BIOS 0.08 Updates: 

• Adds support for Ivy Bridge-EP Processors

• Adds new GUI BIOS interface
• Various improvements/compatibility updates

 
 

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Windows Installation

• Download the correct .zip file below for your motherboard:

         270-SE-W888-KR - EVGA SR-X

• Close all open programs
• Go into the folder where you unzipped this package and run Windows_Update.bat
• Press any key to continue
• Click YES when the User Account Control message appears
• Press Y in to start the flash process
• DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR RESET DURING THE FLASH PROCESS
• After the flashing is finished, the system will automatically shut down after a key is pressed. Then power on again and go into BIOS to setup.

  
USB Flash/DOS Drive Installation 

• Create a bootable disk.
• Extract the above .zip file to your bootable disk.
• From a DOS prompt, run DOS_Update.bat

• Press Y in to start the flash process
• DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR RESET DURING THE FLASH PROCESS
• After the flashing is finished, shut the system down completely. Then power on again.

After flashing verify that the correct flash was applied by checking the version number on the lower right corner of the BIOS screen.
 
New GUI BIOS:

 
I can't believe !
 
Thank you Jacob !

cpu microcode version 710
also sas orom version 3.7  :)
 
i have some issues with soft reboot - system hangs and need power off\on to start. please fix this.
 
waiting my 2687v2 :)

So, I took the plunge flashing this pre-alpha BIOS, and I'm seeing weird things happen with it.
 
In the v020 my drives used to be available right away in the OS, but now they mount while my desktop is loading?!
 
Nothing else has changed in my workstation setup except the BIOS so has to be related to it.
 
Anyone else experiencing anything similar?

I just updated the BIOS from windows, after the restart the PC wont boot anymore: the BIOS is there but I have a black screen with a "-" blinking.
 
What can I do? Please help!

I disabled everything I could and than re-enabled all and now it just works...O.o

Also, for the 0.09 it would be very useful to label the info graphics at the top of the main screen.
 
The memory and PCIe slots should be designated numbers as they are on the motherboard,
so no one has to guess whether they need to read left to right or right to left (not all cultures read left to right).

no_fate

NEMESIS2011
After this bios,My 2 x XEON E5-2687W don't work with Hyper Threading  and Turbo Mode enabled! Before of this new bios my XEON E5 always worked with Turbo Mode and Hyper Threading enabled (3,4Ghz on all cores and 32 Threads).
Jacobs can you fix these problems?
Sorry for my English.I live in ITALY.

How it is possible? Where the turbo mode settings in bios?

Before this bios ,my XEON E5-2687W worked with all cores to 3,4Ghz (turbo mode enabled by 255 setting and peformance value in energy menu).Inside new bios there isn't this value to set and Hyper Threading doesn't work.
Now,with this bios my cpus don't work in HT enabled and my xeons work always a 3,1Ghz on all  16cores (8+8 and no HT).
At the end,i'm returned to bios 020 and my xeons now work with 32threads and 3,4Ghz on all cores.
But can you set Hyper Threading on enabled with new bios and can you see your cpus on 32 threads?

hmm.  Well all of us seem to be experiencing the soft reboot bug, I'm ok most of the time but when I do need to hard reset or power down the LED code displayed is always 63, haven't looked up what it relates to yet.  I don't use the SAS controller but don't doubt the issues reported.  It seems that most of these problems relate to a shortage or PCIe resources for those of us with a high number of slots in use.  
 
My issues only really began since I installed a pair of V2 E5-2697s (12 cores).  These replaced two 8 core chips.  Slots are populated as follows
 
Slot 1 - Auzentech Home Theatre HD soundcard
Slot 2 - Matrox Mojito Video editing card
Slot 2 - GTX Titan
Slot 4 - Empty (disabled via DIP switch).
Slot 5 - GTX Titan
Slot 6 - Empty (disabled via DIP switch).
Slot 7 - GTX Titan.
 
In order to boot into windows consistently with the above setup I have to disable e-sata, the second NIC, the 1394 net adapter, the onboard sound chip and every usb 3.0 port except the one of the front headers.
 
I can leave the SAS orom, bluetooth and all remaining USB 2.0 ports and headers enabled.
 
