Your tutorials are AWESOME, I have learned so much from your videos on the Ally. I haven't played one h=game yet on my device and I got it day one. I am going through all the setup first and just navigating it to know how to do different thing and your videos have been key in me learning what this thing is capable of. Keep them coming
@RypperGaming do you know if there's a way to disable the touch screen while gaming. A few games I have played like Halo for instance if you accidently touch the screen the controls become disabled. The only fix I have found is to go to desktop then open the game from the task bar.
Thank you so much, you just said me a trip to Best Buy in a big mission. I was having that same issue and thank you so much. I'm when I get back home. I'm going to do it, I know it's going to work. Thank you, thank you again.
This is gonna go viral … but I got an easier way I believe… If you disable the micro sd in device management and enable it again it will ask you do you wanna configure it to windows you just click it and it’s ready for installs
Thanks so much for your video! I was trying to use my A2 card from my Steam Deck and I couldn't get it to work. I tried what one of the other commenters said, and it would not recognize the card after I reset the console. I tried the steps in your video and it works perfectly now! Thanks so much!!! Subscribing to your channel so I don't miss out on other helpful videos!
Super underrated channel. Just subbed. You have just saved me $125 sir lol. Glad to be here from the beginning of your Ally journey. Loving the content bro
Thank you so much man you’re my guy! I new subscribing would pay off I’m new to pc gaming and loved my console like steam deck but wanted to branch out and I’m kind of lost in this rog ally but having that extra data helps with more games!
I just did the steps, and it worked. I'm forwarding all your videos. Your content is so simple to follow. Short quick and so accurate. Much appreciated.
Humm...I literally have the exact Lexar 1TB microSD in my Ally. It comes preformatted and just works, as will most microSD cards. The only thing I ever have to use the disk manager for is setting up new SSDs or reformatting a microSD I used for Linux.
@@RypperGaming i do want to ask and i think i speak for speak for many of us who have a Asus Rog Ally can you do a full tutorial on how to setup Launchbox with Big Box for the most popular systems. MAME, NES, SNES, N64, GAMECUBE, WII, WIIU, PS1, PS2, PS3, NEO GEO, DREAMCAST, ETC. thanks if its something that is too much i understand no worries. I was just asking because no one has done a most recent video of how to install it and set it up this year, there are videos years ago but nothing recently anyways thank you my friend for all your help have a awesome day 👍👍
thank you for the simple explanation, it helps me very well with my old sd card from my steam deck, Do you know how to boot batocera from an sd card or a hard drive on ally?
There are still tons of things I want to test such as booting to SteamOS or Batocera. Once I can get around to them I will make videos on how to do it.
Are you experiencing slow sd card write speeds? It seems to be a common issue. I have some A2 cards that worked fine in my steam deck but then I put them in the ally and the write speeds are painfully slow. Capping at 7MB/s but really hovering between 1-3. I manually reinstalled the sd card drivers and also reformatted the card to ntfs from exfat but no luck. It’s making me lean toward upgrading to a 2tb ssd and being done with this nonsense.
@@ramontrevino3170 I tried a different sd card from my steam deck and it’s working fine. I think maybe that card is having issues. When I put it into my pc to try and do a large transfer of roms to use on the ally it took absolutely forever there too. Tried a different card for the same transfer and it was fairly quick.
That's odd. I put in my 1tb sandisk extreme micro sd and it worked instantly. I did it after updating all drivers and everything so maybe that's why. I also have a 2tb sabrent 2230 ssd installed.
Unfortunately youtube to late to recommend me this when i switch with the ally x. Honesty its good. Especially the battery life im able to play for 3 hours on tekken 8 with all medium visuals 900p
You somewhat glossed over NTFS versus exFAT. Any thoughts on that? My understanding is that exFAT can be faster for external drives. Not sure how that related to the SD slot on the Ally.
With this being a Windows device, NTFS is preferred. But exFAT can be used as well and I actually just looked into it and it seems exFAT is better for power and memory management. I think either will work fine, but I usually stick with NTFS.
exFAT allows the storage device to be used across many different platforms such as linux/android/mac - as of late many devices can read NTFS but cannot write to it. That is why external drives come preformatted as exFAT. NTFS is more reliable then exFAT but requires slightly more overhead to use as well.
