RAMPAGE Windows 8/7 UEFI Installation Guide

[Nodens]

Heh no problem. Sometimes the issue is not so obvious and not really related to the UEFI installation process

[John777]

I am still confused about what CSM is doing so let me present the following situations to understand.

Case 1
Assume CSM is disabled so you are booting into UEFI.

Loading Windows OS Process
When the UEFI manager is loading the Windows OS, does UEFI only use drivers found in the ESP partition to load the Windows OS?
Are option ROM (OpROM) on express cards used when loading the Windows OS?
Do the the ESP partition drivers use OpROM on express cards?
In other words, what is the relationship between ESP partition drivers and OpROM on express cards?
Are the ESP partition drivers only used to get Windows OS loaded so when Windows OS is running the ESP drivers are no longer used?

After Windows OS is Running
Are the ESP partition drivers still used?
Are Windows OS drivers (C:\Windows\System32\drivers) the only drivers being used?
Are OpROM being used? By who?

Case 2
Assume the CSM is Enabled

If it boots into UEFI, what does CSM provide if anything to the UEFI manager?
Is the function of the CSM to provide drivers to an old fashion BIOS boot (non-UEFI boot)?

Question 1
Boot \ CSM \ Boot from Storage Devices
What is the difference between
"Both, UEFI first" and "UEFI driver first"

Thanks in advance.

[aoftra99]

OK,Thank you, am sorry for all. am noob for IT and every day i search for Detail,
and starting to configuration myself,there hard for me. because my skill of Eng- and IT very Low. next am going to geting
for "CSM/UEFI/Disk lock" technical Detail windows 8 installation and other impotent for them.
And next time comeback again.

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[Karlsson]

Hi guys, I am a bit lost on this UEFI thing. I got a Rampage IV Black edition and a Sabertooth 990FX. For my question I think it applies the same since they got the same options concerning CSM and Secure Boot. My situation is the following, as far as my knowledge goes, in order to install win7 in NON UEFI MODE, I selected the option "Other OS" in Secure Boot and installed Windows 7 from a DVD drive booting with the devices that didnt showed the UEFI thing. It was installed with MBR on the SSD and all good. Yesterday, I was playing around a bit with the sabertooth BIOS, and in a certain point I loaded the optimized settings and configured the BIOS again, however, I left, without noticing, the Secure boot in Windows UEFI mode. The thing is that Windows booted and worked fine, it does in both modes. Does this make any sense? Isnt supposed to be the Windows UEFI mode for when windows was installed executing the media in UEFI mode? I would appreciatte your help, this sabertoorh computer I put otgether I need it ASAP to do some work, and I am peding on knowing this to see if I can use the computer expecting it to be 100% stable, thank you all.

[dpoverlord]

I am installing this on an X99 Ramapge black with 2 SSD 840 512GB will I not get Trim support with raid with the main bios?

What driver do I have tlo load when I download the Intel RST its just an executable.

I turned off CSM and SEcure boot and it seems to be allowing me to install. My concern though is, I need to connect mmy old Raid 0 drives. How do I do this and not lose the info on them to back up?

[Nodens]

Hi guys, I am a bit lost on this UEFI thing. I got a Rampage IV Black edition and a Sabertooth 990FX. For my question I think it applies the same since they got the same options concerning CSM and Secure Boot. My situation is the following, as far as my knowledge goes, in order to install win7 in NON UEFI MODE, I selected the option "Other OS" in Secure Boot and installed Windows 7 from a DVD drive booting with the devices that didnt showed the UEFI thing. It was installed with MBR on the SSD and all good. Yesterday, I was playing around a bit with the sabertooth BIOS, and in a certain point I loaded the optimized settings and configured the BIOS again, however, I left, without noticing, the Secure boot in Windows UEFI mode. The thing is that Windows booted and worked fine, it does in both modes. Does this make any sense? Isnt supposed to be the Windows UEFI mode for when windows was installed executing the media in UEFI mode? I would appreciatte your help, this sabertoorh computer I put otgether I need it ASAP to do some work, and I am peding on knowing this to see if I can use the computer expecting it to be 100% stable, thank you all.

The Secure Boot option is just that, the secure boot option. Turning it on does not switch you to UEFI mode installation. It just enables Secure Boot. If you read the guide you'll see that I suggest keeping it off regardless on if you installed in UEFI mode.

I am installing this on an X99 Ramapge black with 2 SSD 840 512GB will I not get Trim support with raid with the main bios?

What driver do I have tlo load when I download the Intel RST its just an executable.

I turned off CSM and SEcure boot and it seems to be allowing me to install. My concern though is, I need to connect mmy old Raid 0 drives. How do I do this and not lose the info on them to back up?

The information about TRIM is only about the RAMPAGE X79 boards and only relative to the time I wrote this guide. At that time you either needed a UEFI installation or my patched OROMs to get TRIM under RAID on those X79 boards. Afterwards you could do it without my patch as well.

As far as your RAID 0 member drives nothing is different. Just keep them connected, and set the mode to RAID in the UEFI. If you're talking about RAID0 system drive, then you obviously will have to reinstall Windows on it to change to UEFI mode.

[goredaimon]

Hello friends, how are you?

I found this article because I'm trying to do the same RAID 1 + UEFI installation for my two 3TB disks. My mobo is M5A99X EVO R2.0, but after changing the RAID driver to UEFI at BIOS, I'm unable to find the RAID configuration at Advanced options or after the Tool option.

[moheban79]

Was wondering if you have CSM enabled and also have the efi driver in your bios on top of the standard oprom driver does the bios default to loading the more modern efi driver and unload the old fashioned oprom driver? I mean if you have the intel raid option rom and the Satadriver.ffs in bios which one gets loaded?

Thanks.

[littlespy]

Hi all,

Issue: Acer XB270HU black screen after windows logo for about 20-30 seconds on ASUS ROG RAIDR Express in UEFI

On a fresh and fully up to date OS (Win 7) with 2x GTX 980 Ti I have an issue where the screen goes black (No Signal) just after the Windows logo. Im using RAIDR Express on UEFI + Rampage IV Black Edition, have secured boot disabled. Im connected with DispayPort 1.1 (not sure if that matters). This issue did not occur after getting to Windows just after the reinstallation of the OS (no drivers, no updates). It started to occur after the OS got fully up 2 date. Any ideas? As Im losing 30 seconds on boot-up with UEFI so it feels like IDE....

[geniusdevil]

My Lordy Lord Norden, how do you even get the strength to read all these confusing, poorly-written inquiries? I went through 3-4 pages, and already feel like jumping off my building.*

Listen you computer-noobs, y'all can watch YouTube, PHub and God knows what... but, can't make an effort to use the machine to learn a language? English isn't my first language either, and therefore, I used this superbly intelligent machine to learn five languages!!!*

And, then how proudly they start, or finish their message by saying: "sorry my eng bad". Shame on you! I am going to jump off this building to pay for your sins. Just like Jesus did.**