MSI Z77 MPower Bios - NO POST

Hello,
Unfortunately today I stumbled upon a problem.. I was updating the Z77 Mpower bios and it all worked flawlessy for the bios update, when It restarted to update de ME it stopped at 68% and restarted by itself.. It's useless to say that the bios won't start, it does not even post...
The real problem is that this had happened to me a while back too with the other bios so both of them seem bricked
So is there any way to fix it? Since both updated completly the problem happened after a restart and when ME was updating.. It happened exactly the same way with both bios , when updating at 60% + the computer restarted itself and never started again..
Well I'm getting somewhat desperate as I'm in a need on this computer running..
Please tell me there's something that can be done, because I don't want to rma either as I'm in raid 0 and I'll be loosing all of my things..
Thanks you, regards!

You could also buy a programmer and do it yourself. I did when I bricked a board. :-)
I got an SPI programmer based on the CH341A chip and in circuit programming clip for about $20 shipped from China. Search for EN25T80 or spi programmer on eBay. It will be less than $10 for a cheap programmer. The downside is the long wait for shipping.
It turned out that in-circuit programming with a clip did not work on any MSI boards I had. But connecting the programmer to the JSPI1 header worked perfectly. The clip works fine with other board manufacturers. It must have something to do with the way MSI has the bios chips wired.

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Quote from: xmad on 17-January-13, 08:44:47
Also for best oc result flash to the lastest release or beta bios listed here.
>>Beta BIOSes<<
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https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=162043.0
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Quote from: xmad on 17-January-13, 08:44:47
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https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=162043.0
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Quote from: Froggy Gremlin on 19-November-12, 07:07:05
Sounds like maybe the DRAM V. is being set too low by the BIOS. Raise it to 1.55-1.575v's and see if that resolves it.
using your #1 image, if i try to add stick in dimm1&3 or dimm2&4 it would reboot loop. If I tried 1&4 or dimm2&3 it would reboot loop.
If i tried dimm3&4 it would reboot loop.
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Quote from: Froggy Gremlin on 14-November-12, 04:36:38
Tried with CPU Phase Control 'Enabled'?
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What happens when you put the vga in the top PCIE slot?
Are the 6 / 8 pin connectors hooked up to the vga securely?
The 2x 4pin cpu connectors (JPWR)
Do you have another vga to test the pcie slots/ another computer to test the vga?
Inspecting the pins would be a good idea as well as that is a common cause for pcie lane failure.
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>>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<

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Quote from: Froggy Gremlin on 30-December-12, 17:26:24
My only concern is if you are going to do extreme OC's with setting the MOSFET/VRM's to a higher level in the UEFI/BIOS. This causes a lot of heat and that is always a bad thing. For extreme OC'ing, many remove the stock hardware and use other cooling solutions on the MOSFET/VRM's anyway.
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Quote from: pikka68 on 14-March-13, 01:21:50
The wifi adapter is removable?
In case it is, without losing the guarantee.
If you give me confirmation, I try to see if it is just a matter of contacts.
I need specific instructions!
for now it seems to work properly.
If ask rma, mainboard or complete one module wi-fi?
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I mean for the: Quote
WDC external USB3.0 HDD
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>>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<

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Quote from: jhroom on 28-February-13, 07:39:35
Thanks for the fast reply!
But what use does the 3th slot have then?
Also a 4x gen3 slot has the same bandwith as a 8x gen2 slot right?
I feel a bit mislead, knowing this i would have chose a different board.
Other boards will have the same problem. The CPU has 16 lanes to divide and Nvidia demands 8/8 for SLI. That leaves no lanes left for the third slot.
Using CrossFire should leave you 8/4/4 as AMD doesn't demand 8/8 for CrossFire.
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