You’re good to play with a USH-I Micro SD. The only thing is the download is not going to be the fastest it can be, and the load times are slower. Not so slow where you’ll really tell, but side by like if 1 had USH-II and 1 had USH-I you would see the download for USH-II is faster and load the game maybe 1-5% difference. Download tho is a bigger difference because the writing speed. Correct me if I’m wrong. Anyone! I love to learn.
Im glad you made this. I luckily new what to do. You are a hero for others. Thanks. Maybe you could help me setup how i can get the controllers working for diablo lol
Question, im getting the ally x tomorrow, and already have a samsung evo plus 512gb that doesnt seem to have an A rating, just U3, but on samsungs specs page it shows it has 100MB/s read amd 90 MB/s write, will that be good for ps3/xbox 360 emulation only or should i get a better card?
Prior before doing the new update. My Mary cardly's showing up perfectly fine. After did the new film were update? And all the updates on it now it's not showing.
Can you make a video on how to map out the buttons for steam games I’m new to pc gaming and I don’t know how to change the the layout on them, for example I booted up new Vegas and the left joystick wasn’t letting me move I had the Xbox controller turned on the settings
Memory card showed up perfectly in everything. Is working prior before the new update? We need Aces to update the from where on the 3 19 We need update or patches one microSD not showing up.
Great video, but for some reason I can't choose the microSD card to download games from the game pass. It says it have to be a folder in C drive. Other launchers it worked fine. Is there a way to fix it?
Update : I just did it, I create a files "Xbox" on my 1 to Sandisk SDcard after formating it in NTFS, and I can now download everything from Game Pass into it (actually transfering Forza Horizon 5 from my ssd to my sd card)
Prior before I did update my microSD card. Was working perfe sleeping after I did all the new updates. My microsity is not even showing up at all. We need urgently, and you update to fix those issues.
I am following discussion that there may be an issue with the MicroSD cards on the Ally. I haven't seen them myself, but many others have. No official confirmation from Asus yet.
I believe it is always on when gaming while plugged in. From the Asus website: The ROG Ally supports bypass charging, so when you play plugged into the wall, the battery will be completely bypassed to protect its lifespan. However, there’s one other thing you can do to retain the battery’s long-term health.
@@RypperGaming so for example,, if i have a 32% battery, and plugged it in the wall while playing, it will just remain at 32% and not charge anymore? Because as you said, it is always turn on while playing game? Am i right?
@chadigerard My understanding is it will charge to your preset level. If you limit the charge to 80% in MyAsus then it will charge there and charge no more. Otherwise it goes to 100 and stops providing juice to the battery.
You are getting into another video lol. Basically there are countless ways. When you install and it asks you where, point it to the new drive letter you setup for the SD Card. Steam has an option to make another library on a separate location. Once setup you can choose which device (internal or microsd) to install to.
Hey! Mines all up and running but the installation speed for games is abysmal! 0-2mb/s!? I dno if I have a dodgy SD or it’s a systemic issue and more people are suffering from that same issue?
I tried Diablo IV on my MicroSD and it was slow, but Overwatch 2 and Cuphead run great. Are you running high end games on it? Also, do you know its speed? Or brand/model so I can check on it?
@@RypperGaming hey!! Playing the games is fine on it - it’s the actual installing of the games which is awful. Ie - I don’t think they are actually installing? It’s the Samsung 512gb evo plus microSD.
@@stevencastle2400 That is not the fastest card, but it still goes up to 100M so it should be decent for smaller games. Are you installing large games on it perhaps? Installing can push the IO on the drive. What game are you trying to install and which launcher?
I have not seen that myself. I wonder if it just isnt seated well? Does it happen over and over? If so, you might want to try another MicroSD or consider replacing your device.
U3 cards are rated about 3x the transfer speed of U1 cards. A2 cards have about 3-4x the read/write operations of A1 cards. Some games MAY run on a slower card. But many may have stuttering or extremely slow downloads for games. Some may have trouble even playing. You can technically use any, but dont judge the performance of the Ally based on using a slow MicroSD card. It's kind of like putting a motorcycle engine in a Ferrari.
