Current AMI Bios save instructions?

Hi,
1) Am running the KT4VL with 1.1 bios - using liveupdate 2, it does NOT detect the new bios that it available for KT4V boards...how' that :(
I also tried MSI Live Monitor search capabilities and same issue - cannot detect new bios for the board...weird..I could flash it the manual way but I like how it was done when flashing the 1.1 bios using liveupdate2...
2) Are there any instructions to save current bios out to disk/floppy for AMI? I like to save previous bios eventhough you can get them back from the site...just to be safe...
Thanks,
--fibo

I can just add that I have always used the floppy method but then I also have a UPS. I don't trust the Windows LiveUpdate for BIOS.
I see that my 1.3 disk that I created from MSI does setup a RAM disk and flashes from RAM (although that solves the bad floppy issue - it does not help if you lose power during the flash) - that's why I purchased a BIOS Savior (12 pounds from scan.co.uk), not sure about Official 1.4 from MSI as I now use beta's.
The only flash I have seen fail was when I tried 1.52Beta into my Bios Savior (had to first flash 1.3 then 1.52)

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Having managed to get XP 64 bit working ok on my new machine I thought I should upgrade my AMI bios on my K8t Neo Fis2r MoBo.
I upgraded from 1.1 to 1.2 and now XP 64 bit will not boot!
It will work in safety mode but not normal, so I suspected a driver.
Removed all the drivers and that did not work so I decided to reinstall the OS.
And now during the OS setup it just hangs!!!!
My bios settings are the same the only difference is the bios version.
Has anyone else had this problem or got a soloution???
System spec:
CPU: Athlon64 3200+
MoBo: MSI K8T Neo fis2r
RAM: 2 x kingston cl3 512mb
HDD: seagate 160gb SATA
Video: PNY geforce fx 5600

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Originally posted by threedaysdwn
I posted about this last week when I discovered the Cool And Quiet problem. Lots of people have encountered this problem and it took me a good 5 hours to figure it out... swapping every device I owned in and out of the computer. After analysing the setup log I found that it was the CPU driver causing the problem. And after that it wasn't long before I found the solution.
I posted the solution to the Microsoft newsgroup and some other forums. Glad to see your got yours working again.
This appears to be related to MS having a nasty kludge to work around erratum93 (smm mode bug relating to the execution of the HLT instruction on stepping C athlons) included in XP64 which gets enabled at install time; please note I dont have any forensics to back this up at this stage as I havent had time to put any real effort into reverse engineering it, Im just presenting an opinion based on the facts I have observed in my tests.
I have now succeeded in several installs of XP-64 on identically configured 1.1 and 1.2 bios systems; but in no cases has XP-64 survived a bios upgrade from 1.1 to 1.2 *unless* legacy USB (and all other sources of smm mode operation) were disabled, regardless of the Cool n Quiet issue.
I am trying the 1.32 bios later today (as this apparently has a correct fix for erratum 93 *cough*aboutbloodytime*cough* included).
err!
jak.

Ami Bios Flash

I was in the process of flashing my 5.1 KT600 FISR AMI BIOS to the 5.2 release to hopefully fix the 20 second hang after POST as I am using a single SATA drive, but could not actually run the command to flash the bios.
As instructed in the doc file, I made a Win98 boot disk and a disk containing the self-extracting file from the MSI website. Then I reset and booted up with the boot disk and copied the files from the disk containing the flash files to the ramdrive on c:\
When I ran the exe file I was supposed to, it gave me a line about Command Usage, and the commands. But I couldn't for the life of me get any of these commands to do anything!!
First, I typed in: DOSFLASH ROM_FILE /S but just got I then realised that dosflash rom_file meant the exe file.
So I typed: EXE FILE.EXE /S (can't remember the exe file name right now), but all this did was refresh the exe and brang up the commands and command usage again.
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Best to ask somebody that did it before or use LiveUpdate....

Kt3ultra(nonAru)NEED HELP!!no bios save!

