r/TEAMEVGA

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Hey everyone,

Has anyone else running the 0x12F beta BIOS (v1.23) on a Z790 Dark KINPIN run into a completely broken Secure Boot state?

On my board, Secure Boot is permanently locked into an "AMI Test Platform Key" fallback loop. Whenever I try to turn it on, it throws a Secure Boot Violation screen and blocks Windows.

I've tried everything to fix it:

• Deep CMOS clearance (pulling the battery and draining capacitance)
• Resetting keys to factory defaults / clearing variables
• Toggling between Custom and Standard modes

Despite all that, the UEFI refuses to flush the test keys and instantly reverts back to the Test AMI loop. This is a nightmare because games with kernel-level anti-cheat won't let me play with Secure Boot disabled.

Did any of you experience this specific bug on the Dark KINPIN 0x12F build, and did you find a workaround to force-clean the NVRAM variables? Any advice is appreciated.