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9 hours ago, one_ordinary_man said:

Hello there, 
I build a new PC last year using some old salvaged parts and new ones. After hearing about windows 11, I went and checked whether my pc is compatible or no. Looked like I had to turn on that PTT in my bios, so I did, but still, it's not supported because of the lack of that TPM 2.0 module. I do have a TPM header but can't find the chip. ( not willing to buy from eBay) Now what? Stuck with Windows 10?😢

 

Because of lockdown and I was in my rented space, this year in February I bought a laptop for my study (Lenovo S145-15IKB) but had an intel i3-7020U. No update for that too?😢

 

My PC specs are: 
>Intel i5-9400F
>Gigabyte H310M H (rev. 1.0) 
>16Gb Corsair 2400 ram (8×2)
>120GB SSD boot drive
>512GB HDD
>Nvdia GT710 from my old PC
>450w PSU 

My Laptop Specs:
(Lenovo S145-15IKB)
>Intel i3 7020u
>4GB 2133 ram
>1tb hdd

Your desktop is Windows 11 supported.

You most likely just have an option in your UEFI settings.

Go to your UEFI

  • Make sure that UEFI mode is enabled (else your system will emulate the old BIOS)
  • Make sure CSM (Compatibility Support Module) is disabled. This option is to support legacy hardware that one might have in their system. Sadly, if this was enabled, it made the system emulate the old BIOS.
  • While not required to be enabled, I recommend for improved security that SecureBoot is enabled.
  • Not linked to the requirements, but as well double check it is good while you are in there: If you have a SATA drive, ensure that SATA controller is set to AHCI mode, and there is no option related to it set to Legacy.
  • As mentioned, ensure that fTPM or Intel PTT or TPM is enabled.
  • Not required but depending on what you plan to do under Windows 11 (or 10), Ensure that virtualization options are enabled

Basically, motherboard manufactures aims at reducing support calls, so they have tendency to set the defaults of the system as if you plan to install Windows XP (or whatever, super old version of Windows.. probably Win7 in reality). And they do this, because all versions after all support these legacy settings... until Windows 11 which are now bitting them.

 

Warning: If CSM was enabled, or UEFI was disabled, or SATA controller was set to Legacy or IDE mode (if you have a SATA drive) Windows will fail to boot. This is expected, as Windows installed itself under these legacy settings. Just something to expect.

 

 

As for your laptop, currently Microsoft said 8th gen Intel CPU and up. But, they are evaluating older CPU at this moment by looking at performance metrics with Insiders. So you can join the Insider program, and get dev builds of Win11 if you are with bugs and doing good backups. But if Microsoft choose to not support this CPU, there is a chance that they decide to not allow get the final build of Win11, and have to reinstall Win10.

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Hello there, 
I build a new PC last year using some old salvaged parts and new ones. After hearing about windows 11, I went and checked whether my pc is compatible or no. Looked like I had to turn on that PTT in my bios, so I did, but still, it's not supported because of the lack of that TPM 2.0 module. I do have a TPM header but can't find the chip. ( not willing to buy from eBay) Now what? Stuck with Windows 10?😢

 

Because of lockdown and I was in my rented space, this year in February I bought a laptop for my study (Lenovo S145-15IKB) but had an intel i3-7020U. No update for that too?😢

 

My PC specs are: 
>Intel i5-9400F
>Gigabyte H310M H (rev. 1.0) 
>16Gb Corsair 2400 ram (8×2)
>120GB SSD boot drive
>512GB HDD
>Nvdia GT710 from my old PC
>450w PSU 

My Laptop Specs:
(Lenovo S145-15IKB)
>Intel i3 7020u
>4GB 2133 ram
>1tb hdd

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9400F should be supported. You don't need a TPM module. Just enable it in BIOS and you're good to go. What's telling you that it's incompatible?

 

The laptop is a toss up at the moment. Officially, Windows 11 requires 8th gen or better, but Microsoft is now considering adding 7th gen. Whether you can upgrade your laptop, then, comes down to what happens with that.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D · Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S Chromax.black · Motherboard: Gigabyte Auros X670 Elite AX · RAM: G.Skill Flare X5 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5 6000MHz CL30 · Graphics Card: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super Twin Edge OC 12GB · Boot Drive: 1TB XPG Gammix S70 Blade NVMe SSD · Game Drive: 2TB WD SN850X NVMe SSD · PSU: Seasonic Focus GX V3 1000W 80+ Gold · Case: Fractal Design North Mesh · Monitor: MSI Optix MAG342CQR 34” UWQHD 3440x1440 144Hz · Keyboard: EPOMAKER x Aula F99 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard · Mouse: Logitech G309 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse

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9 hours ago, one_ordinary_man said:

Hello there, 
I build a new PC last year using some old salvaged parts and new ones. After hearing about windows 11, I went and checked whether my pc is compatible or no. Looked like I had to turn on that PTT in my bios, so I did, but still, it's not supported because of the lack of that TPM 2.0 module. I do have a TPM header but can't find the chip. ( not willing to buy from eBay) Now what? Stuck with Windows 10?😢

 

Because of lockdown and I was in my rented space, this year in February I bought a laptop for my study (Lenovo S145-15IKB) but had an intel i3-7020U. No update for that too?😢

 

My PC specs are: 
>Intel i5-9400F
>Gigabyte H310M H (rev. 1.0) 
>16Gb Corsair 2400 ram (8×2)
>120GB SSD boot drive
>512GB HDD
>Nvdia GT710 from my old PC
>450w PSU 

My Laptop Specs:
(Lenovo S145-15IKB)
>Intel i3 7020u
>4GB 2133 ram
>1tb hdd

Your desktop is Windows 11 supported.

You most likely just have an option in your UEFI settings.

Go to your UEFI

  • Make sure that UEFI mode is enabled (else your system will emulate the old BIOS)
  • Make sure CSM (Compatibility Support Module) is disabled. This option is to support legacy hardware that one might have in their system. Sadly, if this was enabled, it made the system emulate the old BIOS.
  • While not required to be enabled, I recommend for improved security that SecureBoot is enabled.
  • Not linked to the requirements, but as well double check it is good while you are in there: If you have a SATA drive, ensure that SATA controller is set to AHCI mode, and there is no option related to it set to Legacy.
  • As mentioned, ensure that fTPM or Intel PTT or TPM is enabled.
  • Not required but depending on what you plan to do under Windows 11 (or 10), Ensure that virtualization options are enabled

Basically, motherboard manufactures aims at reducing support calls, so they have tendency to set the defaults of the system as if you plan to install Windows XP (or whatever, super old version of Windows.. probably Win7 in reality). And they do this, because all versions after all support these legacy settings... until Windows 11 which are now bitting them.

 

Warning: If CSM was enabled, or UEFI was disabled, or SATA controller was set to Legacy or IDE mode (if you have a SATA drive) Windows will fail to boot. This is expected, as Windows installed itself under these legacy settings. Just something to expect.

 

 

As for your laptop, currently Microsoft said 8th gen Intel CPU and up. But, they are evaluating older CPU at this moment by looking at performance metrics with Insiders. So you can join the Insider program, and get dev builds of Win11 if you are with bugs and doing good backups. But if Microsoft choose to not support this CPU, there is a chance that they decide to not allow get the final build of Win11, and have to reinstall Win10.

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UPDATE: So as i was expecting, i messed something in bios. i was started to get BSOD randomly. had to reinsert both ram sticks one by one and then both after that cmos battery. then went in bios, i made a factory reset and then turn everything(PTT) back on. and now it shows all ok on whynotwin11. no more random crash too. 

Thanks for the help.❤❤❤

 

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