Concise:
Please correct me if my understanding of UEFI is not correct.
Background:
I have little or no recent experience building computers. I plan a build using MSI MEG Z590 Ace in the next 4 weeks. I have recently realized that this board has a primary and redundant UEFIs. I have seen how to save the Overclocking Profiles on a USB device but I see no way to store general settings such as fan controls. I have have been advised to take photos of the screens to avoid writings down all of the settings and have realized that the UEFI provides a 'Screenshot' capability that will record to a USB device to accomplish the same end.
Assumptions:
I assume that if one performs a Flash Bios update that all BIOS settings will be lost.
I assume that the Flash Bios will only update the current BIOS ( primary or redundant) based upon the position of the switch on the board. If one wants both updated one must perform the task for each.
I assume that if the primary is inoperative that the priority would be to restore the primary rather than perform any other task.
I assume that if for any reason I had to clear the CMOS I would need to re-enter all fan control information, boot priority, XMP etc.? In the case with only one CMOS image the redundant would also be impacted.
I plan a near stock system using only the most humble of overclocking settings. I hope that these concerns are extremely unlike to actualize.
Questions:
Are there 2 sets of BIOS settings in the CMOS chip?
Can one use conservative settings in the backup BIOS and more aggressive ones in the primary. An example would be turning on XMP for the primary and leaving it disabled for the redundant?
Is there no other way to save UEFI settings than Screenshot? In this case I would create a PowerPoint file with one screenshot per page to capture all of the changes I would need to make to restore my system.
I would be please to be wrong in this case. It would be nice if there were and easer way to restore settings.
Please correct me if my understanding of UEFI is not correct.
Background:
I have little or no recent experience building computers. I plan a build using MSI MEG Z590 Ace in the next 4 weeks. I have recently realized that this board has a primary and redundant UEFIs. I have seen how to save the Overclocking Profiles on a USB device but I see no way to store general settings such as fan controls. I have have been advised to take photos of the screens to avoid writings down all of the settings and have realized that the UEFI provides a 'Screenshot' capability that will record to a USB device to accomplish the same end.
Assumptions:
I assume that if one performs a Flash Bios update that all BIOS settings will be lost.
I assume that the Flash Bios will only update the current BIOS ( primary or redundant) based upon the position of the switch on the board. If one wants both updated one must perform the task for each.
I assume that if the primary is inoperative that the priority would be to restore the primary rather than perform any other task.
I assume that if for any reason I had to clear the CMOS I would need to re-enter all fan control information, boot priority, XMP etc.? In the case with only one CMOS image the redundant would also be impacted.
I plan a near stock system using only the most humble of overclocking settings. I hope that these concerns are extremely unlike to actualize.
Questions:
Are there 2 sets of BIOS settings in the CMOS chip?
Can one use conservative settings in the backup BIOS and more aggressive ones in the primary. An example would be turning on XMP for the primary and leaving it disabled for the redundant?
Is there no other way to save UEFI settings than Screenshot? In this case I would create a PowerPoint file with one screenshot per page to capture all of the changes I would need to make to restore my system.
I would be please to be wrong in this case. It would be nice if there were and easer way to restore settings.