06-28-2019 07:42 AM - last edited 3 weeks ago by ROGBot
06-30-2019 12:45 AM
07-07-2019 09:41 AM
FalloutBoy wrote:
I don't know much about your board or it's BIOS as I run an x99 and an X399 but do you have an option under BIOS that is Called Advanced->Four way configuration? If so what is it set to and what PCIe Slots in your system are in use?
09-11-2019 05:17 AM
09-11-2019 06:38 AM
erlendkrool wrote:
EDIT: The M.2 NVMe disks were the problem! They are both defect. This means that when I upgraded the CPU and flashed the BIOS, something MUST have happened which damaged both the NVMe disks. I sent both disks back to the store I bought them from, and I got refunded for both the disks, they could not get them to work in their IT service center.
So the big question is still unanswered though, was it the CPU switch or the BIOS flash which destroyed the NVMe disks? My ASUS ROG STRIX B450 F GAMING motherboard is still working like a charm and I have not found any issues with the motherboard at all, and I'm happy for that. But it still bothers me that the NVMe disks could take damage by just doing either a BIOS flash or switching the CPU. I'm gonna continue using the older 2.5" SSDs instead of M.2 NVMe disks in the future, because of this incident which took me many hours to figure out. It was a pain in the ***, that's for sure!
09-13-2019 06:07 AM
FalloutBoy wrote:
Okay I found the section in bios that may be responsible for the problem - note this is a RAMPANT guess but check in bios if you have an option called "Advanced\AMD fTPM configuration" and check out the information related to the settings.
09-13-2019 07:09 AM
jims2321 wrote:
Do not mess with this setting.
The TPM is a tamper-resistant "secure element" used to hold cryptographic keys (including smartcard certificates and BitLocker credentials). BitLocker mainly uses it for the system disk, since the TPM can provide passwordless unlocking while still resisting external attacks (i.e. it seals the encryption key with the current system state). Without a TPM, you would have to unlock the system disk using a password, a recovery key, or a USB stick on every reboot.
This has nothing to do with drives disappearing from bios. You have already identified the issue as bad drives. Odd that you would have 2 bad drives at the same time but anything is possible.