Neo Platinum, No POST after Bios flash to v1.9

Ive got a K8n neo platinum board, and my system has been runnin fine for months now, but today after i updated my Bios to 1.9 using the msi updater tool my system wont post. The D-bracket2 has the following pattern
RED     OFF
Green   OFF
2 of the lights are off? and there isnt a code for this in the manual. Also, just as the bracket light sequence haults, there is a flash from the light near the ethernet port on the mobo? If the Bios is wrecked what are the steps that need to be taken? is there any way to fix at home or does it need to be sent to a factory?
Many thanks.

I'd say it's time to flash it using the bootdisk method
See syar2003's posting:
Topic: *WARNING* avoid dead Neo2 or Neo1 board flashing to newest bios.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=86257.0
HTH,
Rick

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