diff --git a/boards/novacustom-v540tu/novacustom-v540tu.config b/boards/novacustom-v540tu/novacustom-v540tu.config
index 54a72ad0..c95d0586 100644
--- a/boards/novacustom-v540tu/novacustom-v540tu.config
+++ b/boards/novacustom-v540tu/novacustom-v540tu.config
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 # NovaCustom V54 MTL (integrated graphics) board configuration
+# Note the FLASH_OPTIONS: '--ifd -i bios -i me -i fd'
+#  This excludes gbe from internal flashing, otherwise mac address would revert to '88:88:88:88:87:88' see https://github.com/linuxboot/heads/pull/1871#discussion_r1870134788
+#   Same options should be used when externally flashing the first time, otherwise Intel GBE region (Ethernet config blob) will be overwitten and MAC reverted to '88:88:88:88:87:88'
+
+# Meteor Lake (Intel Gen 14) is not supposed to support s3 but coincidently does. In case s3 is broken, user must configure settings to not suspend or otherwise enable ME/CSME for s01x to work (unsupported by QubesOS when writing those lines) or use Hibernate (Not supported by QubesOS either)
 
 export CONFIG_COREBOOT=y
 export CONFIG_COREBOOT_VERSION=dasharo
@@ -72,5 +77,5 @@ export CONFIG_BOOT_REQ_ROLLBACK=n
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_ADD=""
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_REMOVE="intel_iommu=on intel_iommu=igfx_off"
 export CONFIG_BOARD_NAME="NovaCustom V540TU"
-export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog --progress --programmer internal"
+export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog --progress --programmer internal --ifd -i bios -i me -i fd"
 export CONFIG_AUTO_BOOT_TIMEOUT=5
diff --git a/boards/novacustom-v560tu/novacustom-v560tu.config b/boards/novacustom-v560tu/novacustom-v560tu.config
index 1e6e5972..51699c4a 100644
--- a/boards/novacustom-v560tu/novacustom-v560tu.config
+++ b/boards/novacustom-v560tu/novacustom-v560tu.config
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 # NovaCustom V54 MTL (integrated graphics) board configuration
+# Note the FLASH_OPTIONS: '--ifd -i bios -i me -i fd'
+#  This excludes gbe from internal flashing, otherwise mac address would revert to '88:88:88:88:87:88' see https://github.com/linuxboot/heads/pull/1871#discussion_r1870134788
+#   Same options should be used when externally flashing the first time, otherwise Intel GBE region (Ethernet config blob) will be overwitten and MAC reverted to '88:88:88:88:87:88'
+
+# Meteor Lake (Intel Gen 14) is not supposed to support s3 but coincidently does. In case s3 is broken, user must configure settings to not suspend or otherwise enable ME/CSME for s01x to work (unsupported by QubesOS when writing those lines) or use Hibernate (Not supported by QubesOS either)
 
 export CONFIG_COREBOOT=y
 export CONFIG_COREBOOT_VERSION=dasharo
@@ -72,5 +77,5 @@ export CONFIG_BOOT_REQ_ROLLBACK=n
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_ADD=""
 export CONFIG_BOOT_KERNEL_REMOVE="intel_iommu=on intel_iommu=igfx_off"
 export CONFIG_BOARD_NAME="NovaCustom V540TU"
-export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog --progress --programmer internal"
+export CONFIG_FLASH_OPTIONS="flashprog --progress --programmer internal --ifd -i bios -i me -i fd"
 export CONFIG_AUTO_BOOT_TIMEOUT=5