Alpha 17 C7VG - BIOS issues

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a.wybieralski.95

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I have been a mostly satisfied owner of the MSI Alpha 17 laptop for a few weeks. 'Mostly' because I am experiencing two issues:
1. MUX Switch – when switching from MSHybrid to discrete graphics mode, upon reboot, I am prompted to enter the BitLocker decryption key, followed by the requirement to set up a new PIN for Windows 11 login. Even with BitLocker disabled, creating a new PIN is still required. Is there a way to bypass these steps? I believe it could be related to BIOS settings, which I have not changed from the factory defaults.​
2. AMD Overclocking menu in BIOS – after unlocking the advanced BIOS (rCTRL + rSHIFT + lAlt + F2), the AMD Overclocking option appears. Unfortunately, when I attempt to access it, the screen flickers. Why is overclocking available on Intel-based laptops but seems restricted on an AMD-based laptop? Is this part of Intel's marketing advantage over AMD? I am interested in the overclocking menu primarily for undervolting options – is there a way to unlock the AMD overclocking menu?
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Please note that I have updated the BIOS to the latest version available (version E17KKAMS.120 from 11.01.2024) and have also updated the chipset software directly from AMD's website.
Has anyone encountered similar issues?
 
a.wybieralski.95 said:
I have been a mostly satisfied owner of the MSI Alpha 17 laptop for a few weeks. 'Mostly' because I am experiencing two issues:
1. MUX Switch – when switching from MSHybrid to discrete graphics mode, upon reboot, I am prompted to enter the BitLocker decryption key, followed by the requirement to set up a new PIN for Windows 11 login. Even with BitLocker disabled, creating a new PIN is still required. Is there a way to bypass these steps? I believe it could be related to BIOS settings, which I have not changed from the factory defaults.​
2. AMD Overclocking menu in BIOS – after unlocking the advanced BIOS (rCTRL + rSHIFT + lAlt + F2), the AMD Overclocking option appears. Unfortunately, when I attempt to access it, the screen flickers. Why is overclocking available on Intel-based laptops but seems restricted on an AMD-based laptop? Is this part of Intel's marketing advantage over AMD? I am interested in the overclocking menu primarily for undervolting options – is there a way to unlock the AMD overclocking menu?​
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Please note that I have updated the BIOS to the latest version available (version E17KKAMS.120 from 11.01.2024) and have also updated the chipset software directly from AMD's website.
Has anyone encountered similar issues?
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Did you have the same issue with the previous BIOS?
 
a.wybieralski.95 said:
Yes, I thought that BIOS update will solve one of mentioned points but it is as it was.
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Man, I have the same laptop, I also could not find any answers how to get access to that part of menu.(Overlocking) .The only thing that I can tell you that you can go AMD CBS and AMD SMU options and there you can find a lot of options which maybe you were looking for in overlocking menu, but none of them actually work over there except throttle limit. In pre-latest BIOS update they removed 40W limit and now even with low base clock your cpu draws 50watts and temperature of cpu may reach 80-85 degrees. Waiting for a new good BIOS.
 
a.wybieralski.95 said:
I have been a mostly satisfied owner of the MSI Alpha 17 laptop for a few weeks. 'Mostly' because I am experiencing two issues:
1. MUX Switch – when switching from MSHybrid to discrete graphics mode, upon reboot, I am prompted to enter the BitLocker decryption key, followed by the requirement to set up a new PIN for Windows 11 login. Even with BitLocker disabled, creating a new PIN is still required. Is there a way to bypass these steps? I believe it could be related to BIOS settings, which I have not changed from the factory defaults.​
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As I know, some models bypass this kind of mechanism. You can report to MSI support to get the BIOS to prevent the behavior.
 
Your model released a new BIOS(E17KKAMS.121) on MSI website. Based on the release note from the file, it seems it prevents the BitLocker recovery showning after adjusting GPU Switch.
You can try to install this version and check if the behavior does not appear again.
BTW, since your BIOS is without the solution, it is necessary to suspend Bitlocker before updating BIOS.
 
a.wybieralski.95 said:
I have been a mostly satisfied owner of the MSI Alpha 17 laptop for a few weeks. 'Mostly' because I am experiencing two issues:
1. MUX Switch – when switching from MSHybrid to discrete graphics mode, upon reboot, I am prompted to enter the BitLocker decryption key, followed by the requirement to set up a new PIN for Windows 11 login. Even with BitLocker disabled, creating a new PIN is still required. Is there a way to bypass these steps? I believe it could be related to BIOS settings, which I have not changed from the factory defaults.​
2. AMD Overclocking menu in BIOS – after unlocking the advanced BIOS (rCTRL + rSHIFT + lAlt + F2), the AMD Overclocking option appears. Unfortunately, when I attempt to access it, the screen flickers. Why is overclocking available on Intel-based laptops but seems restricted on an AMD-based laptop? Is this part of Intel's marketing advantage over AMD? I am interested in the overclocking menu primarily for undervolting options – is there a way to unlock the AMD overclocking menu?​
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Please note that I have updated the BIOS to the latest version available (version E17KKAMS.120 from 11.01.2024) and have also updated the chipset software directly from AMD's website.
Has anyone encountered similar issues?
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i have the issue with the overclocking menu flickering on mine as well, no issue with bitlocker tho
 
Hey guys,
has anybody solve the problem with the locked "AMD Overclocking" option?
BR, Daniel
 
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