After turning on the resizable bar, disabling CSM will cause no startup.
After turning on the resizable bar, disabling CSM will cause no startup.
Pretty green here on the technical side of pc’s. I am trying to enable Resizable Bar for my RTX 3050. When I enable it in the bios, it makes me disable CSM but once I do so I cannot boot pc. With CSM disabled, bios cannot find my ssd boot drive. Someone was telling me that if CSM is not booting with it disabled then my OS is not configured as a UEFI boot. So my question here is what do I do to either configure my boot drive as a UEFI so I can run resizable bar, or if there’s another solution I’m all ears. I also don’t want to lose the data saved on my boot ssd if that would even be a potential issue. Thanks in advance! GPU: Gigabyte RTX 3050 Gaming OC 8g CPU: Intel i7-10700k Motherboard: Tuf Gaming Z590 Plus Wifi Ram: Trident Z Royal 3600mhz 8gb (x4) SSD/HDD: Samsung SSD 980 500gb (boot), Samsung Extreme Pro 500gb, Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 2TB PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 ARGB 850W 80+ Gold Chassis: LianLi Lancool II Mesh RGB OS: Windows 10 pro Monitor: Samsung 49'' Odyssey G9, Samsung 28" UE590 UHD
Start with MsConfig, enable safe boot, restart, go to BIOS, adjust preferences, apply changes, and save. Launch Windows, open msconfig, disable safe boot, restart again.
This discussion seems tailored to my concern, but I'm a bit stuck. It suggests confirming your Windows setup supports UEFI by looking at your BIOS details. The writer notes that most boards from 2014 onward handle UEFI securely, though not always. They advise checking your specific device's capabilities. If your BIOS lists UEFI, you can upgrade to UEFI, but if it only shows the version name, the firmware isn't set up for it. Attempting a conversion could cause hardware issues. When I checked, my BIOS version matched what was shown in the example. Still, I'm confused about the best way forward since it feels like a lot of unclear advice.
I attempted this, but it didn't start even after enabling the resizable bar and turning off CMS.
UEFI-only z590 boards require specific tools for conversion. You can find guidance on transforming MBR disks to GPT at the provided link.
I don’t see any clear explanation for why your BIOS version wouldn’t appear as UEFI during startup. You mentioned being able to access BIOS settings by pressing DEL or F2, which suggests the system recognizes the method. To confirm it boots correctly afterward, you might want to test the process and ensure the conversion was applied properly.
It seems there might be some inconsistencies. Double-check your motherboard BIOS version. The provided link points to a specific model, but ensure it matches the current firmware release.
I didn’t actually install anything. I saved a BIOS version last night to use, but received a warning asking me to back up my Bitlocker recovery key and pause Bitlocker encryption before updating the BIOS or ME firmware. I’m not sure if I have Bitlocker running at all, so I waited until I clarified what the message meant.