Windows 11 & TPM

Marc Newton · 28 Jun 2021 at 11:36

Hi all,
Having just read about the requirement for TPM on the new version of Windows I was wondering about whether Overclockers intended to start to stock the TPM Modules to add to headers on Motherboards that support it.
I have just purchased a system using the Gigabyte z390 UD Motherboard and I know it has the header required.
Having looked at the Gigabyte Motherboard accessories page I can see that I should need to purchase the GC-TPM2.0_s module.
Therefore I was hoping that with this requirement being an issue, that maybe overclockers may start to stock these as well?
Would there be any hope of that being the case?

feck199 · 28 Jun 2021 at 12:59

You shouldn’t need to. Z390 is 8th or 9th gen Intel.

I expect you’ll find a bios setting to enable a TPM.

MagicBoy · 28 Jun 2021 at 13:03

Enable PTT in the BIOS, it's a firmware level TPM implementation. No external module required.

Marc Newton · 28 Jun 2021 at 13:12

Thanks for your help everyone much appreciated!

varkanoid · 28 Jun 2021 at 15:13

Most if not all current motherboards should have TPM 2.0 anyway its been out since at least 8th Gen Intel.

Admetos · 29 Jun 2021 at 03:59

varkanoid said:
Most if not all current motherboards should have TPM 2.0 anyway its been out since at least 8th Gen Intel.

I have an Gigabyte Z370 HD3P with an i7 8700.

The Microsoft Windows 11 checker says TPM 2.0 is not enabled.

How do I enable this on the Gigabyte motherboard above, I checked the BIOS but don't see any setting relating to this.

Thanks

feck199 · 29 Jun 2021 at 11:27

JasonM said:
I have an Gigabyte Z370 HD3P with an i7 8700.

The Microsoft Windows 11 checker says TPM 2.0 is not enabled.

How do I enable this on the Gigabyte motherboard above, I checked the BIOS but don't see any setting relating to this.

Thanks

The answer was already here.

MagicBoy said:
Enable PTT in the BIOS, it's a firmware level TPM implementation. No external module required.

I checked the Manuel incase it had a different name taken from page 31.

Intel Platform Trust Technology (PTT)
Enables or disables Intel® PTT Technology. (Default: Disabled)

varkanoid · 29 Jun 2021 at 14:46

JasonM said:
I have an Gigabyte Z370 HD3P with an i7 8700.

The Microsoft Windows 11 checker says TPM 2.0 is not enabled.

How do I enable this on the Gigabyte motherboard above, I checked the BIOS but don't see any setting relating to this.

Thanks

According to this page the check up is not available yet ?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11

just found why

While Microsoft was first directing Windows users to download its PC Health Check app to test whether your PC meets the system requirements for Windows 11, many people reported that it was not giving enough detail as to why their device was not compatible. On Monday, the company temporarily removed the tool, and said in a blog post that it plans to address the feedback and get it back online sometime before Windows 11 becomes generally available in the fall.

PC Health Check App
With these minimum system requirements in mind, the PC Health Check app was intended to help people check if their current Windows 10 PC could upgrade to Windows 11. Based on the feedback so far, we acknowledge that it was not fully prepared to share the level of detail or accuracy you expected from us on why a Windows 10 PC doesn’t meet upgrade requirements. We are temporarily removing the app so that our teams can address the feedback. We will get it back online in preparation for general availability this fall. In the meantime, you can visit our minimum system requirements page here to learn more.

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-i...te-on-windows-11-minimum-system-requirements/

Admetos · 29 Jun 2021 at 16:48

feck199 said:
The answer was already here.

Thank you, I will enable this.

feck199 · 29 Jun 2021 at 23:37

JasonM said:
Thank you, I will enable this.

no problem!

BallistixOnZ490 · 30 Jun 2021 at 08:26

I think motherboard manufacturers need to roll out an updated bios that has this enabled by default.

StarShock · 30 Jun 2021 at 10:32

BallistixOnZ490 said:
I think motherboard manufacturers need to roll out an updated bios that has this enabled by default.

I suspect anyone that can update the bios, can also just switch TPM on. Though I bet that new boards will have it on by default

BallistixOnZ490 · 30 Jun 2021 at 11:08

StarShock said:
I suspect anyone that can update the bios, can also just switch TPM on. Though I bet that new boards will have it on by default

So everytime I need to reset my bios my PC will stop booting into windows how lovely.

watercooledman · 30 Jun 2021 at 11:11

going to be a massive headache for most, how many normal users dont even know what bios is

BallistixOnZ490 · 30 Jun 2021 at 11:16

watercooledman said:
going to be a massive headache for most, how many normal users dont even know what bios is

This just reminded me of the Intel advert of a grandma going into the bios to overclock for '3D knitting'.

StarShock · 30 Jun 2021 at 11:20

BallistixOnZ490 said:
So everytime I need to reset my bios my PC will stop booting into windows how lovely.

I'm on a b350 board. So I'm likely to be in exactly this boat

Hawk Tuah · 30 Jun 2021 at 11:22

BallistixOnZ490 said:
So everytime I need to reset my bios my PC will stop booting into windows how lovely.

That's 20 seconds of your life you'll never get back....

james.miller · 30 Jun 2021 at 11:33

Every time I reset my bios, i have to increase my ram voltage or the pc wont boot at all. It's not a big deal

Emlyn_Dewar · 30 Jun 2021 at 11:34

Mountains out of molehills are what make the forums go round.

BallistixOnZ490 · 30 Jun 2021 at 11:40

james.miller said:
Every time I reset my bios, i have to increase my ram voltage or the pc wont boot at all. It's not a big deal

And if you haven't done it in a while and forget what setting you have to change, that leads to a few hours of trying to figure it out again.

Like when I forgot I had to switch my disk drives to the right mode, or use a driver signing app when using custom AMD GPU bioses.