seems that you guys only want to push and promote "group brands" which I presume make you guys the most profit instead of the "best" products now. This is why you are losing out on customer support now.

You only have to look at your PC systems range, and its just full of "group brands" cases is a clear example. Why do you insist of offering only Kolink, Bitfenix, etc... what happened to offering full choice of brands... oh wait I know... sold out to the big corporation ethos.

 

This is what drove me to shop elsewhere, ocuk can see my history and activity, I would be happy with " sorry guys no further discount for now" but the creative claims like 1st to market or cheapest price when sorry none of them were true just made go else where. I still lurk mind hoping it will get back on track

 

Certainly hard to differentiate yourself these days. Selling identical products on the internet with search engines showing you everyone's prices. Customer service is about all a company has, how much of a price premium is that worth, 5%, 10% more?

OCUK are my preferred supplier but the price has to be very close, for me that's a max of a 5% premium.

 

Well I put a stock BIOS back on and no luck, doesn't detect the drive at all. Even with a Win 10 install on it nothing. I find it really interesting that inserting 3 bits from a Z97 BIOS enables the feature in previous chipsets though...

With the modified BIOS :







Great upgrade, a stupidly fast drive, may even copy GTA V onto it to see if it makes a difference in loading

Abit annoying knowing that it will be cheaper in afew days though...

 

What about these systems Gibbo?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/titan-proton-amd-x4-a6-a10-kaveri-micro-atx-gaming-pc-fs-091-og.html - only Rainjinetek and Bifenix

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tita...-i5-compact-mini-itx-gaming-pc-fs-089-og.html - only Raijnetek case

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tita...-i7-mini-itx-console-gaming-pc-fs-092-og.html - only Silverstone

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tita...-quad-core-micro-atx-gaming-pc-fs-090-og.html - only raijintek, and bitfenix

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tita...0ghz-turbo-quad-core-gaming-pc-fs-094-og.html - only bitfenix and nzxt and xigmatek

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tita....2ghz-nvidia-geforce-gaming-pc-fs-080-og.html - only bitfenix and nzxt and xigmatek

Where are the Coolermaster, lian li and the fractal options?

 

Logitech wheels? Surely the G29/ G920 would be pretty good sellers? The equivalent Thrustmaster which you stock (300 TRS) doesn't get a great press for reliability, nor does TM customer support.

 

Just modded my bios file (MVG) using that guide.

Had a check in MMTOOL4 and The 3 NVME modules are inserted.



If the bios update fails, is it easy to revert to my original bios?

Will get me one these drives for Xmas and have a tinker if the bios works.

Also how hot does it run and do you have to have any cooling for it?

 

@sunlitsix, good find, have a z77 board as well, still runs well with my 2600k.
bios easy to modify?
is speed really noticeable over ssd ?

 

I guess no one had tried this on a P67 board yet?

 

tinkering with bios worries me a little....especially on the P68 Asrock :/