TPM 2.0
TPM 2.0
Hello!
I have an
Asus Z87-C motherboard
and an
Intel Core i7 4790
and i am trying to upgrade to Windows 11.
Let's ignore for now the fact that my CPU is not supported by Windows 11, i can bypass and deal with that. Lets focus on my motherboard and TPM.
In my motherboard's manual says it support TPM 2.0 and it also have a 20-1 pin slot.
So i bought a TPM 2.0, connected it and turned the PC on.
A blue led on TPM turned on so that means it is working. But i can fully not enable it.
On my Windows 10 settings TPM is like it not exist.
- In
tpm.msc
it says
"Compatible TPM cannot be found"
- In
"Device Security"
settings i can't find anything about processor. It says
"Standard hardware security not supported"
After following some tutorials, i entered the BIOS, i chose
"Advanced > Trusted Computing"
and enabled the two options i could, the others are greyed out.
Also i can not find
"PCH-FW menu"
to enable
"Intel Platform Trust Technology"
like in some tutorials.
Creating a BIOS password didn't affect anything too.
Here are some screenshots of BIOS (you may need to open them in full size for clear view)
->>> Here is the Advanced menu in my BIOS ( no PCH-FW option, just simple PCH )
->>> Here is the contents of "Trusted Computing" option in which i enabled what i could.
Some settings are greyed out and can't change them
->>> Here is the contents of PCH menu. Intel Techologies are currently off, turning them on didn't change anything on Trusted Computing settings.
->>> And here is the menu of CPU Configuration in case it's usefull to you
Since my motherboard supports TPM 2.0 Ii thought i could use TPM but i cannot yet.
Is this happening because of my CPU or am i missing specific option(s) i should make first in BIOS?
Did anyone with similar specs solved it?
Any help is appreciated! Thank you in advance!
Winning 10 on that platform is easy. Win 11 adds the TPM requirement, which yours lacks. You might think about this alternative method. Bypass Windows 11's Microsoft Account Needs With Rufus Beta You can also avoid secure boot and TPM demands, along with minimum RAM and storage needs and more. However, this could be challenged by Microsoft at any time.
I’d like to test them because I enjoy using the newest Windows versions even though my computer is a bit outdated.
If I can get my PC to support them (at least for TPM), I’d like to give it a try.
If not, I can reinstall Windows 10 or restore the image backup I have.
😉
It also makes me curious why it doesn’t work at least for Windows 10, even though my motherboard supports it.
🤔
Winning 10 on that platform is easy. Win 11 adds the TPM requirement, which yours lacks. You might think about this alternative method. Bypass Windows 11's Microsoft Account Needs With Rufus Beta You can also avoid secure boot and TPM demands, along with minimum RAM and storage needs and more. However, this could be challenged by Microsoft at any time.
Thank you for the suggestion, I'm already familiar with that approach using Rufus.
😎
👍
But I would like to make it as "official" as possible, so I'm asking if that's feasible.
If everything fails, perhaps I'll try that as well (or not at all)!
😉
Hello!
I have an
Asus Z87-C motherboard
and an
Intel Core i7 4790
and i am trying to upgrade to Windows 11.
Let's ignore for now the fact that my CPU is not supported by Windows 11, i can bypass and deal with that. Lets focus on my motherboard and TPM for now.
In my motherboard's manual says it supports TPM 2.0 and it also has a 20-1 pin TPM header.
So i bought a TPM 2.0 module, connected it and turned the PC on.
A blue led on the TPM module turned on so that means it is working. But i can not fully enable it.
On my Windows 10 settings TPM is like it doesn't exist.
- In
tpm.msc
it says
"Compatible TPM cannot be found"
- In
"Device Security"
settings i can't find anything about processor. It says
"Standard hardware security not supported"
After following some tutorials, i entered the BIOS, i chose
"Advanced > Trusted Computing"
and enabled the two options i could, the others are greyed out.
Also i can not find
"PCH-FW menu"
to enable
"Intel Platform Trust Technology"
like in some tutorials.
Creating a BIOS password didn't affect anything too.
Here are some screenshots of BIOS (you may need to open them in full size for clear view)
->>> Here is the Advanced menu in my BIOS ( no PCH-FW option, just simple PCH )
->>> Here is the contents of "Trusted Computing" option in which i enabled what i could.
Some settings are greyed out and can't change them
->>> Here is the contents of PCH menu. Intel Techologies are currently off, turning them on didn't change anything on Trusted Computing settings.
->>> And here is the menu of CPU Configuration in case it's usefull to you
Since my motherboard supports TPM 2.0 i thought i could use TPM but i cannot yet.
Is this happening because of my CPU or am i missing specific option(s) i should make first in BIOS?
Did anyone with similar specs solved it?
I know i can bypass that with Rufus but i would like to try the official way.
Any help is appreciated! Thank you in advance!