Question Asrock A300, AMD Raven Ridge 2200G and Windows 7

[limsandy]

Hello guys, I just bought the following components and I'm trying to install Win 7 but I always got the BSOD and bootloop.

• Asrock A300
• AMD Raven Ridge 2200G
• 2 x PC19200 4GB V-Gen 2400 MHz
• ADATA SX8200 PRO 256GB NVMe SSD

At first, I tried installing Windows 7 using the MSI Smart tool to get the USB and NVMe drivers. When it didn't work, I switched to Gigabyte's Windows Image Tool. I kept getting BSOD right after every Win 7 install.

I finally gave up and installed Win 10 and it's working. Then I saw this:

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/9zeo85/windows_7_now_can_run_on_raven_ridge_on_msi_mobo/


So, if it's possible to install Win 7 with my Raven Ridge 2200G, I wanna try. Can someone please guide me? Many thanks in advance.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

What message does the bsod say?
Ryzen on windows 7 has always had issues. Id suggest windows 10.

 

[limsandy]

What message does the bsod say?
Ryzen on windows 7 has always had issues. Id suggest windows 10.

It was too quick to see and then it just reboots. Hence the bootloop....

 

[justin.m.beauvais]

The best support you can expect on Windows 7 is experimental support, and it won't always work. The 2200G was designed to work best with Windows 10. It lists the OS as a requirement. There have been people that have gotten it to run on Windows 7 but as I understand it is a lot of work. If you are dead set on it I'd suggest Googling Windows 7 on Ryzen 2200G. There may be some forum posts or YouTubes or websites with more information on how to get it to work. Unfortunately that is the extent of my knowledge. Good luck.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

Windows 7 compatibility was ended for all chips designed and released after July 16, 2016.

you MUST use Windows 10 (or linux) with all of the chips you have tried to use.

In any case, Windows 7 updates ends in 2020, why do you want to stick with decade-old software?

 

[ElectrO_90]

why do you want to stick with decade-old software?

You know people, scared of change, think everyone is spying on them.
But then you know, people

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Press f8 while booting and disable auto restart upon system failure.
Likely windows 10 is needed.

 

[mdd1963]

I've yet to fully understand the desire to stick with Win7 over WIn10....(Win10 in some of it's early Beta stages, even I preferred WIn7 myself!)

Any commonly accessed program or setting (device manager, file explorer, my computer/this PC) can be shortcutted right on the desktop and/or put in the taskbar, or, easily accessed by typing in 1-3 characters (at most) in the search menu...

 

[limsandy]

Thanks for all your replies.

As I found out, there may be a way to install Win 7 64-bit on AMD Raven Ridge APU. The OS may need to be installed in another system with discrete CPU and GPU, installing the drivers for Raven Ridge APU and then switching to the real hardware APU.

I will stick with Win 10 for now, but will surely be playing around with Win 7 64-bit once I can get my hands on the computer parts needed for this to work.

BTW, does anyone know where can I find Raven Ridge APU drivers for Win 7 64-bit? Thanks! ;D

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Not sure they exist. Windows 7 isnt ment to run on these apus.