=========================================================================================== Download Gigabyte BIOS update FK for GA-8KNXP (Rev2.x) motherboard =========================================================================================== http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/BIOS_Model.aspx?ProductID=1717 http://america.giga-byte.com/FileList/BIOS/motherboard_bios_ga-8knxp(rev2.x)_fk.exe http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/b03cbd22709fa99124ccaebd7788b762d8182154aaf98cf1488ec4d7563d020f-1257923761 Extract files (autoexec.bat, flash891.exe, 8knxp2.fk) with 7-Zip. http://www.7-zip.org/ =========================================================================================== Download Silicon Image BIOS extensions =========================================================================================== http://www.siliconimage.com/support/searchresults.aspx?pid=63&cat=15&os=0 http://www.siliconimage.com/docs/BIO-003112-xxx-4284.zip "This download includes IDE, SATARAID, and system BIOS. The r####.bin file is the SATARAID BIOS and the b####.bin is the IDE BIOS. The ####.bin is an abbreviated BIOS intended for integration into system BIOS." "Problems resolved (4.2.84) 1. A system with 2 ODDs attached to a Sii3112 may not boot" http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/aca97904a4801ea4e587575b529464d38c93ad0e69d975be2d44bfc358d947bc-1257923982 =========================================================================================== Download AMI MMTool BIOS editing utility (not required for this motherboard) =========================================================================================== http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Info/MMTool.shtml http://download.softpedia.com/dl/1abad276e0fa931f6634bceaa743507c/4afa51ca/100118692/software/system/info/MMTool_3.19.exe http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/b4b30c6ff911f18d3383b094628f59aa5ec3b109acd12aaef391acf9720e52af-1257099199 =========================================================================================== Download Award CBROM6 BIOS editing utility =========================================================================================== http://users.cybercity.dk/~dsl6178/bios/cbrom_files.zip http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/abe4feb7101eddfcbb3c3e45186f1b640462c4d5fce71728b5a5b5035fffe974-1250908794 =========================================================================================== Instructions for CBROM6 =========================================================================================== CBROM V6.06 (C)Award Software 1999 All Rights Reserved. Syntax: D:\...\CBROM6.EXE InputFile [/other] [8000:0] [RomFile|Release|Extract] D:\...\CBROM6.EXE InputFile [/D|logo|vga....] [RomFile|Release|Extract] InputFile : System BIOS to be added with Option ROMs /D : For display all combined ROMs informations in BIOS /vga : Add VGA BIOS ROM to System BIOS /epa|epa1-7 : Add EPA LOGO BitMap to System BIOS /logo|logo1-7: Add OEM LOGO BitMap to System BIOS /oem0-7 : Add special OEM ROM to System BIOS /pci : Add PCI BIOS ROM to System BIOS /err : Return error code after executed /btvga : Add VGA ROM to Boot Rom Block Area. /awdflash : Add AWDFLASH.EXE File to System BIOS. /isa : Add ISA BIOS ROM to System BIOS.