Have I bricked my motherboard?

Hello!
I got the P67A-GD55 REV B3 which has worked good for the last years, but I could never overclock my i5 2500K processor. I read up about it and it was becuase I used the 4.3 version of the bios. I read a post on this forums saying that I should have no problem to flash my BIOS to version 4.1 without doing any changes and that it might resolve the overclock issue.
I "downgraded" my bios to version 4.1 through the .exe that's found on MSI's driver page (now I realize that I should have upgraded through BIOS instead).
Windows wanted to restart as usual and now my computer just bootloops without any indication of response from external hardware. I get no picture on the monitor and the lights that usually indicate thet the keyboard is on never lights up.
I've tried clearing the CMOS, disconnecting all HDD's and CD players and I've tried using only one RAM-stick. I've also tried booting with the USB attached with only the BIOS-file in it (both with regular name and AMIBOOT.ROM, also tried CTRL + Home at startup).
Nothing works obviosly and all I get is the fans powerup for 15'ish seconds, the go to a lower speed for 5, and then back up for 15 seconds.
Does anyone have any more tips that I can try before I head out and buy a new MB? Any suggestions are welcome.
Regards,
W

Quote from: Nichrome on 23-March-15, 04:22:52
Hi,
Yes sadly it does look like bricked motherboard. But once again, try >>Clear CMOS Guide<< with power cord removed.
Your possible options are:
-speak to local IT services and ask if they can flash it for you (using SPI programmer)
-contact MSI and ask for reflashin (costs may occur for delivery and job done) ; >>How to contact MSI.<<
-buy new motherboard
Then it looks like my only option is to contact the reseller since MSI doesn't handle motherboards in Sweden. Thank you very much for your answer!

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