Hello folks!
This week, my system died, so yesterday I got following new parts:
Mobo: X870E Aorus Pro Ice
CPU: 9800X3d
RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance 6000MHz CL30 (which is listed on the compatibility list)
All other components were retained.
Now to the problem:
I assembled the system, powered it on, updated the BIOS, and installed an empty M.2 SSD.
Everything was recognized in the BIOS. However, when I started the Windows 11 installation from an USB drive, all the steps proceeded normally until it reached the stage where it searched for hard drives.(looking for disks) At that point, debug code 22 appeared on the mainboard and everything froze.
As long as I remained in the BIOS or even in the installation tool before the hard drive section, everything worked fine. But once the process required any interaction with SSDs, Code 22 immediately appeared and nothing worked thereafter. Notably, this error code is not documented in the manual!
what I have tried so far:
Is there any way to determine if the motherboard, RAM, or CPU might be faulty? Unfortunately, I dont have any spare hardware to test with.
I also came across this reddit post describing exactly the same problem, but no solution was provided there.
Thank you for reading
I look forward to your help.
Best regards.
This week, my system died, so yesterday I got following new parts:
Mobo: X870E Aorus Pro Ice
CPU: 9800X3d
RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance 6000MHz CL30 (which is listed on the compatibility list)
All other components were retained.
Now to the problem:
I assembled the system, powered it on, updated the BIOS, and installed an empty M.2 SSD.
Everything was recognized in the BIOS. However, when I started the Windows 11 installation from an USB drive, all the steps proceeded normally until it reached the stage where it searched for hard drives.(looking for disks) At that point, debug code 22 appeared on the mainboard and everything froze.
As long as I remained in the BIOS or even in the installation tool before the hard drive section, everything worked fine. But once the process required any interaction with SSDs, Code 22 immediately appeared and nothing worked thereafter. Notably, this error code is not documented in the manual!
what I have tried so far:
- Swapping the RAM slots and testing with only one stick at a time (the other was always inactive)
- Trying different PCI slots for the M2 SSD
- Testing three different M.2 SSDs (all of which are on the mobo's compatibility list)
- Removing and reinserting the CMOS battery
Is there any way to determine if the motherboard, RAM, or CPU might be faulty? Unfortunately, I dont have any spare hardware to test with.
I also came across this reddit post describing exactly the same problem, but no solution was provided there.
Thank you for reading

I look forward to your help.
Best regards.