@@RypperGaming hmm, I belive your incorrect about game performance and stuttering. PCs preload textures and shaders into system and VRAM. What I believe you're thinking of is "Direct Storage" technology. Commonly found on current Gen consoles. This technology hasn't been implemented in any meaningful way on PCs because it requires an additional chipset on motherboards that allow the GPU to bypass the CPU. Furthermore, even though DirextX 12 supposedly supports Direct Storage, no PC games would make use of it because it will limit their customer base to only those with hardware to support it. Alienating the majority of PC gamers. The only real disadvantage to slower Storage media, is loading times, as well as file transfers/downloads. This mmakes for lackluster performance, but isn't an "issue".
I'll have to look at this more. I tested moving some games and got around 20-30M when moving. I don't have access to a lot of cards for extensive testing, but if I can find anything to report I will make a video.
2023, Windows in 7" screen :P. Imma buy this Ally and bring it to my computer science class and hook it to a monitor, programming shit infront of my professor.
There are multiple reports of MicroSD card issues, but nothing official. It could be a potential issue, or it could be a slow MicroSD card. Do you know the rating on yours?
I formatted my SD Card to NTFS and all that. But, once it comes to selecting external storage on Steam or Xbox it acts like there is no external storage to select to drop games into it. HELP lol
@@RypperGaming does the brand of sd card matter.. literally its on 97% now and its been from since 7pm yesterday night Pacific Time..i Will try reformating it tonight
Didn`t work for me. Does not even show up in the disk management on the Ally, only on my windows pc. Tried your tutorial through pc. Deleted and formated to NTFS and exFat. Works on the pc but doesn`t show up on the Ally any way. SanDisk Extreme PRO 1TB note: the sd card worked in the past with the Ally without any issues. Other Sd cards from other brands are working
I am afraid it may be the Micro SD card reader. Asus is aware of the problem and working on a fix. This came from their discord server and I recommend you reach out to them. If you are currently experiencing issues with your SD card reader, please contact cl-adrian@asus.com (US) or contact customer service for your region to RMA your unit, which we will inspect for any issues and repair.
@@RypperGaming I’m using now a different SD card and it works with no issues so far (Samsung Evo Select 512GB) But thank you for your help anyway, I appreciate that!
Yes you are. Some cards may come already formatted and will work immediately. Other may need to be added to the system and formatted like in my video. If your is showing up with a drive letter and you can put games on it you are good to go!
Same as I stated on another comment - I am following discussion that there may be an issue with the MicroSD cards on the Ally. I haven't seen them myself, but many others have. No official confirmation from Asus yet.
There is a concern the MicroSD card readers are failing. Mine hasnt but others have reported it. That is one of the errors being seen. Might be worth returning for another.
My unit just killed my brand new 500 gb sd card now if i put the sd card in it doesnt even acknowledge it and tried it in my switch and doesnt read it....any ideas or have i just thrown 40 pounds away 😫
I have seen several people posting on reddit about their Sandisk cards stop working. They say they work on other PCs though. Is yours a Sandisk perhaps?
I saw a post on that card today, maybe it was you. Can you get it working in any other device? I would love to report on this, but I want to make sure before I do a video on it.
@@RypperGaming yeah no I've tried it on my switch to check whether it's the card or the ally that's the problem and it wouldn't accept it in my switch and when I tried another sd card in the ally that one worked straight away so it definitely killed that sd card.
Same problem, my samsung evo got fried too. I changed the sd on other devices but it won't even be recognised.... this is crazy, I pay like 60 euro for my 512 evo
Several Allys have had their card readers go bad. It could be that, or it could just be that you need to remove and reinsert the card. Sometimes it seems like it is in, but you have to make sure it clicks in.
@@RypperGaming see the thing that’s throwing me off is my Sandisk 1Tb won’t read at all but when I put in a whatever 32gb micro as it works like a charm so now I’m confused whether my thing works or not because my 1Tb from sandisk still works when I used my adapter on my ally.
You could unfortunately have a bad MicroSD Card reader. It has been a common occurrence. You can also try removing and adding it back if you haven't already.
This is a dumb nuisance of windows. They're trying to make 1000s of things easier and simpler to do but such a common thing is left out. But to be fair most microsd cards come preformatted so this really is an uncommon thing.
