X670E Ace Bios Problems

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Hardware:
Processor: 7950X
Motherboard: MSI X670E Ace
GPU: EVGA 3080 TI FTW3
MEMORY: G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series AMD EXPO 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000 (PC5 48000)
PSU: EVGA 1000W P6
Cooler: 360 Phanteks AIO MPH

After updating my BIOS today on my PC. When booting up I was getting BIOS Code A6 and the RAM light was staying Amber. This didn't occur on the previous BIOS 7D69v13. I attempted to clear CMOS but same issue. I ended up downgrading my BIOS back to 7D69v13. I opened a ticket with MSI, but just a heads up in case anyone else runs into this. Before 7D69v142 I had zero issues with RAM and bootup problems.


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sblantipodi said:
hi there, the system is very stable here but from Windows events I can see this error at boot:


do you have the same error? what is it?

I see even this error on boot:
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Hypervisor is the virtualisation monitoring part. If you have not enabled SVM in BIOS (disabled by default) then this might be the culprit.
BTW --- 1.2.0.3b Patch C incoming!
 
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SoniC said:
Hypervisor is the virtualisation monitoring part. If you have not enabled SVM in BIOS (disabled by default) then this might be the culprit.
BTW --- 1.2.0.3b Patch C incoming!
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you're a genius. I always checked VT-d on Intel but never on AMD.
in any case, I enabled it but the error remains.
 
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In case anyone looking for a fix for an issue that they think a beta BIOS may help, remember to download only from vendor hosted platforms. If it's an MSI board, download it from MSI, or don't trust it.
 
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I'm not even installing official betas anymore

I think there's a reason why they are starting to remove some bios from the download page
recent betas have been very problematic, and I speak after a personal bad experience with one of those "removed" betas

1L seems one of the most solid bios for me, paired with the updated driver it's also beneficial for performances (including previous 7950x3d cpu)

I'm scared to flash the next 1.2.0.3 patch C bios, but it will be necessary for patching recent microcode vulnerability
Generally a bios flash is not recomended if don't have problems: but if it comes with better performances, security fixes, or new hardware support it's practically mandatory to update
But pls avoid betas or alterative sources for something as critical as the bios
If you like to update your bios every week, you got the wrong MB, you should have chosen an Asus (just joking ofc xD )

and btw, new chipset drivers incoming
there are already a couple new versions around, from asrock/asus, but still nothing official from amd
 
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Michele P said:
I'm not even installing official betas anymore
I think there's a reason why they are removing betas from the download page (and I had a very bad experience with a beta bios too)

1L seems one of the most solid for me, paired with the updated drivers
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I confirm, I'm pretty impressed by the stability of this BIOS even with a new Ryzen 9000...
kudos to MSI even considering the fact that I'm running a stupid 4x16GB, I know that it's stupid, but my eyes bleeds when I see only two sticks on a mobo...

I used to be an HEDT user and I can't stand a PC with only 2 sticks.
 
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old bios I preferred override (no offset, override)
recent ones AMD overclocking seems to be more stable (idk if it changes something in loadline or idle voltages, but feels better)
 
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who knows
I've only noticed something weird
with override the zentimings soc voltage has slight fluctuations in readings from time to time (eepecially right after opening the program)
AMD overclocking seems a bit more consistent in readings

I haven't looked deeply inside hwinfo (there are a couple soc voltage sensors to look for)
you can monitor those sensors if you are curious
but I think even hwinfo it's not very reliable for this (sometimes sensors have spikes caused by different things etc)

I have only a few ideas about how the two options may differ: loadline, c-states, or a something like that (just for the SOC component, not the entire cpu)
In other words, they may have different ways to regulate the soc voltage based on the cpu workload. But it's only my speculation, don't take it seriously

I'm also reading here and there the AMD overclock feels more reliable, even on some buildzoid video I heard the same thing while he was OCing on a recent MSI board.

Placebo or not, try the overclocking way. It works fine for me (not that override had problems at same soc voltage)
 
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Michele P said:
I'm not even installing official betas anymore

I think there's a reason why they are starting to remove some bios from the download page
recent betas have been very problematic, and I speak after a personal bad experience with one of those "removed" betas

1L seems one of the most solid bios for me, paired with the updated driver it's also beneficial for performances (including previous 7950x3d cpu)

I'm scared to flash the next 1.2.0.3 patch C bios, but it will be necessary for patching recent microcode vulnerability
Generally a bios flash is not recomended if don't have problems: but if it comes with better performances, security fixes, or new hardware support it's practically mandatory to update
But pls avoid betas or alterative sources for something as critical as the bios
If you like to update your bios every week, you got the wrong MB, you should have chosen an Asus (just joking ofc xD )

and btw, new chipset drivers incoming
there are already a couple new versions around, from asrock/asus, but still nothing official from amd
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I am still on 7D69v19 prior had tons of issues with daily crashes since 7D69v19 has been stable other than occasional start up hang not getting past post which a power off and back on fixes.
 
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