P45 Neo3: Vista64 SP1 does not install with bios 1.4 (did with 1.3)

Today I tried to reinstall Vista 64-bits SP1 and the system repeatedly hangs with an underscore-like blinking cursor when Vista (install) is supposed to boot from the hard disk... (after I've entered all info and Vista has unpacked and copied files to the hard disk)
I think this is weird because the same DVD installed fine about a week ago when I was most probably still using the 1.3 BIOS (I've upgraded to 1.4 recently).
Note that I chose not to enter a key during installation, so it should not be an activation problem (Vista has a 30-day grace period, right?)
Do other P45 Neo3 (MS-7514) owners have the same problem? How did you solve it? (besides downgrading the BIOS - if that's possible at all)

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I'm not sure how that would help.
If for some reason there is something wrong with the Master Boot Record of the drive (it happens) repartitioning & reformating the drive should fix that.
A problem with the hard drive's MBR can explain this:
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repeatedly hangs with an underscore-like blinking cursor when Vista (install) is supposed to boot from the hard disk...
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So, can I temporarily safely downgrade to the 1.3 BIOS, or does the flash software only allow upgrades?
You can upgrade/downgrade to whatever BIOS Version you choose with the >>MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<.

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