Failed bios update on Z87-GD65 gaming, now what?

I need a bit help with getting my Bios A up and running again.
I just tried the latest beta bios. Never had any issues with these. Downloaded to an USB stick, switched to bios, updated, the computer reset by it self and it installed the ME stuff and rebooted again.... and from there it was dead. Not even the debug leds are on. I guess something went wrong.
Afterwards I booted with the second bios which is still fine. I went to windows to get the old bios, downloaded it, extracted it to the stick etc and booted with the stick in the computer but nothing happens.
Can someone tell me how to get my Bios A back in action?

I read pjakuszews earlier post , and his way of solving it, solved my problem too.
1) downloaded intel flash programming tool http://downloads.hwbot.org/downloads/BIOS/Z87/FPT_v.9.5.0.1428.rar
2) booted with the working bios, and dumped that with the "fptw64 -d biosb.bin" command
3) switched bios on the mainboard right after while everything running
4) flashed the bricked bios with "fptw64 -rewrite -f biosb.bin"
5) rebooted and back in business.

Similar Messages

MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming BIOS Update

Bought this setup quite a while ago, running a 4670k on the z87 gd65 gaming board and thought about trying a bit of OCing, probably just gonna try out the OC Genie for now, but i was wondering if it would be a good idea to do a BIOS update or is that not necessary? Im still running on bios 1.3 which from what i can see on the msi site is a quite old one.

Quote from: flobelix on 23-September-14, 01:02:53
No, 1.3 is too outdated. If wanting to go for latest generation vga get the latest vga (1.B):
>>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<
A.) Download the attached archive (E7845IMS_1B0.rar) and place it on your desktop. Do not decompress.
B.) Download and install the Forum flash tool.
C.) Insert your FAT32 formatted usb stick.
D.) Make sure that all win 8 options are disabled. (Fast Boot etc) Also make sure the legacy USB is enabled.
E.) Start the forum flash tool and select option 1. Then point the tool at the compressed archive we downloaded earlier. Then to your USB Flash Drive.
F.) Boot to the USB
G.) Now follow the directions and let the tool flash
H.) After flashing reinstall ME drivers in Windows: http://download.msi.com/dvr_exe/intel_amt90_mb.zip
Thanks Flobelix, running windows 7 but i guess the procedure is still the same, are the ME drivers the chipset drivers? i downloaded the chipset drivers for my OS from the msi site (intel_chipse_9_mb.zip) or is it the "Intel Management Engine Driver+Microsoft hotfix".

Flashing of MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING failed and dual bios not helping, not sure why?

Hi all
For the first time in 20 years Ive had a firmware flash fail it seems.
I have a MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING and updated the bios with the latest firmware via the "M-FLASH" utility within the systems bios.
All seemed to have gone well, it flashed to 100% rebooted and then just a blank screen and a sequence of keyboard light flashes.
After a minutes panic I thought not to worry, the motherboard has a dual bios. So I powered down and switched the bios switch to bios B hoping it would assist and the problem is identical.
Any tips anyone?

I just tried this along with removing power from the main board and it seems one of the two did it! thanks

Will Z87 GD65 Gaming boot with 4790k in order to update BIOS?

So, I have a Z87 GD65 Gaming motherboard.
I was planning on buying a 4770k cpu, but changed my mind to 4790k. The motherboards supports 4790k in the last release of BIOS.
Do i have to buy a supported CPU (or send to a local store) to update BIOS or can I boot directy with the 4790k and update?
Thanks.

board needs to be at least at bios 1.9 to even post with a Haswell refresh cpu. While 4790K is officially supported with the later bios 1.A it should at least post with 1.9. Therefor a boar manufactured before 2014-02-24 will not work out of the box with a 4790K and a supported Haswell cpu to flash or update by a shop will be needed to use the cpu.

Will the Z87-GD65 GAMING + bios update support an i7 4790K

Hi,
I was checking MSI official webpage for the Z87-GD65 GAMING, and seems the last bios 1.9 2/14/14 says,
Quote
Support Next Generation Processors.
But no direct info if it supports the i7 4970K, i been very happy with 4770K but my Blue Iris camera server is asking for quad core to increase the framrates, so i could upgrade my main pc and move the 4770K but before committing, would be good to know my motherboard will support the CPU.
Thanks for your time,

General consensus is the 4790k is a Haswell 4770k rebranded with better TIM and higher clock rate. It should work right out of the box on Z87. Should know for sure around the 25th of this month at the CPU release and people start testing it.

