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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: Kamerat on September 19, 2011, 05:30:30 pm

Title: GA-X58A-UD3R 2.0: how to enable VT-d
Post by: Kamerat on September 19, 2011, 05:30:30 pm: Hello.

I would really like to use th VT-d feature of the X58 chipset on my GA-X58A-UD3R 2.0, but I haven't found anyway to enable it on this board. Some said in a different forum that pressing Ctrl+F1 in the BIOS main menu would unhide a menu called "Advanced Chipset Feature", but pressing Ctrl+F1 om my board the screen just flashes and nothing new shows. I have tried different BIOSes (FG1, FH1 and FH3) but with same result. I don't know why Gigabyte would hide this feature in the first place, while overvolting and overclocking settings are unhid (that's the stuff that damages the computer, not VT-d). My last option is to exchange this board with the Asrock X58 Extreme in my main rig that's working with VT-d.

My setup:
GA-X58A-UD3R 2.0
Xeon E5606
24GB (6x4GB) of 1333MHz ECC memory
GeForce 6200TC

Anyone have a clue how to enable VT-d on this board?
Thanks in advance :)
Title: Re: GA-X58A-UD3R 2.0: how to enable VT-d
Post by: Kamerat on September 23, 2011, 10:10:28 am: Nevermind, GTS sent me a BIOS with VT-d support. :)
Title: Re: GA-X58A-UD3R 2.0: how to enable VT-d
Post by: ex58 on September 23, 2011, 11:28:32 am: Can you upload and post link here,thanks. ;D
Title: Re: GA-X58A-UD3R 2.0: how to enable VT-d
Post by: Kamerat on September 23, 2011, 04:47:40 pm: GA-X58A-UD3R 2.0 BIOS FH1 with VT-d. (http://home.no/kameraten/x58aud3r.fh1.zip)

Use at your own risk. :)
Title: Re: GA-X58A-UD3R 2.0: how to enable VT-d
Post by: markhsa on September 23, 2011, 05:59:47 pm: I downloaded the bios and installed it.
I still don't see VT-d support switch in the bios and vmware does not see it yet.

Just wondering if I am doing something wrong?

Really appreciate the help
Title: Re: GA-X58A-UD3R 2.0: how to enable VT-d
Post by: Kamerat on September 23, 2011, 06:27:14 pm: Press Ctrl+F1 in the BIOS main menu and a new menu option will appear.
Title: Re: GA-X58A-UD3R 2.0: how to enable VT-d
Post by: ex58 on September 24, 2011, 05:34:10 am: Quote from: Kamerat on September 23, 2011, 04:47:40 pm
GA-X58A-UD3R 2.0 BIOS FH1 with VT-d. (http://home.no/kameraten/x58aud3r.fh1.zip)

Use at your own risk. :)
Thanks. ;D
Title: Re: GA-X58A-UD3R 2.0: how to enable VT-d
Post by: robo on February 15, 2012, 10:40:47 am: Hi

Could you confirm that after enabling VT-d on these motherboard vSphere5 run properly?

Best regards
robo

Quote from: Kamerat on September 23, 2011, 10:10:28 am
Nevermind, GTS sent me a BIOS with VT-d support. :)
Title: Re: GA-X58A-UD3R 2.0: how to enable VT-d
Post by: Lsdmeasap on February 15, 2012, 05:43:03 pm: You may want to PM those members above who said it worked for them, because they may not frequent this forum but a PM will send them an email.