(/isa Filename [xxxx:0]) /cpucode, /epa, /acpitbl, /vsa, /hpm, /hpc, /fnt0 - 5, /mib RomFile : File name of option ROM to add-in Release : Release option ROM in current system BIOS Extract : Extract option ROM to File in current system BIOS <<< Examples >>> D:\...\CBROM6.EXE 2a4ib000.bin /D D:\...\CBROM6.EXE 2a4ib000.bin /vga VGA.BIN /pci release D:\...\CBROM6.EXE 2a4ib000.bin /vga VGA.BIN /pci extract D:\...\CBROM6.EXE 2a4ib000.bin /oem0 YYY.ROM =========================================================================================== List of modules in FK Gigabyte BIOS cbrom6 8knxp2.fk /d =========================================================================================== CBROM V6.06 (C)Award Software 1999 All Rights Reserved. ******** D:\Temp\MBoard\Gigabyte\8knxp2\8knxp2.fk BIOS component ******** No. Item-Name Original-Size Compressed-Size Original-File-Name ================================================================================ 0. System BIOS 20000h(128.00K) 1500Eh(84.01K) 8knxp2.BIN 1. XGROUP CODE 0E5D0h(57.45K) 09FAAh(39.92K) awardext.rom 2. ACPI table 0410Ch(16.26K) 01833h(6.05K) ACPITBL.BIN 3. YGROUP ROM 06960h(26.34K) 045BBh(17.43K) awardeyt.rom 4. FNT1 ROM 03454h(13.08K) 02591h(9.39K) font1.awd 5. FNT2 ROM 0380Ch(14.01K) 02185h(8.38K) font2.awd 6. FNT3 ROM 028C6h(10.19K) 0199Ch(6.40K) font3.awd 7. Other(4029:0000) 06B20h(26.78K) 029F9h(10.49K) _EN_CODE.BIN 8. Other(4031:0000) 05720h(21.78K) 0279Ch(9.90K) _B5_CODE.BIN 9. Other(4033:0000) 05840h(22.06K) 02854h(10.08K) _GB_CODE.BIN 10. Other(4034:0000) 069D0h(26.45K) 02DA5h(11.41K) _JP_CODE.BIN 11. PCI driver[A] 0C000h(48.00K) 052AAh(20.67K) 4136c.bin 12. EPA pattern 022C4h(8.69K) 00813h(2.02K) dps2.bmp 13. PCI driver[B] 0B000h(44.00K) 06394h(24.89K) ITE8212.ROM 14. OEM4 CODE 06DC6h(27.44K) 03264h(12.60K) FINER.BIN 15. PCI driver[C] 0D800h(54.00K) 08101h(32.25K) SATARAID.BIN 16. OEM0 CODE 02549h(9.32K) 01B13h(6.77K) DBF.BIN 17. Other(4041:0000) 00132h(0.30K) 0011Eh(0.28K) SPECIAL.FNT 18. Other(4046:0000) 4B30Ch(300.76K) 02857h(10.08K) OSB_LOGO.BMP 19. Other(404E:0000) 03476h(13.12K) 0079Eh(1.90K) OSB_II.BMP 20. Other(404F:0000) 0345Dh(13.09K) 007A2h(1.91K) OSB_P4.BMP 21. Other(4050:0000) 0345Dh(13.09K) 007BBh(1.93K) OSB_HT.BMP 22. Other(4051:0000) 04286h(16.63K) 008A7h(2.16K) OSB_4E.BMP 23. Other(4052:0000) 04286h(16.63K) 009CAh(2.45K) OSB_HE.BMP 24. Other(4053:0000) 0345Dh(13.09K) 00600h(1.50K) OSB_CD.BMP 25. Other(4054:0000) 0345Dh(13.09K) 007BAh(1.93K) OSB_DE.BMP 26. OEM1 CODE 00200h(0.50K) 0003Dh(0.06K) OSB.DAT Total compress code space = 5B000h(364.00K) Total compressed code size = 54387h(336.88K) Remain compress code space = 06C79h(27.12K) ** Micro Code Information ** Update ID CPUID | Update ID CPUID | Update ID CPUID | Update ID CPUID ------------------+--------------------+--------------------+------------------- SLOT2 01 0F21 | SLOT2 08 0F23 | =========================================================================================== Extract the PCI modules to files and examine them cbrom6 8knxp2.fk /pci extract SATARAID.BIN - Intel(R) RAID for SATA - v3.5.6.6253 4136C - Silicon Image "Extract" does not delete the module from the BIOS image =========================================================================================== CBROM V6.06 (C)Award Software 1999 All Rights Reserved. PCI driver - - - [A] : 4136c.bin PCI driver - - - [B] : ITE8212.ROM PCI driver - - - [C] : SATARAID.BIN