Windows 10: AMD B350 chipset x86 support

Hello.

I know AMD (in a very wise move - pun intended) has retired support for x86 systems, but I have assembled a computer that needs to be x86 because it needs NTVDM to run a 16bit application for controlling a hydroponics device. Yes. I have asked for updates to it but there are none.

Now after switching from x64 to x86 I cannot install VGA driver for the built-in R5 Radeon graphics card and there is also another ACPI thing without driver. I guess this is the furthest I can go but I am asking anyway.

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Latest AMD Chipset Drivers Released


Latest AMD Crimson Chipset Drivers Released



Information WHQL version: 18.10.0830
Release Date: September 4, 2018

Supports:

Windows® 7/10 for

• 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Desktop Processor
• 7th-Gen AMD A-Series Processors
• AMD Ryzen™ Desktop Processor
• AMD X470 Chipset
• AMD X370 Chipset
• AMD B450 Chipset
• AMD B350 Chipset
• AMD A320 Chipset

Windows® 10 only for

• 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ Processor
• AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ Processor
• AMD Ryzen™ Desktop Processor with Radeon™ Vega Graphics
• AMD X399 Chipset

Package Includes:

• AMD Chipset Drivers
• AMD Ryzen™ Balanced Power Plan

AMD Chipsets Driver Download

 

Windows 10 USB 3.0 Issue on AMD Ryzen B350 Motherboard

The Issue at Hand

The 4 Rear USB 3.0 ports on my motherboard do not work in Windows 10. I have attempted to install the AMD B350 Chipset drivers from both the AMD website and the Manufacturer site but they fail to install and produce a working USB 3.0 driver.

I can detect devices such as a keyboard or usb drive in BIOS and can boot into a Linux Live environment off of the USB 3.0 ports as well as use a keyboard and transfer files between the USB 3.0 ports. They simply do not work in Windows 10. This has been an ongoing problem since I built this computer in July.

Computer Specifications

• AMD Ryzen r5 1600 Processor
  
• MSI B350 PC Mate Motherboard
  
• AMD RX 480 4 GB MSI Gaming X Graphics Card
  
• Windows 10 Education 1709 (Installed as 1607)
  
• Various Wired and Wireless Keyboards and USB Drives
  

What I have done so far

As noted above I have downloaded the available chipset drivers for my motherboard at both AMD and MSI, but they fail to install properly. They overwrite or conflict with my Graphics Driver when I use the installer. When I search through the folder for the specific Windows driver file and attempt to manually install the USB 3.0 controllers, Windows reports that this is an update for Windows 7 and incompatible with this system.

Possible Solution

According to this thread on reddit, if you want to install the chipset drivers you must wipe out all of the old AMD drivers using a clean install utility such as DDU or the AMD cleanup tool, then install the chipset drivers first before the graphics driver.

I just want to know if anyone else has had this issue and if the possible solution will work before I move forward.

 

AMD 7th Gen Bristol Ridge and AM4, up to A12-9800, B350/A320 Chipset







Over the last two weeks, AMD officially launched their 7th Generation Bristol Ridge processors as well as the new AM4 socket and related chipsets. The launch was somewhat muted, as the target for the initial launch is purely to the big system OEMs and system integrators, such as Lenovo, HP, Dell and others – for users wanting to build their own systems, ‘Product-in-Box’ units (called PIBs) for self-build systems will come at the end of the year.

More: AMD 7th Gen Bristol Ridge and AM4 Analysis: Up to A12-9800, B350/A320 Chipset, OEMs first, PIBs Later