letonyj154e02d8
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Hello, I am trying to enable the Secure Boot feature on my Z87-GD65 GAMING motherboard but I have hit a block again and again. I have flashed the board to be on the most recent version of BIOS available on the MSI website, Version 1.C, released on 2015-05-20. It is my understanding that to enable this feature the boot drive must be partitioned as GPT which I have double checked and it is:
I then follow the following procedure. First, reset the BIOS configuration to ensure everything is set to the default values. Then, change the "Boot mode select" option from "UEFI + Legacy" to "UEFI" and restart so it can take effect.
After that I change "Windows 8/8.1 Feature" from "Disabled" to "Enabled". Doing so reveals the options for "Secure Boot". From within the "Secure Boot" menu, I set the configuration to "Custom" and ensure that the keys are set to the factory default.
At this point I attempt to enable "Secure Boot" but I am greeted by this error message: "WARNING: CSM is Loaded! Disable the CSM in Setup. Repeat operation after Reboot to ensure UEFI Video (GOP) driver is operational". According to what I found online, enabling the "Windows 8/8.1 Feature" is the way to disable CSM in Click BIOS 4.
So I follow the message and restart my computer so it will recognize that CSM is disabled. However, whenever the "Windows 8/8.1 Feature" is enabled BIOS will no longer be displayed by my monitor. Windows 10 will still boot just fine if I don't try to enter BIOS, but if I press the DEL key during start up it will attempt to enter BIOS but the video signal will cut off and my monitor will time out and turn off. Restarting and trying again does not change it. I have tried resetting the BIOS configuration by jumping the reset pins on the board many times, but this behavior is consistent even when trying different settings, including setting the boot graphics adapter to the integrated card (IGD) from my external graphics card (PEG).
At this point I'm beginning to believe that is motherboard is too old to be compatible with Secure Boot on Windows 10 (or even 11), but if anyone has any ideas on how to get it to work it would be greatly appreciated!
I then follow the following procedure. First, reset the BIOS configuration to ensure everything is set to the default values. Then, change the "Boot mode select" option from "UEFI + Legacy" to "UEFI" and restart so it can take effect.
After that I change "Windows 8/8.1 Feature" from "Disabled" to "Enabled". Doing so reveals the options for "Secure Boot". From within the "Secure Boot" menu, I set the configuration to "Custom" and ensure that the keys are set to the factory default.
At this point I attempt to enable "Secure Boot" but I am greeted by this error message: "WARNING: CSM is Loaded! Disable the CSM in Setup. Repeat operation after Reboot to ensure UEFI Video (GOP) driver is operational". According to what I found online, enabling the "Windows 8/8.1 Feature" is the way to disable CSM in Click BIOS 4.
So I follow the message and restart my computer so it will recognize that CSM is disabled. However, whenever the "Windows 8/8.1 Feature" is enabled BIOS will no longer be displayed by my monitor. Windows 10 will still boot just fine if I don't try to enter BIOS, but if I press the DEL key during start up it will attempt to enter BIOS but the video signal will cut off and my monitor will time out and turn off. Restarting and trying again does not change it. I have tried resetting the BIOS configuration by jumping the reset pins on the board many times, but this behavior is consistent even when trying different settings, including setting the boot graphics adapter to the integrated card (IGD) from my external graphics card (PEG).
At this point I'm beginning to believe that is motherboard is too old to be compatible with Secure Boot on Windows 10 (or even 11), but if anyone has any ideas on how to get it to work it would be greatly appreciated!