Continious BSOD MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming OC Genie

Hello,
Some time ago i bought the MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming motherboard and every now and then try to enable OC Genie.
Every time i do this the pc gets a BSOD.
Anything i should change or ?
System:
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming (bios version 1.8)
CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K Boxed
Cooling: Corsair Hydro H80i
Memory: 16GB Corsair Vengeance LP CML8GX3M2A1600C9
GPU: Point of View GeForce GTX 670 Dual Fan
PSU: Cooler Master VS V550S
HD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
Case: Corsair Obsidian 550D
Running on windows 7

Quote from: Frans_Butter on 28-February-14, 13:54:58
022614-9516-01.dmp 26-2-2014 18:56:25 0x00000124 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`0cbe88f8 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 ntoskrnl.exe ntoskrnl.exe+4af01c NT Kernel & System Microsoft® Windows® Operating System Microsoft Corporation 6.1.7601.22436 (win7sp1_ldr.130828-1532) x64 ntoskrnl.exe+4af01c C:\Windows\Minidump\022614-9516-01.dmp 8 15 7601 262.144 26-2-2014 18:56:26
022514-11497-01.dmp 25-2-2014 16:34:04 0x00000124 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`0cf02028 00000000`bf800000 00000000`00000124 hal.dll hal.dll+12a37 Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL Microsoft® Windows® Operating System Microsoft Corporation 6.1.7601.21855 (win7sp1_ldr.111104-1514) x64 ntoskrnl.exe+74540 C:\Windows\Minidump\022514-11497-01.dmp 8 15 7601 293.168 25-2-2014 16:35:24
Aha! There it is! The good old 124! That is insufficient CPU V.

MSI Z87 GD65 Gaming EIST is not working

Hi all, my EIST is not working properly, the CPU clock run between 3.7-3.9 all the time (VID 1.153 - 1.219)
Here is my setup:
Motherboard and CPU: MSI Z87 GD65 Gaming + 4770K
OS: Clean installed Win 7 SP1 with most updated driver from MSI site.
Bios version: 1.2 (All default settings)
Actually the EIST works before without installing driver ME and chipset driver from MSI site, any advices?
thanks in advance.

Hi and welcome,
to DougQuaid tip.
Allso if you have OC your system, you need to set Ratio mode to Dynamic and voltage mode to Adaptive.
Like in this picture of my BIOS settings. I marked those with yellow.
Warning: After that you shouldent stress test your CPU anymore with Prime95, Occt, or so on programs. Because they could get the MB give too much power to CPU
I just tested those (ME and Chipset) files from MSI and still get my clock and voltage down normaly.
There seams to be new official relice of BIOS 1.3v there too, so you could try that. if yours cot some bug in it.
Also make sure on task manager that your pc isnt doing anything under. Like live Spybot/virus/... -Scans.
I hope these help Cheers, Mummy

Checking ram that works with MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING Intel Z87 Motherbo

Was wondering if Vengeance pro series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 DRAM 2400MHz C10 Memory Kit (CMY16GX3M2A2400C10R) will work good on MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING Intel Z87 Motherboard or if im gonna need to do some tweeking.

Since in the components purchasing stage for the project, a few tips for you. Check with the PSU manufacturer to make sure it is Haswell compliant. I like single rail +12V PSU's made by Corsair, but there are other good ones out there too. OS is also important. I prefer Win 7 Ultimate 64 Bit, but if you go with Win 8 or 7, some GTX 780 issues may arise. GOP, VBIOS, mainboard updated to the very newest UEFI/BIOS etc. can be involved. UEFI/BIOS update is a good place to start if the graphics card gives you trouble. Research as much as you can prior to the build. Advance planning helps a lot on what to possibly expect.
Here is the thread for UEFI/BIOS's;
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=169827.0

MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING DISABLED CORE RATIO LIMIT

i am using MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING board with intel core i7-4770K
it should allow me to adjust turbo ratio/core ratio limit in the bios @ cpu features menu. already update to V1.2 bios.
unfortunately that menu is set to read-only "Auto". it makes me looks like using 4770 NON-K CPU!

hahaha. no need to use exclamation mark, bro.
ok done. it is because i am confuse with some value with [Auto] and some with Auto without []
for the information, i only managed to get 44x for the 1-core ratio. if more than that, it will go to bluescreen when booting.
any idea how to solve that problem? like asus motherboard, it has PLL overvoltage to overcome ratio more than 45/46.
how about MSI? its my 1st time using MSI motherboard for the i7 family.

