Tried restoring the system or reaching for post-sale? I got my first unit with the NIC totally down and have to replace one. I donβt think MSI have a very great QC. But the spark here in Hong Kong is quite scarce, replacing one takes weeks. Hope you can find a solution!
Firmware Component Name: FLASH
Firmware Version: SBP:R:2.152.15
Firmware ID: Not Specified
β
Firmware Component Name: UEFI
Firmware Version: R:1.108.20
Firmware ID: Not Specified
Firmware Component Name: EC Firmware
Firmware Version: 3.3.2
Firmware ID: Not Specified
β
Firmware Component Name: PD Firmware
Firmware Version: PD0 FW1: 5.7, FW2: 5.22
Firmware ID: Not Specified
Release Date: Not Specified
Firmware Component Name: PD Firmware
Firmware Version: PD1 FW1: 5.7, FW2: 5.22
Firmware ID: Not Specified
Release Date: Not Specified
Adding data from an MSI EdgeXpert MS-C931 for comparison.
sudo dmidecode -t 45 output:
FLASH: SBP:R:2.148.24
UEFI: MSI_UEFI_40_1.6.0
EC Firmware: 4.1.60
PD Firmware: PD0 FW1: 5.0, FW2: 4.10
PD1 FW1: 5.0, FW2: 4.10
Comparing against post #44 (Founders Edition, working):
ββββββββββ¬ββββββββββββββββββββββ¬βββββββββββββββββββ
β β EdgeXpert β Founders Edition β
ββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββββ€
β SOCFW β 2.148.24 β 2.152.15 β
ββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββββ€
β PD FW2 β 4.10 β 5.22 β
ββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββββ€
β EC β 4.1.60 (MSI scheme) β 3.3.2 β
ββββββββββ΄ββββββββββββββββββββββ΄βββββββββββββββββββ
Symptoms: GPU power limit N/A, GPU model Unknown, default clock 2418 MHz, periodic SW power capping events. GPU
computes at ~70W during inference but mailbox communication to EC appears broken.
Current state: EdgeXpert is on GA2 OTA2 (2026-03-04) β the only BSP MSI has published. SOCFW 2.152.15 has not been
released for the EdgeXpert. nvidia-spark-ota-check reports EC/SOCFW/USBPD as because the tool cannot read
MSIβs firmware version scheme (EC uses 4.1.60 not 3.3.2).
The fix appears to require MSI publishing an updated BSP with SOCFW 2.152.15 equivalent. Have filed a request with MSI
support.
The GX10 received an update:
Firmware Component Name: FLASH
Firmware Version: SBP:R:2.148.24
Firmware ID: Not Specified
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Firmware Component Name: UEFI
Firmware Version: ASUS_UEFI_0104
Firmware ID: Not Specified
Release Date: Not Specified
--
Firmware Component Name: EC Firmware
Firmware Version: 2.78.24
Firmware ID: Not Specified
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Firmware Component Name: PD Firmware
Firmware Version: PD0 FW1: 5.0, FW2: 5.7
Firmware ID: Not Specified
Release Date: Not Specified
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Firmware Component Name: PD Firmware
Firmware Version: PD1 FW1: 5.0, FW2: 5.7
Firmware ID: Not Specified
Release Date: Not Specified
The EC firmware and the UEFI firmware were updated. Letβs see if they fix the problems.
Iβve seen one unit power itself on after having its power brick plugged in again. This happened after the update was installed and the system was shut down cleanly from the OS using the shutdown command. Iβll check if it happens again.
Ok, Iβm able to reproduce this. The GX10 powers itself on automatically when plugged in again. I havenβt configured this in the UEFI firmware. Iβll do more unpaid QA work for Asus and Nvidia later today.
Auto power on has always been the default behaviour.
I had it disabled before the upgrade. It is indeed set by default now to active.
Maybe they decided to make it the same on the GX10 as the FE model?
I made a firmware update yesterday and got stuck in low-power mode again. My Spark was switched off overnight and booted normally this morning. However, while working, I noticed that the performance had dropped again and it was back in low-power mode.
Firmware Component Name: FLASH
Firmware Version: SBP:R:2.148.24
Firmware ID: Not Specified
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Firmware Component Name: UEFI
Firmware Version: ASUS_UEFI_0104
Firmware ID: Not Specified
Release Date: Not Specified
--
Firmware Component Name: EC Firmware
Firmware Version: 2.78.24
Firmware ID: Not Specified
--
Firmware Component Name: PD Firmware
Firmware Version: PD0 FW1: 5.0, FW2: 5.7
Firmware ID: Not Specified
Release Date: Not Specified
--
Firmware Component Name: PD Firmware
Firmware Version: PD1 FW1: 5.0, FW2: 5.7
Firmware ID: Not Specified
Release Date: Not Specified
In the screenshot, you can see that it is only drawing 10 W at 95% utilization.