Hi everybody!!
I am new with the forum, and have a problem with my kt3utlra.
I bougth it USED, bulk, to make a office-use pc for my girlfriend.
PROBLEM: When I turn it on the cpuFAN starts, but I have no video signal.
Then I clear the CMOS by shorting jbat1 for 10 seconds or removing the battery, turn on the pc, and it starts, but it makes 2short beeps and a third bip after a 1 second pause. The bios starts, make the post and find the HD.
But the process stops because it says me that the CMOS configuration in incorrect, and I have two choices: F1 to enter the setup, F2 to load the std config.
If I enter the setup, ami 5.7, I can manage it, but when I confirm "save and exit" the monitor turn of and the pc dies (ctrl+alt+canc doesn't work, I can't reset, I have to turn-off by pushign the power-on swich for 8 seconds).
Now if I restart, the monitor stays off. NO beeps, nothing. If I clear again the CMOS, I have again the former process (pc starts, but dies after saving the changes to the bios)
If I press F2 I can load from winMe boot disc and get the prompt a:>. Here I can load the ami tool to flasch the bios and flash the bios, but after flashing, when it should restart, the monitor turns off, as before, and nothing more happends.
WHAT CAN I MAKE??????????????????? I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!
ps: on the bios there is a label: phoenix d686...but kt3ultra only mount AMI bios!!!! What does it means?
thank to everybody who will help me!
I have an athlon 1333, 256 Mb pc2100 + 256 Mb pc2700, HD quantum fireball 20.5Gb IBM, PSU primex 350W (200W with 5V+3,3V) (28A,35A,16A with 12V), and an old PCI vga sis, since I'm still waiting for the shipping of a radeon9200SE.

tks everybody!! I was away for some days and I could not connect to the net.
I'm afraid that the my mobo is an OEM version, because I read a label on the bios, on which results that it is PHOENIX bios (that is award bios )
The problem is tha on the bios is written the release 5.7 of the official AMI bios. How is it possible? I read on an other post that a guy bought an oem version with the award bios 5.0, but he was not allowed to update the bios to the ami 5.7 because of the software. Probabli who sold me the mobo achieved it
But now? what could i make?
Also the problem of the 4 pin-12V PSU cable is possible, but the mobo has not it. Where could I connect it? the PSU has it.
Finally, I tried with both dimms of ram, than with each one, but the result was always the same: black screen after saving and exiting, no possibility to reset or use the ctrl+alt+del. Even if I turn-off the pc without clearing the cmos or removing the battery, I can't restart the pc: the cooler starts, but all the rest is black and silent, no beeps, nothing.
that' s all!
Thank again for your help!!!! IF you heve more ideas , please, let me know.
Bye!

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You enabled the overclocking features of my MSI a5000 bios.
So, I have to ask you if this is possible........ ?
I have an amd am2+ motherboard asus m3a78-em with AMI bios. It does not have northbridge frequency multiplier feature in bios.
But, I think it is hidden and not enabled.
The bios you can download below.
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here is the m3a78-em latest bios:
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socketAM2/M3A78-EM/M3A78-EM-ASUS-2701.zip
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there are also strings for speed values- 1000mhz, 1200,1400,1600,1800,2000.....2600mhz.
How do you safely enable the cpu/nb frequency in bios ??
I do not know how to edit the bios. Can you tell me how ?
If it can be enabled, it should look something like this......... but up to 2600mhz.
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This is an MSI forum, not Asus, as such Svet does not modify Asus BIOS.
Sorry, topic locked.

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I'd like to upgrade the bios of a KT133 motherboard, but is an AMI BIOS, and i found nowhere an upgrade concerning this bios.
The most recent bios found are Award Bios.
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Cyz

https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threadid=33939&sid=&hilight=6340
https://forum-en.msi.com/search.php?searchid=274086&sid=
you can try wadding through that lot
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MOVED: Modding Current AMI Bioses

This topic has been moved to BETA & MOD BIOS Section.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=139069.0

The BIOS Releases for your system are not written in "standard" AMI BIOS Code but in AMI "Aptio" Code, which basically means that it is an EFI style BIOS (hence the "E" at the start of the BIOS File name). You cannot use MMTool on an EFI/Aptio coded BIOS Image. Actually, you can pretty much forget about everything you read about modding AMI BIOS Releases when it comes to this kind of code. Aptio/EFI Code is a whole different and rather new concept. There hasn't been that much reverse engineering yet and close to nothing is known about modding procedures.
For reference:
AMI Aptio: http://www.ami.com/products/product.cfm?ProdID=172&CatID=6&SubID=14
AMIBIOS8 (the older standard BIOS code): http://www.ami.com/products/product.cfm?ProdID=127&CatID=6&SubID=14

Modding Current AMI Bioses

For the MS-1656, I would like mod my bios. What I would like to know is how do I get the rom files from my bios? https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=138907.0;attach=6864 is the link for my bios. I want to try to mod it. This is my first time working with bioses. I have read a lot online about how to do it, but I can't seem to find anywhere how to open the MSI-AMI bios file. I am trying to use MMTool to try to extract the rom file. Thanks in advanced for any help.

