03-07-2015, 05:36 PM
Hey everyone!
I have an Asus Maximus IV Extreme -Z that I use for both work and gaming. Currently, I have a Perc H200 (LSI SAS2008) that prevents me from accessing my BIOS when installed. On older motherboards (or more advanced) there was a setting labeled INT 13h, which in shorthand, would correct issues like this when dealing with SAS or SCSI controllers.
Unfortunately, the latest BIOS doesn't have any advanced options - as this is a motherboard aimed toward gaming, and not so much a workstation.
Now I'll say this, why not just replace the SAS controller with a different model? Well, my entire PC is water cooled, and uses hard acrylic lines, which makes it a giant PITA to remove/replace components. I had a Perc 5 before this, which was replaced to a Perc 6 ( which had this exact same issue) before moving to a H200.
The BIOS is UEFI:
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS..._Download/
I'm running on 3603 currently, which seems to be the only one that supports my RAM.
I'm willing to compensate anyone who's able to unlock an advanced menu (if one exists), even if enabling INT 13h doesn't correct the problem.
I have an Asus Maximus IV Extreme -Z that I use for both work and gaming. Currently, I have a Perc H200 (LSI SAS2008) that prevents me from accessing my BIOS when installed. On older motherboards (or more advanced) there was a setting labeled INT 13h, which in shorthand, would correct issues like this when dealing with SAS or SCSI controllers.
Unfortunately, the latest BIOS doesn't have any advanced options - as this is a motherboard aimed toward gaming, and not so much a workstation.
Now I'll say this, why not just replace the SAS controller with a different model? Well, my entire PC is water cooled, and uses hard acrylic lines, which makes it a giant PITA to remove/replace components. I had a Perc 5 before this, which was replaced to a Perc 6 ( which had this exact same issue) before moving to a H200.
The BIOS is UEFI:
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS..._Download/
I'm running on 3603 currently, which seems to be the only one that supports my RAM.
I'm willing to compensate anyone who's able to unlock an advanced menu (if one exists), even if enabling INT 13h doesn't correct the problem.