OC Genie z87 gd65 gaming

Hi, I have a 4670k CPU and a z87 gd65 gaming mobo with the latest BIOS. I'm using the OC genie to get to 4.2 GHz with 1.23 V, and that works fine. I, clearly, lost the Si lottery. I tried a manual OC to 4.4 GHz but the OC was still unstable at even at 1.29 V, so I said screw it, and just used the OC genie. My problem is that now the CPU doesn't downclock when idle, so my idle temps are in the low to mid 30's. I'm using a Cooler Master Nepton 280L AIO, and I feel like my idle temps should be lower than that. I've never seen a single core go over 78 C when I ran Prime 95 with the CPU at 4.4 GHz. In gaming, they rarely get above 50 C. I mean, the idle temps make sense when one considers that the CPU is always running at 4200 MHz, but I can't figure out why it doesn't downclock. Is this just a feature of the OC genie in gear 2 (that it turns off the CPU power saving features), does the OC genie suspect that switching between power states will cause instability in my system (I have a hard time believing that it can even speculate about that), or is there just something I need to do to fix it? I've just been ignoring it for months, but it's really annoying me I figured I'd ask. Thanks in advance.

My G43 never throttle the clock below turbo settings unless load/power/current rules dictates it should be lowered, so at idle it's at 3.8GHz (or 4.2Ghz when overclocked) but power consumption as reported by HW Monitor Pro or Intel Extreme Tuning goes down and so are temps.
I don't know if this is the normal behavior for these CPUs, I'm new to the 4670k and G3, only put them together yesterday, so I'm still learning.
No OC genie can do what you can't do manually, definitely not as optimized as you can do it, so I I'd say forget about and go back manual.
My CPU is somewhat stable at 4.2GHz with only 1.155vcore set static (though it go up as high as 1.176v under heavy load), temps are as high as 73 with Linx (CNPS10X Performa), a bit lower with Prime95.
Are you overclocking the CPU or memory too? From my past experience (Core2/P4x), it's not all about vcore.
Post some details on your OC, voltages changed, what kind of instability you have, BSOD codes if any

Bricked x120e -- failed BIOS update

Hi,
I was trying to update the BIOS of my x120e (0596-2RU) from within Windows 7, it got stuck (no progress for more than half an hour), now the notebook is bricked (the screen won't turn on; there's no beeps, just the fan is turned on).
I believe I followed all the instructions (battery fully charged etc.), but the Customer Support here in Ireland says failed BIOS updates are not covered by warranty (contrary to what some people on these forums say).
What are my options now?
Thanks a lot!
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Hi rufus82,
I came across this thread that has answers for questions similar to the one you raised. Hope its of help.
http://forum.lenovo.com/t5/W-Series-ThinkPad-Laptops/Bios-Update-Fail-Under-Warranty-but-No-Support/...
As suggested by andyP, do contact support one more time.
regards
lak_sg
WW Social Media
Did someone help you today? Press the star on the left to thank them with a Kudo!
If you find a post helpful and it answers your question, please mark it as an "Accepted Solution"! This will help the rest of the Community with similar issues identify the verified solution and benefit from it.
Follow @LenovoForums on Twitter!

Slow shutdown Z87-GD65 Gaming

If I allow my Win64 system to go into sleep mode. Wake it up and then try to shutdown I find that it takes ages to shutdown once the black screen appears. It seems like it has shut down but the fans keep spinning for a good 20 seconds and eventually I will hear my speakers pop as the soundcard powers down. A reboot and then power down does not take anywhere as long. Regardless of what apps have been running or are running.
I also get random DPC latency spikes if I do not reboot after going to sleep or even just running on 'balanced' for a while. Setting power management completely off and rebooting resolves this.
Is this more likely to be a USB device causing the above issues?
I am using BIOS E7845IMS.1A3

Board: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming
Bios: Version 1.10B E7845IMS.1A3
VGA: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-03-40G)
PSU: EVGA SuperNova G2 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (12v 83.3A 999.6w)
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell 3.5GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 84W
MEM: Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9 Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz CL9 XMP Performance Desktop Memory Kit Black
HDD: Samsung 840 EVO Pro 256GB SSD, Samsung F3 1TB x 2, Samsung F3 2TB x 1, Seagate 500GB
COOLER: Corsair Hydro Series H90 140mm High Performance Liquid Cpu Cooler
OC: No
OS: Windows 7 64bit Professional
Connected USB peripherals
Seagate Desktop 2TB USB 3.0 HDD
Seagate Desktop 4TB USB 3.0 HDD
Logitech G15 Keyboard
Logitech Revolution Wireless Mouse (Wireless adapter on G15 Port)
Novation Twitch DJ Controller
Epson Stlyus Printer (Off)
Other
3COM U.S. Robotics Message Pro Fax Modem on Serial port 1
Suggestions on what to try first?

MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING / Killer E2200 slow upload speed

1. MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING / Killer E2200 slow upload speed
2. System
- Intel Core i5 4670K
- MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)
- 16GByte Memory
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX770
- 256G SSD
3. MB Drivers
- MS-7845 (MS BIOS) : 1.B0
- Intel USB3.0 Drivers : 2.5.0.19
- Intel ME Driver : 9.5.15.1730
- Intel Chipset Drivers : 10.0.20
- Intel Smart Connect Technology : 4.2.40.2418
- Killer Network Drivers : 1.1.42.1045
- Network Drivers : Killer e2200 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.30) / 2014-03-27 / 8.1.0.23
4-1. speedtest Test / Download 350MBps / Upload 5MBps
4-2. Other Notebook Test / Download 350MBps / Upload 350Bps
5-1. E22w7x64.INF / DriverVer = 03/27/2014,8.1.0.23 Driver Only Install Test
5-2. E22w7x64.INF / DriverVer = 07/03/2012,8.0.2.38 Driver Only Install Test
5-3. Killer_Network_Drivers_1.1.42.1045.exe Install Test
5-4. KillerSuite_1.1.48.1376_Win7_Win81.exe Install Test
5-5-1. KillerCleaner_64bit.exe Run
5-5-2. KillerSuite_1.1.48.1376_Win7_Win81.exe Install Test

Quote
4-1. speedtest Test / Download 350MBps / Upload 5MBps
4-2. Other Notebook Test / Download 350MBps / Upload 350Bps
what is the expected upload speed?
on the second Upload 350Bps is not realistic...
there are newer drivers as well: 1.1.49.1068
http://www.msi.com/support/mb/Z87-GD65-GAMING.html#down-driver&Win8.1 64

MSI Z87 GD65 Gaming and msata speed issue...

Hi,
So I'm running the MSI Z87 GD65 Gaming with a 128GB SanDisk msata. Now it all works perfectly; no BSOD or crashes, but what I have noticed is that sometimes when the PC boots and I look in Intel Rapid Storage Technology, the msata on port 5 is running at 3Gb/s not 6Gb/s: I verified the speed loss using AS SSD benchmark. Reboot and it's back to 6Gb/s and back to full speed.
Anyone else seen this or have an idea of a solution?
Thanks

Quote from: JLio01 on 06-March-15, 14:21:58
How often can you notice the problem? You mentioned AS SSD Benchmark has speed loss, what's the result of speed test then?
I notice it a couple of times a day minimum

MSI Z87 GD65 GAMING Doesn't recognize crossfire. Help Pls.

Hello everyone, I've had several board msi brand, such as B3 P68 GD65, GD65 G3 Z68, Z68 GD80 G3, last week bought a Z87 GD65 gaming, but I can not activate the second video card, installed the amd 13.9 drivers with just one card ,rebooted and installed the second does not recognize the second card. I tested amd drivers 13.10v2 and does not work, I tested with the older amd drivers 13.4 official and does not recognize the second card.
Tested one by one each both graphical works fine.
I have the crossfire bridge connected.
I must change something in the bios? To recognize the second card? what ?
Never happened to me on msi boards such things and i haved always crossfire.
Sistem :
Caixa Fractal Arc mid R2
psu Corsair tx 650 modelar
Rams Corsair vengeance 16Gb 4x4 1600 mhz.
Coller Corsair H100 I
hard drivers Adata Sp 9000 64 GB sata 6Gb para o SO
kingston V300 64 GB sata 6Gb para jogos.
Western Digital blue 1 TB sata III 64 MB
Board MSI Z87 Gd65 Gaming
Cpu Intel 4770k
Cards 2 vtx hd 7870 x-edition oc Gpu clock : 1100 Mhz, memory 4900 Mhz.
Greetings from Portugal!

Hi everybody,
I tested one at a time in the pci-e 2 and works.
And do the same on Pci-e nº1. works fine the 2 card.
"Several possibles. If testing a card by itself in the second slot does not work, then either there is a problem with an errant standoff or other item shorting underneath the mainboard. The other most common reason is CPU socket pin(s) bent or damaged or the CPU cooler mouinted incorrectly or unevenly torqued.
I don´t believe it the pins because if you look at the GPU-Z recognizes the two cards.
And appears on device manager the to cards.
I am using SO w7 ultimate, and the board bios is the last version.
Is something else must be some setting in bios, and i don´t no...
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/34/lnow.jpg/
Best regards.

Failed bios update on Z87-GD65 gaming, now what?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for