Asus Z390 Maximus XI Motherboards

Guitarmageddon said:

Would the firmware posted on rog for z390 also work for a gigabyte board with 9900k?

I had to make a change to the post I made above concerning this, as Mokichu just posted this at ROG to someone else:

The Intel ME firmware consists of 2 parts, one CODE (global) and the other DATA (manufacturer specific). The Intel tool used to flash the Intel ME firmware (FWUpdLcl64.exe) only flashes the CODE part, the DATA portion is not affected and remains as ASUS has configured on the latest flashed BIOS.

So if it is only a firmware update, it might be good, but if it is a BIOS with new firmware, well j´then it isn't good to try.

I believe the ones Mokichu uploads in the forums are the generic ones, you need yto ask him though if you can use it on your Gigabyte board, PM him is probably best.

I''ve been looking at the Aorus Master, that thing could be my next motherboard.

New version of Intel Chipset Driver (CHIPSET) has just been released :

- Intel Chipset Driver (Drivers Only Package) - Last version [29/04/2019] :
----Package : 10.1.18015.8142 WHQL
----Download : [DRIVERS] Intel Chipset/Ethernet/MEI/SATA (1xx/2xx/3xx Series) - Page 13

Hi,

swarfega said:

ah, well Im not on a business PC so I assume I dont need it.

That's a risky assumption. If you do not protect the IMEI/AMT OS on your chipset anyone knowledgeable can hack into your machine.

Cheers,

hmm something to think about but I havent installed it so far.

Intel Drivers (Drivers Only) for motherboards with 1xx/2xx/3xx series chipsets.

/!\ Drivers are only for Windows 10 64 bit 1809/RS5/17763.x or more recent /!\


- Intel Chipset Driver (Drivers Only Package) - Last version [03/05/2019] :
----Package : 10.1.18019.8144 WHQL

[DRIVERS] Intel Chipset/Ethernet/MEI/SATA (1xx/2xx/3xx Series)

So far, only these versions on the official download page.

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XI FORMULA | Gaming Motherboard | ASUS USA

I have found the official motherboard download page drivers to be either old, or even problematic lately, and only use the ones from the forums now.
Example, last night I tried a few times to get Intel Management Engine Interface Driver 1914.12.0.1256 to install, but it kept erroring out

Then I tried to uninstall the current one I had and it would error out on the uninstall

So I said screw it, and forced uninstalled it with Geek Uninstaller, used Ccleaner's reg cleaner, deleted the install folders, rebooted, then used the driver only download from the forums, by right clicking heci.inf, and it installed right off, asking for a reboot

Version 1.07.66
2019/06/14
Aura 1.07.66

Hey Shawn, has your Formula's OLED display got any burn in yet?
Something to think about with OLED when displaying static images constantly.
Maximus XI Formula OLED Burn-In