After unplugging the power cable from both the wall outlet and the Spark, it draws 97 W again.
Firmware Component Name: FLASH
Firmware Version: SBP:R:2.148.24
Firmware ID: Not Specified
--
Firmware Component Name: UEFI
Firmware Version: ASUS_UEFI_0104
Firmware ID: Not Specified
Release Date: Not Specified
--
Firmware Component Name: EC Firmware
Firmware Version: 2.78.24
Firmware ID: Not Specified
--
Firmware Component Name: PD Firmware
Firmware Version: PD0 FW1: 5.0, FW2: 5.7
Firmware ID: Not Specified
Release Date: Not Specified
--
Firmware Component Name: PD Firmware
Firmware Version: PD1 FW1: 5.0, FW2: 5.7
Firmware ID: Not Specified
Release Date: Not Specified
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| NVIDIA-SMI 580.142 Driver Version: 580.142 CUDA Version: 13.0 |
+-----------------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+
| GPU Name Persistence-M | Bus-Id Disp.A | Volatile Uncorr. ECC |
| Fan Temp Perf Pwr:Usage/Cap | Memory-Usage | GPU-Util Compute M. |
| | | MIG M. |
|=========================================+========================+======================|
| 0 NVIDIA GB10 On | 0000000F:01:00.0 Off | N/A |
| N/A 47C P0 11W / N/A | Not Supported | 95% Default |
| | | N/A |
+-----------------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+
Attached GPUs : 1
GPU 0000000F:01:00.0
Performance State : P0
Clocks Event Reasons
Idle : Not Active
Applications Clocks Setting : Not Active
SW Power Cap : Not Active
HW Slowdown : Not Active
HW Thermal Slowdown : Not Active
HW Power Brake Slowdown : Not Active
Sync Boost : Not Active
SW Thermal Slowdown : Not Active
Display Clock Setting : Not Active
Clocks Event Reasons Counters
SW Power Capping : 338072605 us
Sync Boost : 0 us
SW Thermal Slowdown : 0 us
HW Thermal Slowdown : 0 us
HW Power Braking : 0 us
Sparse Operation Mode : N/A
The updates didnβt fix the problem.
============================================================
Spark GPU Throttle Check
GPU state at idle:
Clock: 208 / 3003 MHz
P-state: P8
Power: 4.8 W
Warming up GPU (2.0s)β¦
Collecting 20 samples under load (0.5s interval)β¦
Threshold: 1400 MHz
# Clock (MHz) Max (MHz) PState Power (W)
βββββ βββββββββββ βββββββββ ββββββ βββββββββ
1 624 3003 P0 12.5
2 624 3003 P0 12.4
3 624 3003 P0 12.5
4 624 3003 P0 12.5
5 624 3003 P0 12.5
6 624 3003 P0 12.5
7 624 3003 P0 12.5
8 624 3003 P0 12.5
9 624 3003 P0 12.4
10 624 3003 P0 12.4
11 624 3003 P0 12.4
12 624 3003 P0 12.4
13 624 3003 P0 12.5
14 624 3003 P0 12.5
15 624 3003 P0 12.5
16 624 3003 P0 12.6
17 624 3003 P0 12.5
18 624 3003 P0 12.5
19 624 3003 P0 12.5
20 624 3003 P0 12.5
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
RESULTS
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Samples: 20
Peak clock: 624 MHz
Average clock: 624 MHz
Avg power draw: 12.5 W
Below threshold: 100% of samples < 1400 MHz
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β FAIL β GPU IS THROTTLED β
β Clock never exceeded threshold under load. β
β Likely cause: bad USB PD power negotiation. β
β Try: disconnect power brick from wall and Spark, β
β wait a minute, then reconnect. β
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
This unit didnβt crash to end up in this state. It was powered off for approximately 20 hours with the power brick plugged in. It started in this state. It was running properly before shutdown.
Happening to me on my Asus Ascent GX10. Unplugging from the mains for a minute or so fixed it. Annoying.
Firmware Component Name: FLASH
Firmware Version: SBP:R:2.148.24
Firmware ID: Not Specified
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Firmware Component Name: UEFI
Firmware Version: ASUS_UEFI_0104
Firmware ID: Not Specified
Release Date: Not Specified
--
Firmware Component Name: EC Firmware
Firmware Version: 2.78.24
Firmware ID: Not Specified
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Firmware Component Name: PD Firmware
Firmware Version: PD0 FW1: 5.7, FW2: 4.10
Firmware ID: Not Specified
Release Date: Not Specified
--
Firmware Component Name: PD Firmware
Firmware Version: PD1 FW1: 5.7, FW2: 4.10
Firmware ID: Not Specified
Release Date: Not Specified