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My issue is I can’t even get the ALLY to address the SDs existence in the disk management menu. It won’t show it’s there
Same issue did you solve it?
seems like since last update it stop working
Your tutorials are AWESOME, I have learned so much from your videos on the Ally. I haven't played one h=game yet on my device and I got it day one. I am going through all the setup first and just navigating it to know how to do different thing and your videos have been key in me learning what this thing is capable of. Keep them coming
Bro you are killing it for us new comers 👍🏼👍🏼 thanks for the help couldn’t find a video on this for nothing.. keep them coming 🙏🏼
To be honest most of these videos come from subscribers telling me what they need help with. If you have any ideas let me know!
@RypperGaming do you know if there's a way to disable the touch screen while gaming. A few games I have played like Halo for instance if you accidently touch the screen the controls become disabled. The only fix I have found is to go to desktop then open the game from the task bar.
Thank you so much, you just said me a trip to Best Buy in a big mission. I was having that same issue and thank you so much. I'm when I get back home. I'm going to do it, I know it's going to work. Thank you, thank you again.
This is gonna go viral … but I got an easier way I believe… If you disable the micro sd in device management and enable it again it will ask you do you wanna configure it to windows you just click it and it’s ready for installs
Disappears on restart
@@ChuckTownRC51 it was disappearing on bios 3.19 but ever since I went back to 3.17 it reads every time i turn it on
@@TechManDanN how do u go back to 317?
@@TechManDanNhow
@@whoareyou3781 how what? Lol
Thanks brotha! It definitely helped me out, just picked up the Rog Ally today!
I honestly think these short tutorials go a long way.
Thanks so much for your video! I was trying to use my A2 card from my Steam Deck and I couldn't get it to work. I tried what one of the other commenters said, and it would not recognize the card after I reset the console. I tried the steps in your video and it works perfectly now! Thanks so much!!! Subscribing to your channel so I don't miss out on other helpful videos!
Glad I could help! Hope you're enjoying your Ally.
Hello! need help. I did all the steps up until 5:26, but now my sd card does not appear at all in the disk management setting. what should i do?
Try rebooting, then ejecting and reinserting the card.
Super underrated channel. Just subbed. You have just saved me $125 sir lol. Glad to be here from the beginning of your Ally journey. Loving the content bro
I appreciate that a ton!
Thank you so much man you’re my guy! I new subscribing would pay off I’m new to pc gaming and loved my console like steam deck but wanted to branch out and I’m kind of lost in this rog ally but having that extra data helps with more games!
Thank you! I was hoping it would be just plug and play but this wasn’t too bad
I was having this issue and you posted! Keep it up my friend. Heard of others having this issue, good job.
Glad it helped
CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR DOING THIS!!!
Thanks for the tips brother. They are appreciated
Straight to the point. Thanks so much!
Thanks!! Your video helped me fix my issue!
Number one reason I will not recommend that Fran is due to the heating. Extreme use Sam disk is the best. You have to get the red and black one.
Thank you so much for the quick video. Definitely looking forward for more of your content
My pleasure!
I just did the steps, and it worked. I'm forwarding all your videos. Your content is so simple to follow. Short quick and so accurate. Much appreciated.
Thank you bro !!! This helped
Bro you are the shit!!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Humm...I literally have the exact Lexar 1TB microSD in my Ally. It comes preformatted and just works, as will most microSD cards. The only thing I ever have to use the disk manager for is setting up new SSDs or reformatting a microSD I used for Linux.
Yes most will just work. But I had enough requests that I wanted to make a video for those that don't or come out of other devices.
you sir are my hero awesome video i was about to have a nervous breakdown thanks you got a like an a new subscriber my friend.
Thanks for that! Let me know if there is anything you want help with.
@@RypperGaming you got it my friend 👍👍👍
@@RypperGaming i do want to ask and i think i speak for speak for many of us who have a Asus Rog Ally can you do a full tutorial on how to setup Launchbox with Big Box for the most popular systems. MAME, NES, SNES, N64, GAMECUBE, WII, WIIU, PS1, PS2, PS3, NEO GEO, DREAMCAST, ETC. thanks if its something that is too much i understand no worries. I was just asking because no one has done a most recent video of how to install it and set it up this year, there are videos years ago but nothing recently anyways thank you my friend for all your help have a awesome day 👍👍
You're an absolute hero!!!! Jesus Christ this was driving me insane 😭😩😆
Thanks man. Much appreciated. Works a charm!
