Flash bios via Mflash utility...

I just updated my motherboards bios, gaming 5 mobo, using Mflash utility in msi, with flash drive,,, I have read the forums that says when choosing what bios to flash, I have to choose "flash BIOS and ME",,, I forgot if I did choose that option, but what if I happen to choose the other one that says " flash single file",,, my bios update is successful.. so what did I do wrong??? Know my motherboard just keeps on blinking, then will go off fast then turn on again..

You've already been told that your board is bricked.
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    Quote
    Originally posted by kevinmtu
    My question is......is it safe??  I have a NTFS SATA drive and killed my motherboard last time I tried to flash the bios.  I see there are 2 options, windows or dos.  Which one is safer and easier for a newbie?  
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