Update
I spoke to asus directly and this is what they told me.
1) Compatibility BIOS is not really "compatible" with older hardware expected by the Windows 7 "Hardware Abstraction Layer" (HAL).
2) Windows 7 does NOT support TPM 2.0, which this board uses to encrypt and verify "ALL" onboard hardware peripherals.
3) Ergo, Windows 7 will simply not install nor run over compatibility BIOS.
4) Minimum requirement is Windows 8.1 which is TPM 2.0 compatible.
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5) The TPM chip cannot be disabled.
6) It is unlikely that the board will function at all, if it is physically removed.
7) The TPM contains the physical address pointers to hardware, interrupt vectors and mandatory crypto keys.
8) The TPM chip is clearly marked on the board, but ANY tampering voids warranty an end phone suport.
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9) In UEFI mode, the BIOS is smart enough to configure the hardware and get beyond the TPM 2.0 issue.
10) The system will install and boot Win 7, but ...
11) All hardware depending on TPM will NOT run fully or correctly in Win 7.
12) Ergo nVIDIA issue, the windows HAL is not detecting the card correctly BECAUSE of TPM-2
I don't think this is correct but I'm looking into it more anyone got any idea's also I'm pretty sure I saw some TPM 2.0 enabling posts on the forms for windows 7 using a backported Windows 8.1 driver but can't find them now
They take that treacherous platform module and shove where the sun don't shine I have no interest in using it prefer having it disabled if at all possible, I just want my system to boot.