Great to hear!
thank you for the simple explanation, it helps me very well with my old sd card from my steam deck,
Do you know how to boot batocera from an sd card or a hard drive on ally?
There are still tons of things I want to test such as booting to SteamOS or Batocera. Once I can get around to them I will make videos on how to do it.
Are you experiencing slow sd card write speeds? It seems to be a common issue. I have some A2 cards that worked fine in my steam deck but then I put them in the ally and the write speeds are painfully slow. Capping at 7MB/s but really hovering between 1-3. I manually reinstalled the sd card drivers and also reformatted the card to ntfs from exfat but no luck. It’s making me lean toward upgrading to a 2tb ssd and being done with this nonsense.
I have the same problem 😢
@@mandude83 I would love to find someone who doesn’t have this problem.
Relax almost everyone have this problem its 100% a software issue and it will be solve it and i hope soon..
Same issue here!!! 4 days apparently to Install RDR2 lol
@@ramontrevino3170 I tried a different sd card from my steam deck and it’s working fine. I think maybe that card is having issues. When I put it into my pc to try and do a large transfer of roms to use on the ally it took absolutely forever there too. Tried a different card for the same transfer and it was fairly quick.
You sir are the man!! This was a huge help 😊
That's odd. I put in my 1tb sandisk extreme micro sd and it worked instantly. I did it after updating all drivers and everything so maybe that's why. I also have a 2tb sabrent 2230 ssd installed.
great video dude
pls do you know how to delete games on rog ally. i have multiple instalers in my armourary crate. i am just confused on how to delete games?
You typically delete through the game platform such as Steam or Xbox. You can also click on the windows button and type in add remove programs.
@@RypperGaming thanks
For a 1 tab sd card I only see exfat and ntfs. Does that make any difference and also fates faster?
Runing xbox games from sd is painfully slow, but from steam it works fine
Unfortunately youtube to late to recommend me this when i switch with the ally x. Honesty its good. Especially the battery life im able to play for 3 hours on tekken 8 with all medium visuals 900p
Thank you very much!!!! Worked 🤘🏻
Great!
What should I use to load the game faster for response time? SD or internal storage?
Internal storage
You somewhat glossed over NTFS versus exFAT. Any thoughts on that? My understanding is that exFAT can be faster for external drives. Not sure how that related to the SD slot on the Ally.
With this being a Windows device, NTFS is preferred. But exFAT can be used as well and I actually just looked into it and it seems exFAT is better for power and memory management. I think either will work fine, but I usually stick with NTFS.
exFAT allows the storage device to be used across many different platforms such as linux/android/mac - as of late many devices can read NTFS but cannot write to it. That is why external drives come preformatted as exFAT. NTFS is more reliable then exFAT but requires slightly more overhead to use as well.
Thanks so much man it worked 🙏
No problem 👍
Do i have to wait for USH-II 512GB or 1tb Micro sd cards or are actual Games good playable from micro sd cards like sandisc extreme pro.
You’re good to play with a USH-I Micro SD. The only thing is the download is not going to be the fastest it can be, and the load times are slower. Not so slow where you’ll really tell, but side by like if 1 had USH-II and 1 had USH-I you would see the download for USH-II is faster and load the game maybe 1-5% difference. Download tho is a bigger difference because the writing speed. Correct me if I’m wrong. Anyone! I love to learn.
Im glad you made this. I luckily new what to do. You are a hero for others. Thanks.
Maybe you could help me setup how i can get the controllers working for diablo lol
Can I ask if you tried going into control center, choosing control mode, and changing from Desktop to Gamepad?
@@RypperGaming yea, apparently I don't know what in doing when I push it. I'll try that again. Maybe I did something wrong.
Question, im getting the ally x tomorrow, and already have a samsung evo plus 512gb that doesnt seem to have an A rating, just U3, but on samsungs specs page it shows it has 100MB/s read amd 90 MB/s write, will that be good for ps3/xbox 360 emulation only or should i get a better card?
Keep it up bro
Prior before doing the new update. My Mary cardly's showing up perfectly fine. After did the new film were update? And all the updates on it now it's not showing.