Enter a choice:C Enter an extract file Name :(SATARAID.BIN) [PCI-C] ROM is extracted to SATARAID.BIN CBROM V6.06 (C)Award Software 1999 All Rights Reserved. PCI driver - - - [A] : 4136c.bin PCI driver - - - [B] : ITE8212.ROM PCI driver - - - [C] : SATARAID.BIN Enter a choice:A Enter an extract file Name :(4136c.bin) [PCI-A] ROM is extracted to 4136c.bin =========================================================================================== Delete (= release) the Silicon Image module from original BIOS image cbrom6 8knxp2.mod /pci release =========================================================================================== CBROM V6.06 (C)Award Software 1999 All Rights Reserved. PCI driver - - - [A] : 4136c.bin PCI driver - - - [B] : ITE8212.ROM PCI driver - - - [C] : SATARAID.BIN Enter a choice:A [PCI-A] ROM is release =========================================================================================== Display modules in "released" BIOS cbrom6 8knxp2.mod /d =========================================================================================== CBROM V6.06 (C)Award Software 1999 All Rights Reserved. ******** D:\Temp\MBoard\Gigabyte\8knxp2\8knxp2.mod BIOS component ******** No. Item-Name Original-Size Compressed-Size Original-File-Name ================================================================================ 0. System BIOS 20000h(128.00K) 1500Eh(84.01K) 8knxp2.BIN 1. XGROUP CODE 0E5D0h(57.45K) 09FAAh(39.92K) awardext.rom 2. ACPI table 0410Ch(16.26K) 01833h(6.05K) ACPITBL.BIN 3. YGROUP ROM 06960h(26.34K) 045BBh(17.43K) awardeyt.rom 4. FNT1 ROM 03454h(13.08K) 02591h(9.39K) font1.awd 5. FNT2 ROM 0380Ch(14.01K) 02185h(8.38K) font2.awd 6. FNT3 ROM 028C6h(10.19K) 0199Ch(6.40K) font3.awd 7. Other(4029:0000) 06B20h(26.78K) 029F9h(10.49K) _EN_CODE.BIN 8. Other(4031:0000) 05720h(21.78K) 0279Ch(9.90K) _B5_CODE.BIN 9. Other(4033:0000) 05840h(22.06K) 02854h(10.08K) _GB_CODE.BIN 10. Other(4034:0000) 069D0h(26.45K) 02DA5h(11.41K) _JP_CODE.BIN 11. EPA pattern 022C4h(8.69K) 00813h(2.02K) dps2.bmp 12. PCI driver[B] 0B000h(44.00K) 06394h(24.89K) ITE8212.ROM 13. OEM4 CODE 06DC6h(27.44K) 03264h(12.60K) FINER.BIN 14. PCI driver[C] 0D800h(54.00K) 08101h(32.25K) SATARAID.BIN 15. OEM0 CODE 02549h(9.32K) 01B13h(6.77K) DBF.BIN 16. Other(4041:0000) 00132h(0.30K) 0011Eh(0.28K) SPECIAL.FNT 17. Other(4046:0000) 4B30Ch(300.76K) 02857h(10.08K) OSB_LOGO.BMP 18. Other(404E:0000) 03476h(13.12K) 0079Eh(1.90K) OSB_II.BMP 19. Other(404F:0000) 0345Dh(13.09K) 007A2h(1.91K) OSB_P4.BMP 20. Other(4050:0000) 0345Dh(13.09K) 007BBh(1.93K) OSB_HT.BMP 21. Other(4051:0000) 04286h(16.63K) 008A7h(2.16K) OSB_4E.BMP 22. Other(4052:0000) 04286h(16.63K) 009CAh(2.45K) OSB_HE.BMP 23. Other(4053:0000) 0345Dh(13.09K) 00600h(1.50K) OSB_CD.BMP 24. Other(4054:0000) 0345Dh(13.09K) 007BAh(1.93K) OSB_DE.BMP 25. OEM1 CODE 00200h(0.50K) 0003Dh(0.06K) OSB.DAT Total compress code space = 5B000h(364.00K) Total compressed code size = 4F0DDh(316.22K) Remain compress code space = 0BF23h(47.78K) ** Micro Code Information ** Update ID CPUID | Update ID CPUID | Update ID CPUID | Update ID CPUID ------------------+--------------------+--------------------+------------------- SLOT2 01 0F21 | SLOT2 08 0F23 | =========================================================================================== Add Silicon Image module to BIOS image cbrom6 8knxp2.mod /pci 4284.bin =========================================================================================== CBROM V6.06 (C)Award Software 1999 All Rights Reserved. Adding 4284.bin ..... 