Changing my BIOS to allow AMD SAM succeeds initially, but it doesn’t start properly afterward.
Changing my BIOS to allow AMD SAM succeeds initially, but it doesn’t start properly afterward.
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I’ve shared an update from my end that could be useful. You can download the Ryzen DRAM calculator and Memory Thaiphoon. Use Thaiphoon to determine your exact RAM type, then enter the data into Dram calc to find safe values for your system. Finally, add those settings manually in the BIOS with the suggested configurations. This should ensure stable performance.
Thanks, I’ll give it another shot. The XMP didn’t change anything. I’m back to rethinking this. I’ll keep trying your advice and let you know. Appreciate your support, Joker.
Hi everyone! Greetings 191x7! I haven’t had any luck over the weekend. I’ve used the Typhoon and Ryzen DRAM Calculator tools, but I must admit I’m not very confident with adjusting settings there since I’m not very familiar with that area. The small tweaks I tried didn’t help the PC start smoothly after some time. MSI support shared a screenshot from their official AMD site about SAM, indicating my graphics card isn’t compatible. They also confirmed the BIOS version is up to date. I noted that while the official AMD Smart Access Memory page says otherwise, the "Radeon™ Software Adrenalin 21.9.1 Release Notes" mention it differently and suggest checking other sources or reports where people have managed similar setups. I attached a screenshot and a link to the AMD release notes. Additionally, my motherboard isn’t just updating the SAM BIOS—it keeps having the same problems whether I use an older patch or the latest version, and I haven’t been able to flash a newer BIOS for more than one switch on cycle. Let’s see what they do next. Best regards, Joker
Hey everyone, I realize it's been a while but I wanted to follow up quickly since I think I've resolved the issue. Things are still a bit unstable but eventually functioning. I completely wiped my computer and decided this would be a good chance to try again after giving up for a while. Here’s what I did:
- Saved all important files to an external hard drive.
- Made a boot USB for Windows 11 and a separate one for BIOS flashing.
- Restarted the PC into BIOS and used MSI Secure Erase+ to format my SSD.
- Updated my motherboard to the latest firmware (7C37v1M released on July 4, 2023).
- Configured BIOS settings: enabled XMP, turned on UEFI, activated 4G-Memory Decoding, and Resizable Bar support.
- Installed Windows 11, clearing all drives and using the m.2 slot for installation.
- Set up disk management to manually enable other drives as GPT partitions instead of MBR.
- Installed drivers manually, especially AMD GPU and CPU ones.
- Restarted multiple times; everything functioned correctly (similar to earlier in the discussion).
- Tried turning on the keyboard again—after a few attempts, it worked and the BIOS selection screen appeared.
- Noticed the keyboard lit up after a second power cycle, and I reached a frozen BIOS menu (not the main menu but the one showing commands). I managed to get into the BIOS by pressing ESC repeatedly.
Now everything is working smoothly. This has been successful twice so far, which is impressive for me. I plan to tweak more settings over the next few days to see if any BIOS adjustments will improve stability and reduce restarts. I thought I should note that I’m currently the only one experiencing this issue. Thanks again to everyone who helped—looking forward to sharing more updates soon!
Best,
Joker