The BIOS Releases for your system are not written in "standard" AMI BIOS Code but in AMI "Aptio" Code, which basically means that it is an EFI style BIOS (hence the "E" at the start of the BIOS File name). You cannot use MMTool on an EFI/Aptio coded BIOS Image. Actually, you can pretty much forget about everything you read about modding AMI BIOS Releases when it comes to this kind of code. Aptio/EFI Code is a whole different and rather new concept. There hasn't been that much reverse engineering yet and close to nothing is known about modding procedures.
For reference:
AMI Aptio: http://www.ami.com/products/product.cfm?ProdID=172&CatID=6&SubID=14
AMIBIOS8 (the older standard BIOS code): http://www.ami.com/products/product.cfm?ProdID=127&CatID=6&SubID=14

AMI BIOS 2.2 Memory Settings

Maybe it's just me, but I can't get the memory settings in the AMI BIOS 2.2 (MSI K8T-Neo FIS2R) to do anything. Changes make no difference and the memory just runs at its SPD information every time (I'm using sandra to make this determination). I've run memtest 86+ on this memory at lower settings (3-3-3-6-1T) with no problems. In addition, A64 tweaker shows memory values as reserved values, so I can't tweak with it either.
The system is perfectly stable (it should be, given that it's running at the most conservative settings possible).
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There are a lot or reports on this Bios being broken. Just do a search for 2.2 Bios and see what is up.

K9AG Neo2-DIgital: AMI BIOS v1.7 has no AHCI setting

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I recently upgraded my K9AG Neo2-Digital AMI BIOS from its original version (I don't remember what exactly) to v1.7 (the latest available on the MSI website). Before the upgrade I had three choices for the SATA mode: IDE, ACHI, and RAID. Now the setting is called "RAID Mode" and the only choices are: IDE, RAID.
What happened to the AHCI setting? I've been doing a lot of reading lately, and there doesn't seem to be a shortage of people having problems with AHCI and this board. Perhaps the latest BIOS simply disables it because of issues?
Anyway, it's a bit of a bummer because I finally got the latest Vista x64 AHCI drivers from both Microsoft (msahci.sys) and MSI (ahcix64s.sys) slipstreamed into my Vista setup DVD so I could try to do a repair install and get Vista to work in AHCI mode. I had originally installed it in IDE mode, and thought, hey why not try AHCI (or RAID in the future). Now I can't even choose AHCI mode in the BIOS. The original Vista install DVD wouldn't even load if I enabled AHCI in the BIOS - presumably due to the older msahci.sys drivers not supporting the SB600 at all.
I tried RAID mode, and the RAID BIOS detected my existing Vista drive as 1+0 JBOD, and the Vista install DVD detected the Vista installation on the drive (after loading the ahcix64s.sys driver), but I don't see any Vista repair installation option. This is off topic, but is there even such a thing in Vista? I know XP has a repair install that will fix the OS but leave all your apps and settings in tact.
I get the feeling that Vista and AHCI/RAID were just never meant to work with the SB600 :(
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-Paul

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I'm trying to fix an HP a6718uk model PC which has an M2N78-LA motherboard and (I think) and AMI BIOS. A BIOS update that came through HP Update has failed, and the machine will not boot.
As it's out of warranty the HP Repair Centre want £200.00 to fix it, even though a simple BIOS recovery process should be sufficient - does anyone know the BIOS recovery process for these systems? Everything I've read (not specific to these boards) says you should be able to put a BIOS update (called AMIBOOT.ROM) on either a floppy, CD, or USB memory stick, and boot holding down Ctrl-Home and it will perform the recovery, but I've not been able to get this to work successfully. HP don't supply a standalone update so I've extracted the file from the BIOS update SP.exe on the HP support site.
Any help would be most appreciated!
Cheers,
Andrew
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Brilliant idea - I tried AMIBOOT.BIN and that didn't work, but then took the Hex Editor to the file - it's HPBIOS.ROM
Renamed the file to HPBIOS.ROM and all now works.
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Is there any way to change the MSI splash screen on my Neo 875p (8xtreme graphic &c.)? My dell inspiron has a program for doing this, and it's a very cool feature. I was told by MSI that it can be done, but only for oem vendors. Has anyone stumbled across software for changing the splash screen on ami bioses? Moderators: maybe you can request the software from MSI?
Thanks

Yes, there is a way to put your own picture or logo in a bios. There are several programs and many steps to be taken in the process. Go to vp6-board.com and look in the hacked bios section. The links to all necessary programs are there and full instructions as to each step in the process. I have done this in the past on an Abit VP6 mobo I just retired a few days ago. Be SURE to follow all instructions! If you screw up your bios... since it isn't a plug-in type... I don't think Microstar will be any help to you or even badflash.com
I don't recommend trying this unless you have mucho experience, and money to buy another board if ya make a mistake.