51.2% =========================================================================================== Display modified BIOS modules cbrom6 8knxp2.mod /d =========================================================================================== CBROM V6.06 (C)Award Software 1999 All Rights Reserved. ******** D:\Temp\MBoard\Gigabyte\8knxp2\8knxp2.mod BIOS component ******** No. Item-Name Original-Size Compressed-Size Original-File-Name ================================================================================ 0. System BIOS 20000h(128.00K) 1500Eh(84.01K) 8knxp2.BIN 1. XGROUP CODE 0E5D0h(57.45K) 09FAAh(39.92K) awardext.rom 2. ACPI table 0410Ch(16.26K) 01833h(6.05K) ACPITBL.BIN 3. YGROUP ROM 06960h(26.34K) 045BBh(17.43K) awardeyt.rom 4. FNT1 ROM 03454h(13.08K) 02591h(9.39K) font1.awd 5. FNT2 ROM 0380Ch(14.01K) 02185h(8.38K) font2.awd 6. FNT3 ROM 028C6h(10.19K) 0199Ch(6.40K) font3.awd 7. Other(4029:0000) 06B20h(26.78K) 029F9h(10.49K) _EN_CODE.BIN 8. Other(4031:0000) 05720h(21.78K) 0279Ch(9.90K) _B5_CODE.BIN 9. Other(4033:0000) 05840h(22.06K) 02854h(10.08K) _GB_CODE.BIN 10. Other(4034:0000) 069D0h(26.45K) 02DA5h(11.41K) _JP_CODE.BIN 11. EPA pattern 022C4h(8.69K) 00813h(2.02K) dps2.bmp 12. PCI driver[B] 0B000h(44.00K) 06394h(24.89K) ITE8212.ROM 13. OEM4 CODE 06DC6h(27.44K) 03264h(12.60K) FINER.BIN 14. PCI driver[C] 0D800h(54.00K) 08101h(32.25K) SATARAID.BIN 15. OEM0 CODE 02549h(9.32K) 01B13h(6.77K) DBF.BIN 16. Other(4041:0000) 00132h(0.30K) 0011Eh(0.28K) SPECIAL.FNT 17. Other(4046:0000) 4B30Ch(300.76K) 02857h(10.08K) OSB_LOGO.BMP 18. Other(404E:0000) 03476h(13.12K) 0079Eh(1.90K) OSB_II.BMP 19. Other(404F:0000) 0345Dh(13.09K) 007A2h(1.91K) OSB_P4.BMP 20. Other(4050:0000) 0345Dh(13.09K) 007BBh(1.93K) OSB_HT.BMP 21. Other(4051:0000) 04286h(16.63K) 008A7h(2.16K) OSB_4E.BMP 22. Other(4052:0000) 04286h(16.63K) 009CAh(2.45K) OSB_HE.BMP 23. Other(4053:0000) 0345Dh(13.09K) 00600h(1.50K) OSB_CD.BMP 24. Other(4054:0000) 0345Dh(13.09K) 007BAh(1.93K) OSB_DE.BMP 25. OEM1 CODE 00200h(0.50K) 0003Dh(0.06K) OSB.DAT 26. PCI driver[A] 0A800h(42.00K) 05621h(21.53K) 4284.bin Total compress code space = 5B000h(364.00K) Total compressed code size = 546FEh(337.75K) Remain compress code space = 06902h(26.25K) ** Micro Code Information ** Update ID CPUID | Update ID CPUID | Update ID CPUID | Update ID CPUID ------------------+--------------------+--------------------+------------------- SLOT2 01 0F21 | SLOT2 08 0F23 | =========================================================================================== Display instructions for Award flasher flash891 /? =========================================================================================== +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ Flash Utility Ver.891 ¦ ¦ (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends Inc. All Rights Reserved. ¦ +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Usage: Flash891 ROM_FILE / /... A: Command Line Mode B: Flash Boot Block D: Load CMOS Defaults E: Clear CMOS After Flashing G: Keep DMI Data R: Reboot After Flashing S: Save Flash ROM Data To File -: Disable Flag. e.g. -A: Enable Window Mode, -G: Don't Keep DMI ===========================================================================================