BIOS and eSIO Firmware Update MSI z890 Carbon WiFi

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What experiences have you had with new BIOS updates?
My MB: MSI z890 Carbon WiFi BIOS Version: E7E17 MSI.1A10. ; Datum 08/30/2024
1. Should I update my bios? And which BIOS version is stable?
2. Or wait for newer BIOS versions?
3. or just update eSIO FW version 2?
4. Correct order to flash BIOS first and then eSIO? Or just eSIO?
5. remove additional hard drives before flashing the BIOS?
look forward to your advice
 
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v1A1 is the very first BIOS release with a bunch of confirmed bugs. So, as explained here, i would for sure update the BIOS to the very latest version before installing Windows, or if Windows is already installed, at least do it now. This is a brand new platform, the first BIOS versions will be quite immature until MSI gets enough feedback about bugs that people have found at home, then they can fix them bit by bit. So with a new platform, not only do you have to update the BIOS first thing, you also have to keep up with the updates, they could all bring important fixes and improvements.

About the eSIO FW, i would do the BIOS update first, then the eSIO update (according to their guide).

You don't need to remove additional drives before any update. I would only do this for Windows, there you keep only one drive where you install Windows to, you can add the other ones back later. This way the installer can't get confused and mess something up.
 
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ty, 7E17v1A5 are these new updates with support Intel Planned Release 5 (PR5) good or make the CPU slower? These new experiments with Intel CPU make me a little worried about stability, Unfortunately Windows is installed and actually runs
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stable with one known exception: the BIOS reset after power is disconnected. how to proceed correctly. Now disconnect power cable or print Q or continue and then remove power cable for 5 minutes
 
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Since Intel had performance problems for the launch, the updates now are more likely to make it perform better. I would definitely update the BIOS.

rom_157a02df said:
how to proceed correctly. Now disconnect power cable or print Q or continue and then remove power cable for 5 minutes
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At that point the eSIO FW has already been updated, you can press Q and then turn it off and remove the power for five minutes.
 
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Update to the newest version, and if you find any dealbreaker bug, you try the next older one. It's easy to downgrade again, with the Flash BIOS Button if need be. Don't stay on an ancient BIOS because you're unsure of what might happen with the latest BIOS.

You have to understand, this is a new platform, they have very little BIOS codebase to build on from the previous platforms. So the BIOS will be 100% bananaware, it ripens at the user when they do the updates. The early adopters of these boards are discovering all kinds of bugs that MSI missed in internal testing (they can only ever test so many configurations and hardware combinations), they report them to MSI, the bugs slowly get fixed, and with each new BIOS version, a lot of issues can get resolved.

Yes, it's possible that they manage to introduce a new issue in some BIOS, but as long as you don't see people warning against some version on the forums, with a new board, you never want to stay on the factory BIOS version.
 
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Even though i speak German too, let's keep it in English for the others to understand as well. You can do it in the method you stated as a preventative measure, it will only take a few minutes extra. I haven't seen reports about losing Windows activation with the Z890 boards yet, but i guess in theory it could still happen in some circumstances.
 
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BIOS was successfully updated and ftpm turned on automatically. Windows remains activated.
The following question should I switch off ftpm in esio update?
 
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My steps for BIOS and eSIO update: with Windows 11, 23h2, activated, New System, ,
MSI z890 Carbon; Intel 265k, XMP Ram,
1. USB-Stick Format 32, less than 16GB, only new Bios- file
2. I removed all other hard drives. Only Windows disk was on
3. checks whether BitLocker is deactivated; Windows login to Microsoft account changed from Hello to password
4. Before BIOS Flash: in the old BIOS, disabling the fTPM, Booting into Windows, and reboot to BIOS
5. Most motherboards have a special USB port for flash bios; new BIOS update. Setting up the new BIOS. The fTPM 2.0 is automatically active again
6. Restart Windows had not lost activation
eSIO Update to V.2 (don't forget to disconnect power for 5 minutes after eSIO install)
7. Reboot Windows and power turned off
8. Additional hard drives reinstalled and in Bios XMP RAM activated
All data has been included without warranty,
9. Now wait for new graphics cards series 5000 and hope the system remains stable. and thanks to Citay
 
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Some steps are ok, but:

rom_157a02df said:
1. USB-Stick Format 32, less than 16GB, only new Bios- file
2. I removed all other hard drives. Only Windows disk was on
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Not really necessary, 1) would only be for the Flash BIOS Button method (for M-Flash, it takes any kind of drive, larger & NTFS-formatted too), and for 2), doesn't matter for a BIOS update, only for installing Windows.

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5. Most motherboards have a special USB port for flash bios; new BIOS update.
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Yes, but again for M-Flash it doesn't matter. 😉

It's weird how this platform has the seperate eSIO FW update, they should try to maybe bundle it with the BIOS update somehow. Some people know how to update their BIOS, but any further firmware updates, i have some doubts.
 
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Ok, you learn something new every day! But technically, it wasn't wrong, purely for the BIOS update it's not necessary, maybe for the eSIO FW update (which my Z690 platform doesn't have). And there i would only do it when the update throws an error. Because if i try to update it and it works, then i saved myself the hassle from taking out / disconnecting the drives.
 
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