Confused with bios update instructions.

greetz
facing the stange problems ive got, i thought that i would flash my bios to the latest version as the current is something 1.9 while the latest is 1.D
my system is a MSI K8N Neo4 and im confused with the flashing instructions as the first thing the flashing instructions state is not to flash from
a floppy. now since i am not to flash it of a floppy, how should the flashing be done?
the reason i want to flash is that when i attempt to install opensuse linux 10.1, it states that the system bios is representing 3 drives as configured
for raid, i have zillion checked the bios and resetted all the settings just to make sure yet it always appear the same, any ideas? feel a bit helpless here.

i'm pretty sure i've seen the same thing before, its that the Linux kernel used by Suse 10 no longer supports software RAID arrays
maybe one of the guys in the Nvidia area can advise a bit better on whether the Nforce4 RAID is software or hardware controlled

A Bug(?) discovered in AMI BIOS 3.A0

Hi everyone, this is my first post here although I've been browsing throught his forum for long...
I have an MSI 865PE Neo2-P PLS MS-6728 Motherboard, and have just flashed it with the new 3.A0 BIOS after the ridiculously unrealistic temperatures with 3.90,... But I've discovered a problem with it (or maybe my computer in this case), please help...
-> The problem is with the BIOS suspend/resume capabilities, I currently have the "StandBy" setting at S3/STR in the BIOS, so when I choose to suspend from Windows, the computer almost completely powers down.... That's great, and used to work with 3.90 and 3.80, but today I discovered this bug by accident...
---> I clicked Start > Turn off the computer > Suspend and watched Windows XP Pro's blue "Preparing to stand by...." screen, then the system suspended...
----------- Then a blackout occured while the system was suspended
------> Then when I press the power button the ATX chassis (after power was back on), the Green Power LED comes on, and all the fans spin up and I can see the D-LED bracket going through the first two phases: "Early Chipset Initialization" and "Init Onboard Memory Size" (as documented by the 865PE manual)...
--> It does that in 2 seconds, then everything turns off (the fans stop, power LED goes off, CPU off...etc.), then it tries to turn on back again.... and so on, constantly looping the first 2 phases....so once I suspend the PC it cannot get back to normal mode....
--------> Through trial and error and eliminating any of my components to be the issue, I temporarily got it to boot by removing one RAM module and pressing Reset on the case, twice, then turning it off again, and re-inserting the RAM module, then power back on....
---> After that, I was able to reproduce the problem several times, with the same solution....(even tried to reset BIOS but same results)
------------> This has never happened before and I do not have any hardware issues, Did a MEMTEST86 for more than 12 hours with both modules and all tests pass (even the extended ones), also checked PSU: running fine...
--> I think this is a bug, please experiment with the BIOS and try to confirm if it exists....
---> Running Windows XP Pro updated with SP2...
---> 2x256MB PC3200 DDR-SDRAM Dual-Channel Mode (Slots 1 and 3)
---> 2.60C GHz Intel Pentium 4 CPU (Northwood core) 800 MHz FSB
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---> 1x80GB 7200 RPM Western Digital Caviar ATA100 Hard disk drive....
---> ASUS CD-500S CD-ROM drive...

Please Help !!!
My problem has just got worse !!!
--> The day before yesterday (when I posted on the forum), I shut down the computer normally, and went to sleep....
----> Next morning, I wanted to boot the computer to check if the problem is still there, and to my surprise and extreme frustration, the board will ABSOLUTELY NOT BOOT no matter what I do !! I'm posting now from a CyberCafe since I can't get my PC started at all!!
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--> Checked D-LED, gives code for "Early Chipset initialization" before it turns off...
-----> Removed one RAM module (same trick before) and tried to boot ...
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> Checked D-LED... Gives 4 Red lights (System power on) and points to the CPU as the culprit, so I tried to reset the BIOS (clear CMOS jumper) and same problem...
> So I started checking the CPU, I removed it and connected it again to no avail...., started checking the ATX12V connector...
> Got some interesting results, when I first removed the ATX12V connector and tried to boot, it did behaviour number one (starts and then immediately turns off), but I booted it again anyway and got behaviour number two (HDD LED and all fans spinning and nothing)... Hmm that's strange....
> Reconnected the ATX12V connector and tried to boot, same results...
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---> I have currently disconnected the PSU and will take it to a service shop to have it checked out, also thinking of disconnecting mainboard and taking it to place of purchase and see if it needs to be repaired and/or replaced......(I have absolutely NO idea how it got damaged in the first place !)
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> How do I contact MSI's tech support (by email), I tried using their quirky method (via MSI LiveUpdate WebPage) but I don't think it got sent, since when you click "Send" it tries to send via "Outlook" and I don't have that configured or even use it (I use Yahoo! Mail).... can someone provide a direct mail address since I can't seem to find it on their website....
-----> Although I will go offline now in like 30 minutes, I will check the forums again tomorrow before I take any action...
---> Any feedback will be seriously appreciated...

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