AMD FTPM nonsense. Now wont boot after updating bios.

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Hi guys.

Just updated an ageing bios on my asus x570 ROG board, updated the bios absolutely fine but didn't quite understand the message I got regarding AMD Ftpm when it first booted after the successful flash. I never set a bitlocker or any password on the system or messed my AMD Ftpm so thought I would be fine to OK it. Now the system won't boot into windows or detect any drives as it looks locked down.

I've not made any hardware changes but now completely baffled why it won't let me just boot as normal. In the boot options it's not even seeing my main drives or windows boot loader. What the actual nonsense is this? How do I get round it? I've tried to flash the same bios over the top again but same problem.

I'm confused as hell on the wording of AMD Ftpm. Would just clearing cmos sort it?
 
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Tetras said:
Did you have secure boot or CSM enabled?
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I'll be honest I've no idea. Only things I ever touch in bios are RAM, CPU overclocking and fsn control inside monitoring. I've never had any passwords or bitlocker on my bios. Sorry to be vague but I've never seem this before on any board I've flashed.

CSM would have been whatever is default, and I'm sure I've never had secure boot as never messed with boot keys etc.
 
If you can get into the bios under "CPU Configuration" you should find "AMD fTPM switch". Click on that and select disable and you should be back to normal.
 
I've got these options here, this is how it is by default.
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Tried the CSM and disabling the various AMD FTPM settings but nothing seemed to work. Eventuslly managed to get it sorted by just clearing the CMOS in the end. What a stupid pointless Bios setting.
 
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Erase fTPM NV for factory reset to disabled (Always)

A Bios flash resets your bios to defaults, you have basically reset your fTPM ddata.
 
Bios's are a pain in the butt. Different manufacturers have different names for what are essentially the same settings. What we need is a set standard where they call each setting the same name but I doubt that will ever happen. After many years with Asus motherboards (best bios setups in my opinion) I switched to Gigabyte for my previous board and was completely back to noob levels as everything was so unfamiliar and had different names. Now I am on MSI it has different names again. It's crazy!!
 
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As soon as I heard about the ftpm I was suspicious so I bought a physical TPM for my x570 (dark hero)

I do hope you get this sorted but if you plan on keeping the platform for a touch longer perhaps think about picking up a physical TPM, wasn't top pricy from what I remember, could save you some hassle in the long run.
 
I had this nightmare with a new build recently have now ended up with a bit locker encrypted C drive, installed a gpu few days ago it required a 48 digit code to be typed in before the system would reboot.

still not sure how to get rid of it.
 
Raggs said:
I had this nightmare with a new build recently have now ended up with a bit locker encrypted C drive, installed a gpu few days ago it required a 48 digit code to be typed in before the system would reboot.

still not sure how to get rid of it.
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Goto control panel (old sytle) > System and Security > Bit Locker and Drive Encryption > Turn Off Bitlocker
 
Doco said:
As soon as I heard about the ftpm I was suspicious so I bought a physical TPM for my x570 (dark hero)

I do hope you get this sorted but if you plan on keeping the platform for a touch longer perhaps think about picking up a physical TPM, wasn't top pricy from what I remember, could save you some hassle in the long run.
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As soon as I heard of fTPM I disabled it, cost nothing and there are no downsides. Windows 11 can be installed very easily using rufus.
 
Eddie99 said:
As soon as I heard of fTPM I disabled it, cost nothing and there are no downsides. Windows 11 can be installed very easily using rufus.
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That's a valid option too! Not sure if the work around was doable on launch, but I didnt min the TPM addition, I was just suspicious of a software implementation of it.
 
Just a PSA here about updating BIOS. I'd argue that the ftpm message was a default message for anyone updating the BIOS rather than an indication that the problem you encountered was related.

Updating the BIOS should really be treated in the same way we swap graphics cards. Before you flash the BIOS, reset to default and maybe also clear CMOS. Flash the BIOS then clear CMOS / reset to default again and boot your PC to see that everything is OK. Once that is complete, you can start tweaking the settings again.

If you're using any kind of encryption for your drives then export the encryption key and keep it safe (probably should keep multiple copies on different media).
 
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