Can you make a video on how to map out the buttons for steam games I’m new to pc gaming and I don’t know how to change the the layout on them, for example I booted up new Vegas and the left joystick wasn’t letting me move I had the Xbox controller turned on the settings
Yea I plan to make one, but that one take some more planning as there is a lot to cover. I will try to get that one done by this weekend.
Thank you so much I for me I didn't have to do it twice but thank you so much for the help 😅
Memory card showed up perfectly in everything. Is working prior before the new update? We need Aces to update the from where on the 3 19 We need update or patches one microSD not showing up.
Great video, but for some reason I can't choose the microSD card to download games from the game pass. It says it have to be a folder in C drive. Other launchers it worked fine. Is there a way to fix it?
Tried different ways and gamepass is stuck on the main drive...it sucks cus that means and upgraded m.2 is a very must
Same problem :(
Update : I just did it, I create a files "Xbox" on my 1 to Sandisk SDcard after formating it in NTFS, and I can now download everything from Game Pass into it (actually transfering Forza Horizon 5 from my ssd to my sd card)
@Feki i tried creating a XboxGames folder after formatting it and it didn't work.
@@S3eed1989 Did you select NTFS when formatting ?
i could really use some help.
So i formatted it and everything, However when i return to steam and go to :Storage: i still cant see the + Symbol.
Prior before I did update my microSD card. Was working perfe sleeping after I did all the new updates. My microsity is not even showing up at all. We need urgently, and you update to fix those issues.
I am following discussion that there may be an issue with the MicroSD cards on the Ally. I haven't seen them myself, but many others have. No official confirmation from Asus yet.
Hiii!! Thank you for the video :) can you also teach us how to turn on the "bypass charging".
I just couldn't find it,.
I believe it is always on when gaming while plugged in. From the Asus website: The ROG Ally supports bypass charging, so when you play plugged into the wall, the battery will be completely bypassed to protect its lifespan. However, there’s one other thing you can do to retain the battery’s long-term health.
@@RypperGaming so for example,, if i have a 32% battery, and plugged it in the wall while playing, it will just remain at 32% and not charge anymore? Because as you said, it is always turn on while playing game? Am i right?
@chadigerard My understanding is it will charge to your preset level. If you limit the charge to 80% in MyAsus then it will charge there and charge no more. Otherwise it goes to 100 and stops providing juice to the battery.
@@Rypper thank you sir. It would be great if you provide a tutorial for us.. more power to you sir!
I don’t understand same consol same sd card but all different with your explanation. New simple volume option is not shown on my screen
How do you transfer your games to the micro sd card?
You are getting into another video lol. Basically there are countless ways. When you install and it asks you where, point it to the new drive letter you setup for the SD Card. Steam has an option to make another library on a separate location. Once setup you can choose which device (internal or microsd) to install to.
@@RypperGamingi need that video lol
@@theproblem9315 I've got others asking for it too now. I should be able to make one later today.
Thank you !!!!
Thank You Sr!!!!
От все души, спасибо) Долго мучился, не мог найти ответ.
There is no other drive showing up so i need to get the sd card reader fixed?
Hey! Mines all up and running but the installation speed for games is abysmal! 0-2mb/s!?
I dno if I have a dodgy SD or it’s a systemic issue and more people are suffering from that same issue?
I tried Diablo IV on my MicroSD and it was slow, but Overwatch 2 and Cuphead run great. Are you running high end games on it? Also, do you know its speed? Or brand/model so I can check on it?
@@RypperGaming hey!! Playing the games is fine on it - it’s the actual installing of the games which is awful. Ie - I don’t think they are actually installing?
It’s the Samsung 512gb evo plus microSD.
@@stevencastle2400 That is not the fastest card, but it still goes up to 100M so it should be decent for smaller games. Are you installing large games on it perhaps? Installing can push the IO on the drive. What game are you trying to install and which launcher?
Are you having issues with the mirco sd card I'm when I play for a good amount of time the sd card pops out by it self
I have not seen that myself. I wonder if it just isnt seated well? Does it happen over and over? If so, you might want to try another MicroSD or consider replacing your device.
Thank you!!
Hey can what happens if it doesn’t appear up because I put it in and doesn’t appear
You keep saying performance, Exactly what performance issues will someone experience with an A1/U1 card?
