On ASUS/ASRock AM5 boards, physical jumper OC_LOCK# tied to GPIO pin 47 can be asserted to ground, forcing SMU into strict compliance mode.
For continuous runtime monitoring: Use a TPM-measured boot that hashes MSR 0x198 (IA32_PERF_STATUS) and compares to golden measurement. how to disable overclocking
Leave the battery out for roughly 5 minutes to allow all residual power to drain from the circuit boards. On ASUS/ASRock AM5 boards, physical jumper OC_LOCK# tied