So I was about to install windows 10 and setup TPM then things went wrong

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Oh the joys.

i have not had anything like this happen for like 15 years.

Unbeknownst to me. TPM was not enabled for a windows 11 upgrade in my pc. so I looked at what I needed to do.

Turns out I didn’t have that enabled nor secure boot.

Spec is:
intel 11400f
MSI b560 torpedo
32gb 3200
500gb NVME
Other storage
2080ti

Since I tried to chance settings for:

UEFI - I was in legacy
Secure boot
TPM

my computer will power on but will not boot at all.

so far I’ve tried a 2080ti 980ti 1080ti and no luck.

I have also tried to short the jbat1 pins to clear cmos.

I have also unplugged my computer and removed the cmos battery for around 30 mins

I still cannot get into windows nor a BIOS screen.

The monitor says it is not receiving a signal.

Any specific help you can throw my way?
 
I know the nvidia 10-series and below gpus do this, there's a firmware update to fix it, but it shouldn't happen on later cards.
The workaround is to connect the monitor to a higher priority port to get monitor output back, then go in the bios and change the settings back.
The priority order is DVI > HDMI > DP
So for example if your gpu has HDMI and DP, and you normally use DP, try using HDMI.
Worth a try by the sounds of it.
 
I know the nvidia 10-series and below gpus do this, there's a firmware update to fix it, but it shouldn't happen on later cards.
The workaround is to connect the monitor to a higher priority port to get monitor output back, then go in the bios and change the settings back.
The priority order is DVI > HDMI > DP
So for example if your gpu has HDMI and DP, and you normally use DP, try using HDMI.
Worth a try by the sounds of it.

ohhh well that’s very interesting.
I am using Display port just as it so happens.
Ok I’ll have a go at this it’s not like I have anything to lose.
 
I know the nvidia 10-series and below gpus do this, there's a firmware update to fix it, but it shouldn't happen on later cards.
The workaround is to connect the monitor to a higher priority port to get monitor output back, then go in the bios and change the settings back.
The priority order is DVI > HDMI > DP
So for example if your gpu has HDMI and DP, and you normally use DP, try using HDMI.
Worth a try by the sounds of it.

thanks very much for stopping by.

I put in hdmi cable and now I’m good to go. Thanks!
 
You were meant to change the settings back. So legacy boot, secure boot off, tpm off. The goal is to get a working pc, not to get windows 11 installed. Sometimes you have to reboot multiple times with this display output issue, keep trying to get back in the bios.
 
You were meant to change the settings back. So legacy boot, secure boot off, tpm off. The goal is to get a working pc, not to get windows 11 installed. Sometimes you have to reboot multiple times with this display output issue, keep trying to get back in the bios.

absolutely fair. I’ll just keep trying at least I’m further ahead than I was. Thank you
 
You won't get an OS boot if your OS drive isn't GPT partitioned too. Did you convert from MBR to GPT? This can be done within Windows 10 as the feature is built in and is done via command prompt. There is a super easy youtube video showing how it's done that someone posted in the Windows 11 thread today, I can find and link it if you have not done this yet but first of all you need to get into Windows of course so as above.

You may need to reset the CMOS as well as remove the battery - Page 45 has instructions for your board on how to do it here: https://download.msi.com/archive/mnu_exe/mb/E7D15v1.2_v2.2.pdf

But once you're back into Windows the correct order is:
1: MBR to GPT
2: Enable TPM 2.0 in the BIOS
3: Enable Secure Boot in the BIOS
4: Save settings and restart but then immediately go back into the BIOS
5: Navigate to the screen you changed the secure boot option and you should now see a couple new options, one being what boot system is loaded first and you should see (or be able to select) Windows Boot Manager as UEFI system will detect the Windows install since it's a GPT disk now and be able to boot off it.

Any options for CSM in your BIOS should also be checked as CSM enables legacy boot which may interfere. Usually though CSM may be gone from the options when Secure Boot is enabled.
 

Thanks very much for this. Just what I needed. I'm back into the computer. I need to do things like sort out my ram speed but for the moment I'm just glad to be back in and then I can start to get myself ready for windows 11 with the steps provided.

Cheers
 
Currently installing Windows 11.

Been rather annoying getting to this point but I am glad I have.

Essentially without converting the hard drive to GPT, everything else was useless.

I had to delete one of the two volumes on my hard drive, extend the volume and only then could I convert from MBR to GPT with the mbr2gpt at command prompt.

Let's hope that 11 is worth the pain I went through :D
 
Think of it as an exercise in brushing up your partition/computery skills :p

11 is fine really, few quirks and it's clear there will be a service pack that adds needed features, but best to get the foundation sorted before then I guess.
 
Think of it as an exercise in brushing up your partition/computery skills :p

11 is fine really, few quirks and it's clear there will be a service pack that adds needed features, but best to get the foundation sorted before then I guess.

I haven't had to do anything extravagant to start up a system in a long long time!!
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Well thanks to you and the rest of the thread I'm now updating writing this within windows 11. Cheers :)
 
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