However, with the older CPUs I could also leave all the USB 3.0 ports and headers, second NIC and 1394 enabled and only the e-sata and onboard sound needed disabling.
 
As stated earlier one of the options I found made a big difference before was to manually set the slots under IOU2 (in the IOH/Bifurcation menu) to 8x/8x instead of x16.  This was recommended for those using both slots one and two in the board (which I am).  But everything is now detected automatically.  Could we re-instate the manual override?
 
Also, the CPU smartfan setting only seems to work for CPU fan 0, CPU fan 1 runs at 100% the entire time unless I manually set it to a lower voltage.  
 
EDIT - @NEMESIS2011, I've also noticed that there is no Turboboost option in the BIOS and that turboboost isn't functioning. According to spec, my CPUs are supposed to have a maximum frequency of 3.5ghz with the multiplier(s) operating between x12 and x35 according to the number cores in use but at the moment their highest speed is 2.7ghz regardless of core activity and the multipliers are only switching between x12 (min) and x27 (max).  I didn't notice if the same thing was happening with my old processors and this new BIOS before uninstalling them but I assume it was.
 
Hyperthreading however, is still working for me and I am seeing all 48 threads.
 
Jacob, team? When you have a moment!
 
 

EVGA
Now that the Xeon 26xx V2 Ivy Bridge
Are in a better price / performance ratio there is good opportunity that AMI fix the most important bugs and EVGA can relaunch the board

So please call AMI, !!! to fix their bugs

Please fix:
1.Reboot hang
2.Turbo mode and make them like A.. future stay at maximum all the time
3.Resource issues which can be optimized simplifying the bios code
4. Fix SAS Raid issues and performance
5.Include the latest Intel Bios firmware for their chips
6.Secure boot and win 8.1 100% compatibility
7.Trim support for SATA and SAS on a Raid 0 Array
8. Improve PCIE performance !@

Sorry for my claims but with AMI
I always had bad experiences. .. also on stock Intel boards
EVGA we trust your company because of your direct support...

I'd like to second these in particular, especially #2:
 
Please fix: 
2.Turbo mode and make them stay at maximum all the time
7.Trim support for SATA and SAS on a Raid 0 Array

Problem with the latest BIOS update:
1. BIOS switch set to 1st position.
2. Updated to latest BIOS. Unable to boot into Windows 8.
3. System hangs (no posting, just black screen all the way) after displaying post code bA. Can't get into BIOS mode.
 
Remedy(futile):
4. Booting into Windows 8 with BIOS switch on 2nd position (no BIOS update here, of course).
5. Set BIOS switch to 1st position and,
    a. Tried rolling back to previous BIOS version, but still get post code bA and system hangs.
    b. Tried reseting the BIOS (pressing the red button next to power switch), but still get post code bA and system hangs.
    c. Got rid of all PCI-E cards except one VGA card and reboot; displaying post code bA and system hangs.
    d. Just keeping keyboard/mouse/display connectors, got rid of all other peripherals... and reboot; post code bA + hangs.
 
 
Question #1: What seems to be the problem? More importantly how do I fix the BIOS (switch set to 1st position)?
Question #2: There is no information on Post Code bA on the Internet nor the users manual. What is it?
 
If no remedy is available to the problem, can I get a new BIOS chip from EVGA directly? My local distributer does not carry this motherboard (SR-X).

 
bios working  thx a lot

I can confirm similar results, no turbo boost is frustrating, but I am happy to have each SAS port working as 4 additional SATA ports again.  

Hi uhans_ua.
Странные у Вас проблемы. У меня Win 8.1 отлично инсталлировался в UEFI режиме, после чего установил патч KB2902864 и сообщение о неправильной настройке UEFI пропало. В настоящее время у меня только одна претензия - система виснет при ребуте, приходится выключать по питанию и включать снова. (ну эта проблема текущей версии биос) На счет дров на bluetooth - скачайте версию дров Atheros 8.0.0.214 (например отсюда http://www.atheros.cz/atheros-bluetooth-download.php?chipset=57&system=8 ) установите сначала эту версию, все устройства обнаружатся. Потом можно ставить самую последнюю, если есть желание.