About this tag
The ryzen firmware tag covers motherboard BIOS and platform-security changes affecting AMD Ryzen desktop systems. Recent coverage focuses on ASUS beta BIOS releases for AM5 800-series boards, using AMD AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.3.0.1b Patch A to restore the Transparent Secure Memory Encryption (TSME) option on affected non-PRO Ryzen chips. It also examines why a security-related capability could disappear from consumer firmware and later return, and what that episode suggests about firmware-based trust assumptions. Readers can use this archive to follow Ryzen firmware updates, security feature availability, and the practical role of motherboard vendors in delivering platform fixes.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    ASUS Restores TSME on AM5 BIOS (AGESA 1.3.0.1b): Firmware Security Returns

    ASUS has begun posting beta BIOS updates for its AM5 800-series motherboards that include AMD AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.3.0.1b Patch A, restoring the Transparent Secure Memory Encryption option for affected non-PRO Ryzen desktop chips in late June 2026. The move matters less because TSME is a...