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---+ BIOS for Asus !M5A97 R2.0 motherboard with support for NVME !SSDs (*WiP*)

---++ Introduction
I use a Asus !M5A97 R2.0 motherboard and recently bought an NVME SSD from AliExpress.Unfortunately the NVME SSD was not found by the UEFI firmware, and booting from the !SSD was not possible.

After searching the Internet, I found a page where someone was able to modify a BIOS update image to include the NVME driver for the SSD. This UEFI driver can also be included in the BIOS image for the Asus !M5A97 R2.0 motherboard. After including it and flashing I was able to boot from the !SSD.

This page describes the steps to take to update and flash the !BIOS image.

---++ Including the !SSD driver in the !BIOS image (optional, see download in the next section)

You will need:
   * The NVME UEFI driver found here:
   * The original !BIOS image (!M5A97-R20-ASUS-2603.CAP)
   * A USB stick, formatted as !FAT32
   * UEFI Samsung M2 driver. I extracted it from the !ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Killer BIOS, version 1.60 (ftp://europe.asrock.com/BIOS/AM3+/990FX%20Killer(1.60)ROM.zip). Open 990Kill1.60 in MMTool, navigate to the extract tab and save the SAMSUNG_M2_DXE module to samsung-m2-dxe
   * A Windows PC to run !MMTool (Running in Wine will probably work as well)

First, extract the !UBU rar file and start !MMTool.exe, click on "Load Image" and select the !M5A97-R20-ASUS-2603.CAP file. Next, Click on the Browse option, next to "Module file". Select the samsung-m2-dxe file. In the "Vol. Index" field, enter: 03. Click the Insert button. Save the new !BIOS image file as: !M5A97R20.CAP

---++ Flashing the new !BIOS image

Insert the !FAT32 formatted !USB stick and copy the new !BIOS image, [[%ATTACHURLPATH%/M5A97R20.CAP][M5A97R20.CAP]], to it. Note: the name of the file is important.
The !USB stick needs to be inserted into the BIOS flashback port (see the motherboard manual, lowest USB port below the network interface for the !M5A97 R2.0).

<img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/Flashback_USB_Port.png" alt="Flashback_USB_Port.png" width="806" height="209" />

Make sure your !PC is turned off and keep pressing the !BIOS flashback button on the motherboard for about 3 seconds. The !BIOS flashback !LED should now start blinking, which means it is being installed. When the blinking stops, your new BIOS image has been installed. Turn on your !PC, check the !BIOS settings and see if the Samsung !XP941 !SSD has been recognized by !UEFI.

---++ More information

See the following links for more information:

   * http://www.win-raid.com/t154f16-Tool-Guide-News-quot-UEFI-BIOS-Updater-quot-UBU.html
   * http://event.asus.com/2012/mb/USB_BIOS_Flashback_GUIDE/

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