OK, got it to go, updated the bios to latest, and dropped back to 9.2 using Rufus.
10 Just hangs on the install (cursor blinks, right after boot prompt).
9.2 is no go, X.Org.service fails, and just loops. God I hate SystemD.
This is Ryzen 7 5700G, suspect it doesn't like the IGPU. Believe I could go in with 9.2 Live, but wary that would just peel back another layer of fault.
Punting, see if I can get Mint to fly.