BEWARE!!! Online Bios update

Hi All
EDIT: Read through, it ends well.
EDIT: Hmmm, maybe not :( , I'll update when I know more.
I have a K9VGM-V and using online Bios-update, the update failed, but PC kept running.
Well, that OK, I thought, the update was checking the process and failed, so of course nothing have been done.
BUT.......
Next reboot I get only a black screen! :(
This is REALLY bad!
Now I have a useless MB.
I can't boot to anything at all.
I looked for a floppyversion of the Bios.
[bad language removed by moderator]
You can ONLY get online versions.
Which I can'r use, as I can't boot.
Even if I did find a floppy version, I still can't boot.
[bad language removed by moderator]
The only cause to this failure SHOULD BE powerout.
I simply can't believe that an update, does not AT LEAST make backup of running Bios and rollback if update fails.
DAMN, I'm disapointed.
I bet, that because it says "USE AT OWN RISK" when using online update, MSI will NOT reimburse me for my loss.
Hmmmmm, what other option is there than use at own risk??
There's no option to get floppyversions of the Bios.
It is simply NOT satisfying, that the only way to make BiosUpdates, delivered from MSI, is at own risk.
How am I supposed to make Biosupdates???
Where do I go??
Does anyone do it??
For free that is...
The update is there due to errors in the earlier Bios, so ofcourse I'm entitled to get a less error Bios.
But who is to make the update, if not myself, using software from MSI???
No, the error was NOT from powerloss, the update simply stated "Error"
THEN there should have been a rollback.
That didn't happen.
DAMN, I'm mad..........
I used to be happy about MSI, but this is probably the last board we ever sell, if we are nor reembursed for the [bad language removed by moderator] made by MSI themselves.

Frederik:
What I have in the system is hard to say.
I can't see anything now.
It is a costumer-PC I get in shop for updating.
MB is K9VGM-V
AMD Athlon 64
2 x 1GB RAM
I still say, when using the ONLY option MSI provides for Biosupdate, using MSI provided software.
Using online update it's point'n'click, no way to do it wrong.
Then it's MSI software that makes the error.
Every other updates I've ever made ALWAYS makes it possible to reverse/rollback, or doesn't make the update at all, if there's a chance of failure.
The only thing noone can do anything about, is powerfailure, which is not the case.
Just tried janking everything out.
Get errorbeep for RAM. (of course)
Put in RAM, Nothing.
Like VGA not working.
Put in a VGAcard (same as before) still nothing on screen, and no beeps.
I still say, this "Use at own risk" su...
How am I supposed to get the MB updated with a Bios, with less errors, if I don't do it???
the errors in the older Bios is Foult of MSI, in which case they are expected to correct them, which they do, but I can't make the update??
Then who can??
Sorry the harsh words, but it's late, and I'm looking real bad for the costumer.
Jakalwarrior:
Jep, found that out.
But the updateprogram didn't suggest that.
Bosskiller:
I'll look at your proposals, be back in 5.

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