U3 cards are rated about 3x the transfer speed of U1 cards. A2 cards have about 3-4x the read/write operations of A1 cards. Some games MAY run on a slower card. But many may have stuttering or extremely slow downloads for games. Some may have trouble even playing. You can technically use any, but dont judge the performance of the Ally based on using a slow MicroSD card. It's kind of like putting a motorcycle engine in a Ferrari.
@@RypperGaming hmm, I belive your incorrect about game performance and stuttering.
PCs preload textures and shaders into system and VRAM.
What I believe you're thinking of is "Direct Storage" technology. Commonly found on current Gen consoles. This technology hasn't been implemented in any meaningful way on PCs because it requires an additional chipset on motherboards that allow the GPU to bypass the CPU. Furthermore, even though DirextX 12 supposedly supports Direct Storage, no PC games would make use of it because it will limit their customer base to only those with hardware to support it. Alienating the majority of PC gamers.
The only real disadvantage to slower Storage media, is loading times, as well as file transfers/downloads.
This mmakes for lackluster performance, but isn't an "issue".
Tried this and it did not work. My 1TB Sandisk Extreme Pro can't be read even after following this down to the letter.
Me too, disk management cannot see the new disk!
My scan disk SD card does not even show up in the window that pops up after getting to the disk management part. Please help!
It could be that your sd reader is one of the dead ones. Try removing the card and reinserting. Make sure it clicks. Sometimes that helps.
Any solution for the extreme slow write speeds when downloading to SD card with Steam?
I'll have to look at this more. I tested moving some games and got around 20-30M when moving. I don't have access to a lot of cards for extensive testing, but if I can find anything to report I will make a video.
@@RypperGaming nice, thanks... hopefully Asus is aware and can fix this in upcoming updates.
2023, Windows in 7" screen :P. Imma buy this Ally and bring it to my computer science class and hook it to a monitor, programming shit infront of my professor.
You can totally use it for that!
I get disk write error after following steps while downloading a game. Any suggestions? Or anything i mightve missed?
There are multiple reports of MicroSD card issues, but nothing official. It could be a potential issue, or it could be a slow MicroSD card. Do you know the rating on yours?
I formatted my SD Card to NTFS and all that. But, once it comes to selecting external storage on Steam or Xbox it acts like there is no external storage to select to drop games into it. HELP lol
I have a video on how to install games on your MicroSD card. It's harder than it should be, but that should help you.
After doing this process
Is it ok to remove it?
My rog ally won’t even read the sd card and it freezes everything..any suggestions
Im having trouble with downloading games from steam onto it it takes hours to reserve space
You might want to try reformatting the MicroSD card. It shouldn't take that long. Also make sure all updates are done.
@@RypperGaming does the brand of sd card matter.. literally its on 97% now and its been from since 7pm yesterday night Pacific Time..i Will try reformating it tonight
My rog ally can see the new sd card and I got to the very end of the video but i still cant install or see this on my steam app
Did you go to steam settings and add storage?
got to the disk management part and nope... nothing is showing still just the installed drive
Try removing the sd card and reinserting it, make sure it clicks.
@@RypperGaming have done that a few times too, reads on everything else but the Ally
Didn`t work for me. Does not even show up in the disk management on the Ally, only on my windows pc. Tried your tutorial through pc. Deleted and formated to NTFS and exFat. Works on the pc but doesn`t show up on the Ally any way.
SanDisk Extreme PRO 1TB
note: the sd card worked in the past with the Ally without any issues. Other Sd cards from other brands are working
I am afraid it may be the Micro SD card reader. Asus is aware of the problem and working on a fix. This came from their discord server and I recommend you reach out to them.
If you are currently experiencing issues with your SD card reader, please contact cl-adrian@asus.com (US) or contact customer service for your region to RMA your unit, which we will inspect for any issues and repair.
@@RypperGaming I’m using now a different SD card and it works with no issues so far (Samsung Evo Select 512GB)
But thank you for your help anyway, I appreciate that!
There is no any sd card on my disk management page unfortunately
You might want to try removing and reinserting it. Sometimes that fixes it. If not, I'd try another sd card if you have one.
