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G170X-Gaming 5 - Repeated UEFI options @ Boot Menu (keeps growing)

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G170X-Gaming 5 - Repeated UEFI options @ Boot Menu (keeps growing)
« on: September 12, 2016, 11:33:45 am »
Hello all, I have a system based on a G170X-Gaming 5 (BIOS F5) with two SSDs and a regular HDD.
1) Samsung 850 500gb with Windows 10 (apparently no UEFI partition)
2) Sandisk Extreme 128gb with OSX (EFI Boot Partition with Clover)

This is a very similar configuration I had some weeks ago based on a Z77-DS3H.

Now, every time I press F12 during boot to access the Boot Menu, there's a new UEFI entry pointing too the Sandisk SSD.
That happens even if I choose P0 (Windows SSD), so, I assume is a BIOS bug when reading all the available options.

Does anyone knows if thats a known bug or something? Can I expect a fix on F6 version?

All the Best,
Heitor.

muffie

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Re: G170X-Gaming 5 - Repeated UEFI options @ Boot Menu (keeps growing)
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2016, 11:42:50 am »
Hello all, I have a system based on a G170X-Gaming 5 (BIOS F5) with two SSDs and a regular HDD.
1) Samsung 850 500gb with Windows 10 (apparently no UEFI partition)
2) Sandisk Extreme 128gb with OSX (EFI Boot Partition with Clover)

This is a very similar configuration I had some weeks ago based on a Z77-DS3H.

Now, every time I press F12 during boot to access the Boot Menu, there's a new UEFI entry pointing too the Sandisk SSD.
That happens even if I choose P0 (Windows SSD), so, I assume is a BIOS bug when reading all the available options.

Does anyone knows if thats a known bug or something? Can I expect a fix on F6 version?

All the Best,
Heitor.

By the way, I have just found some comprehensive information about the problem here:
Gigabyte Z170X-* (skylake) Motherboards - duplicate boot entries UEFI BIOS bug, TAKE 2
https://gist.github.com/anonymous/47cff3f572199aeed41e

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Re: G170X-Gaming 5 - Repeated UEFI options @ Boot Menu (keeps growing)
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2016, 08:28:02 pm »
This issue has been posted about and solved...  the fix was easier than whatever was in the post you referenced.  I'll start looking and see if I can find it.

I want to say you have to reflash the same BIOS... but I believe it was even easier that that. No, I know it was  :)  Just don't remember right now.
« Last Edit: September 12, 2016, 08:32:07 pm by shadowsports »
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