I currently did same Bios with 9 cards and it's running stable.
Here is what I changed to get more cards registered:
-Update bios
-DMI Max Link Speed [Auto]->[Gen2]
-PCIEX16_1 Link Speed [Auto]->[Gen2]
-PCIEX16_2 Link Speed [Auto]->[Gen2]
PCIe Speed [Auto]->[Gen2]
HD Audio Controller [Enabled]->[Disabled] (Not sure if this actually has anything to do with getting cards running)
Above 4G Decoding [Disabled]->[Enabled]
All the above can be found in the Advanced setup of the bios. Except for Above 4G Decoding which is in boot menu of bios.
Hope this helps.
So you think I can get 6 cards working with a Z170A Pro gaming carbon. We have 5 running now. We are using the gtx 1060 6gb dual fan gpus?