@@RypperGaming thanks for reply, i tried everything i guess, and no any response. I sent it RMA las week. They changed motherboard
Mines don’t pop up at all in the like yours I don’t see my as card 🙇🏽♂️
please, there is not the volume when enter to the disk managment
If you do not see the card, then it is not reading for some reason. Hopefully there is no issue with your reader as some have reported.
i plugged mine in and it immediately popped up in this pc and showing it. am i good to go?
Yes you are. Some cards may come already formatted and will work immediately. Other may need to be added to the system and formatted like in my video. If your is showing up with a drive letter and you can put games on it you are good to go!
I just put my micro SD card in and it showed up under my PC along with the devices built in storage
Disk Management just freezes for me each time I open it with my sd card in or when I open it then put the card in. WTF
Same as I stated on another comment - I am following discussion that there may be an issue with the MicroSD cards on the Ally. I haven't seen them myself, but many others have. No official confirmation from Asus yet.
Disk management didn't see the micro card. Then what will be the problem?
Try to remove it and reinsert it first. If that doesn't work it could be your Micro SD Card reader as some units have issues.
😂need to buy another sd card A2 to test out before log case to Asus support.
@limwaichun2508 what happen ? is it worked because I have the same problem 😕
@@FDzxo not yet purchase any A2 sd card. Price a bit high. Wait for 12.12 sale XD.
Mines not showing up in disc management what can I do to fix it
Same with me. Do you any solution on this?
When i try to delete volume i get virtual disk manager error the request failed due to fatal device hardware error, any ideas what to do about this?
There is a concern the MicroSD card readers are failing. Mine hasnt but others have reported it. That is one of the errors being seen. Might be worth returning for another.
My unit just killed my brand new 500 gb sd card now if i put the sd card in it doesnt even acknowledge it and tried it in my switch and doesnt read it....any ideas or have i just thrown 40 pounds away 😫
I have seen several people posting on reddit about their Sandisk cards stop working. They say they work on other PCs though. Is yours a Sandisk perhaps?
@@RypperGaming no its a Samsung evo plus,brand new as well.and its like its just completely killed it
I saw a post on that card today, maybe it was you. Can you get it working in any other device? I would love to report on this, but I want to make sure before I do a video on it.
@@RypperGaming yeah no I've tried it on my switch to check whether it's the card or the ally that's the problem and it wouldn't accept it in my switch and when I tried another sd card in the ally that one worked straight away so it definitely killed that sd card.
Same problem, my samsung evo got fried too. I changed the sd on other devices but it won't even be recognised.... this is crazy, I pay like 60 euro for my 512 evo
You are amazing
What if it doesn’t come up on disk management then what do we do?
Several Allys have had their card readers go bad. It could be that, or it could just be that you need to remove and reinsert the card. Sometimes it seems like it is in, but you have to make sure it clicks in.
@@RypperGaming see the thing that’s throwing me off is my Sandisk 1Tb won’t read at all but when I put in a whatever 32gb micro as it works like a charm so now I’m confused whether my thing works or not because my 1Tb from sandisk still works when I used my adapter on my ally.
I puy my card in and it automatically came up and everything.
Then you are good to go!
@@RypperGaming You think an update came out? I just put the card in today
Thank you.
I formatted it and i cnt see it on steam app the memory card so i can transfer my large files to my micro sd 😢 anyone know why?
I have another video about installing games on the MicroSD. You have to create a library. Check it out for more info.
Why is it not even clicking in there for me?
My SD card doesn't show
I can’t find it here
Mine does not even show up in drive manager
You could unfortunately have a bad MicroSD Card reader. It has been a common occurrence. You can also try removing and adding it back if you haven't already.
It doesn't let me delete it
i gonna cancel my asus rog plenty battery issues compare the steam deck
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This is a dumb nuisance of windows. They're trying to make 1000s of things easier and simpler to do but such a common thing is left out.
But to be fair most microsd cards come preformatted so this really is an uncommon thing.
I thought it was too, but a lot of people have asked for a video on it. I think some people moved their Micro SD cards from their Steam Decks also.
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Fgs my sd wont format to ntfs
If it won't, you should still be able to use it as FAT32 or ExFAT.
@@RypperGamingye exfat but everyone saying to use ntfs as it’s better
Thanks
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