AMD X370 itx , install Win10 to AHCI m.2 SSD?

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   The only major issue with 4.43 BIOS is the fact that the WiFi is unusable. Even light usage causes Windows to crash. Several people have reported this, and I've confirmed it myself. I don't use WiFi on a day to day basis because it is inferior to cabled Ethernet in every way except convenience. At least one other Raven Ridge user who really needs WiFi has tried the 4.40 BIOS and was still frustrated by it in addition to the other problems. The only real solution is to wait for the next version to be released. In the meantime the choice is yours but FWIW I'm sticking with 4.43.

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JohnM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 20 Feb 2018 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 267	Post Options Post Reply Quote JohnM Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Mar 2018 at 11:14pm
	The only major issue with 4.43 BIOS is the fact that the WiFi is unusable. Even light usage causes Windows to crash. Several people have reported this, and I've confirmed it myself. I don't use WiFi on a day to day basis because it is inferior to cabled Ethernet in every way except convenience. At least one other Raven Ridge user who really needs WiFi has tried the 4.40 BIOS and was still frustrated by it in addition to the other problems. The only real solution is to wait for the next version to be released. In the meantime the choice is yours but FWIW I'm sticking with 4.43.
	ASRock Fatal1ty AB350 ITX P4.90, AMD Ryzen 5 2400G, 2x8GB Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2666C16, 250GB Samsung 960EVO, 500GB Samsung 850EVO, 4TB WD Blue, Windows 10 Pro 64, Corsair SF450, Cooler Master Elite 110

bkampsch Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 Mar 2018 Location: San Francisco Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote bkampsch Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Mar 2018 at 4:02am
	Well, it seems the BSOD is definitely related to WiFi as I suspected. see this post: http://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7807&KW=bsod+wifi&title=wifi-bsod-on-ab350-gaming-mitx-ac i will upgrade the BIOS to 4.5 tonight and see how things go. the BIOS page lists "M.2 SSD compatibility" among the fixes with this new BIOS, so it sounds promising. until i read that there is a stable WiFi driver i will just disable the built-in WiFi and use a USB dongle Wifi i have lying around
	ASRock X370 Fatal1ty-Gaming-ITX/ac BIOS 4.50 AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 2x4GB GSkill 2666 Samsung 951 AHCI M.2 128GB

JohnM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 20 Feb 2018 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 267	Post Options Post Reply Quote JohnM Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Mar 2018 at 6:48am
	I understand that the WiFi problem is not fixed by BIOS 4.50, unfortunately. You may like to confirm it though.
	ASRock Fatal1ty AB350 ITX P4.90, AMD Ryzen 5 2400G, 2x8GB Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2666C16, 250GB Samsung 960EVO, 500GB Samsung 850EVO, 4TB WD Blue, Windows 10 Pro 64, Corsair SF450, Cooler Master Elite 110

bkampsch Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 Mar 2018 Location: San Francisco Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote bkampsch Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Mar 2018 at 11:27am
	Running on P4.50 for 2 days now with the WiFi disabled, things seems stable! Only remaining issue that's both odd and annoying: when I first turn the machine on after it has been off for awhile, it freezes at the ASRock splash screen. When I then turn off and back on, it will load Win10 just fine. So this is my normal method to start the machine! why would it not recognize the Windows Boot Loader right away? this is definitely related to my Win10 being on the AHCI M.2 device. obviously way better than what happened with P4.40, which was that it wouldn't work at all and i couldn't load Win10 successfully, but still a strange bug! any ideas appreciated...
	ASRock X370 Fatal1ty-Gaming-ITX/ac BIOS 4.50 AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 2x4GB GSkill 2666 Samsung 951 AHCI M.2 128GB