ServeTheHome | Yikes! Lenovo is vendor-locking AMD Ryzen CPUs via PSB @ServeTheHomeVideo | Uploaded January 2022 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Lenovo is vendor-locking its AMD Ryzen based platforms with AMD PSB including its Ryzen Pro ThinkCentre Tiny platforms. We just purchased an AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 5650GE system and found that AMD PSB was enabled from the factory. This means that the CPU can only be used by Lenovo-signed systems.
STH Main Site Article: servethehome.com/lenovo-vendor-locking-ryzen-based-systems-with-amd-psb
TMM Review of this unit: youtu.be/M1EL8yYe_0s
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STH Forums: forums.servethehome.com
Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/ServeTheHome
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Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video
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- Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q-2 Tiny (Gen 2 Ryzen 5000 series): youtu.be/M1EL8yYe_0s
- Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q-2 Tiny (Gen 2 Ryzen 4000 series): youtu.be/Kr1tD6TEnek
- Lenovo M90q Tiny Gen2: youtu.be/7zwZ1zVW9Xk
- Lenovo IdeaCentre 5i Tiny: youtu.be/ztn7VjNzY7k
- Apple Mac Mini M1 10GbE Edition: youtu.be/4gXUfAgLKj0
- Project TinyMiniMicro Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC53fzn9608B-MT5KvuuHct5MiUDO8IF4
- Project TinyMiniMicro Catalog: forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/tiny-mini-micro-pc-experiences.30230
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Timestamps
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00:00 Introduction
00:41 Lenovo M75q Tiny Gen2 and Previous Gens
01:46 AMD PSB on EPYC and Threadripper Pro SP3
02:56 What is AMD PSB and Why is it Used?
06:52 Clearing-up what PSB vendor-locking means
09:44 What PSB means for the secondary market
11:53 Suggestion to make PSB better in the future
13:34 Wrap-up
Lenovo is vendor-locking its AMD Ryzen based platforms with AMD PSB including its Ryzen Pro ThinkCentre Tiny platforms. We just purchased an AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 5650GE system and found that AMD PSB was enabled from the factory. This means that the CPU can only be used by Lenovo-signed systems.
STH Main Site Article: servethehome.com/lenovo-vendor-locking-ryzen-based-systems-with-amd-psb
TMM Review of this unit: youtu.be/M1EL8yYe_0s
STH Merch on Spring: the-sth-merch-shop.myteespring.co
STH Top 5 Weekly Newsletter: eepurl.com/dryM09
STH Forums: forums.servethehome.com
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Where to Find STH
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STH Forums: forums.servethehome.com
Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/ServeTheHome
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Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video
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- Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q-2 Tiny (Gen 2 Ryzen 5000 series): youtu.be/M1EL8yYe_0s
- Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q-2 Tiny (Gen 2 Ryzen 4000 series): youtu.be/Kr1tD6TEnek
- Lenovo M90q Tiny Gen2: youtu.be/7zwZ1zVW9Xk
- Lenovo IdeaCentre 5i Tiny: youtu.be/ztn7VjNzY7k
- Apple Mac Mini M1 10GbE Edition: youtu.be/4gXUfAgLKj0
- Project TinyMiniMicro Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC53fzn9608B-MT5KvuuHct5MiUDO8IF4
- Project TinyMiniMicro Catalog: forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/tiny-mini-micro-pc-experiences.30230
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Timestamps
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00:00 Introduction
00:41 Lenovo M75q Tiny Gen2 and Previous Gens
01:46 AMD PSB on EPYC and Threadripper Pro SP3
02:56 What is AMD PSB and Why is it Used?
06:52 Clearing-up what PSB vendor-locking means
09:44 What PSB means for the secondary market
11:53 Suggestion to make PSB better in the future
13:34 Wrap-up
