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    Posted: 29 Dec 2021 at 10:23pm
Good Morning:

I have been having a reoccuring issue with my PC BSODing with DPC Watchdog Violations unless I manually set the voltage on my processor. If I set it manually I have no issues. The BSOD Points to amdppm.sys as the module. When I set it manually and have it under load (gaming etc) temps are below 60C and idle temps are around 30-35C. Manually setting the voltage my system is stable, sleeps/resumes etc with no issues but with manual voltage I miss out on the processor being able to throttle up or down depending on what I am doing.

I originally thought it was my cooling but I have tried multiple coolers and the most recent one was installed by a pro with no change.

I also suspected RAM but I replaced my RAM yesterday with approved Corsair Ballistix 3200 and thought maybe I could set the system to auto now but no luck.

Whocrashed output:
System Information (local)

Computer name: ALT2600
Windows version: Windows 10, 10.0, version 2009, build: 22000
Windows dir: C:\Windows
Hardware: ASRock, B550 Steel Legend
CPU: AuthenticAMD AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor 8664, level: 23
12 logical processors, active mask: 4095
RAM: 34282569728 bytes (31.9GB)



Crash Dump Analysis

Crash dumps are enabled on your computer.

Crash dump directories:
C:\Windows
C:\Windows\Minidump

On Tue 12/28/2021 6:51:20 PM your computer crashed or a problem was reported
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\122821-8031-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: amdppm.sys (amdppm+0xb992)
Bugcheck code: 0x133 (0x0, 0x501, 0x500, 0xFFFFF80410F05330)
Error: DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\amdppm.sys
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: Processor Device Driver
Bug check description: The DPC watchdog detected a prolonged run time at an IRQL of DISPATCH_LEVEL or above. This could be caused by either a non-responding driver or non-responding hardware. This bug check can also occur because of overheated CPUs (thermal issue).
The crash took place in a Microsoft module. The description of the module may give a hint about a non responding device in the system.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote ASRock_TSD Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Dec 2021 at 1:54pm
Dear Flatlineskillz,
Thank you for the posting.

Regarding your problem we have two suggestions below for you to verify.
1.Please go to BIOS\Advance\AMD CBS\CPU Common Options to set [Global C-state Control] to [Disable] to try.
2. Boot into BIOS\OC Tweaker\External Voltage Settings and Load-Line Calibration to set the option "CPU CORE/Cache Voltage" to "Offset Mode" and set the "Offset Voltage" to "+50mV" or "+100mV".

Thank you,

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote flatlineskillz Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Dec 2021 at 10:57pm
I already had global C-State disabled.

I tried setting processor voltage to auto and then enabling offset mode but I could not find the option for setting the offset voltage in the bios. Just setting it to auto voltage and then offset mode resulted in the same BSOD.

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Dear Flatlineskillz,
Thank you for the test and reply.

Please restore the BIOS to default setting and don't overclock the CPU/Memory frequency to try.
If possible, please also use other CPU or memory to cross test.

Thank you,

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Thank you for the advise, the second option helped me solve the same issue on a similar system.

For anyone else having this issue just do 2. Boot into BIOS\OC Tweaker\External Voltage Settings and Load-Line Calibration to set the option "CPU CORE/Cache Voltage" to "Offset Mode" and set the "Offset Voltage" to "+50mV" or "+100mV".

Bare in mind you don´t need to include the mV part, I set the value to +100 and that did it apparently.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote matthys70 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Jan 2024 at 11:05pm
Just curious, did you do only option 2; "Offset Voltage" to "+50mV" or "+100mV"?

In my case it also solved the problem of random BSODing...
I adjusted to 100mV in BIOS version P3.20, with a AMD Ryzen 7 3700X.
I also did option 1, and now wonder if I should change it back and have only option 2 enabled....

Thanks, Matthijs
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