Help! Asus c621e sage code 00 with ES CPUs

[Athetos]

Hi, i just registered here, so if this is not the right place to post please redirect me. A few months ago i got aan almost free asus c621e sage. It's supposed to be working, but i've got no way to verify it. I have bought two xeon platinum 8160 QL1K engineering samples to go with it and 12x8GB M393A1G43EB1-CRC RAM modules. the seller sent me a modified BIOS image that is supposed enable support for ES CPUs in this board, since to my knowledge it doesnt support them without modding. I just recieved the ram and the cpus, and i need to test that they work as soon as possible so i can return them in case something doesnt work. I am yet awaiting for the waterblocks, and it doesnt seem like they will arrive until end of the month, and since i need to test this right now, i have flashed the modded bios onto the baord and i'm using my main pc's power supply for testing. However, i have not been able to get past code 00 yet. Since i have no cooler, i have to manually press down on the CPU onto the socket. if i start pressing it while the psu is powered on, the board turns on, wich freaks me the [censored] out. None of the cpus seem to pass code 00 tho. I'm trying in socket 1, wich gets warm after a while, but no response and no beeps. I have tried it with and without memory installed and nothing. Does anyone know how to fix this? I uploaed the modded bios the seller sent me in case that helps. Thanks in advance.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1...i8oMUepzNi  (the BIOS)