Using MSI liveupdate to flash bios

I used MSI liveupdate to uppgrade to bios 1.4, I been told it was more stable then 1.3 for ocing, now I wonder if I got any warranty left?

I am not sure I understand what warranty you are worried about. Flashing your BIOS via Live Update shouldn't void your warranty. The BIOS updates are recommended by the manufacturer and, if anything, they should make it more likely they will honor your warranty. OC'ing is another story entirely. MSI doesn't warranty your board for OC'ing, despite the fact that they use it as a marketing ploy to sell the boards in the first place. MSI, like most other manufacturers, wants to have its cake and eat it too. On the other hand, I am not sure if can tell if you were OC'ing or not if you wipe the BIOS before sending the board back to them. Unless you physically alter the board, they probably have no practical method of proving you were OC'ing unless you tell them. I wouldn't worry about it if I were you.
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I used the forum tool to flash the latest bios 1,19 for my Z87-g45 and after booting back into windows and reinstalling intel ME I have a yellow exclamation mark over the Intel ME Interface in device manager.
It says the device cant start and STATUS_DEVICE_POWER_FAILURE
I tried installing the MS hotfix that comes with the latest Intel ME software on the MSI website but it doesnt install and says it isn't suitable for my computer when I run it. I tried the 64bit first then the 32bit.

I fixed this by installing the older 1.18 using the built in mflash instead of the forum tool.
I don't know if it was the 1.19 version or the forum tool that stopped intel management engine working but selecting bios and intel me flash from the built in mflash worked.
I did worry when my computer shut down and restarted at 49% complete but upon starting again it showed a blank screen with flashing percentage for intel me in the middle starting around 50%.

Using msi command center vs bios to get 4.5

i7 4770k / 8 gig 1866 ram / msi z87 gd45 / 650 W psu / gtx 760 ...
going through bios setting for 4500 MHz I need to boost the cpu voltage to 1.25 + ( exact number I forget ) but... This is needed to even boot and run ...
However ,
if I boot to 4400 MHz I have the voltage to 1.050 and the machine boots and runs like a champ. (tech yes city video I saw and used those settings )
THEN if I go through the msi command center I can bump the cpu to 45 and keep the cpu voltage at 1.050 and it remains running strong and plays the games I play
without any issues.
just an observation but am happy I noticed this . now I can say I can run at 4.5

Quote from: not2intel on 26-April-14, 06:37:32
well , may have spoken too soon . tonight it didn't like the cpu boost without the voltage increase...
definately 4.4 on 1.050 works with everything thrown at it.
the 4.5 on 1.05 looks like it needs the voltage jump. ( for the .1 it's not worth it in my eyes to push more voltage to get that lil gain )
Yup! Wise decision!

MOVED: MSI NF980-G65 flashing bios with six core already installed

This topic has been moved to AMD64 nVidia boards.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=141315.0

Quote from: 5pi7fir3 on 03-September-10, 01:21:28
So there's no way you can give me a definitive answer aside from just try it? ><
Thank you for the quick response time either way
5pi7fir3
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So there's no way you can give me a definitive answer aside from just try it? ><
yes, that's right

MSI P965 Neo-F Bios doesnt recognize my DVD RW driver,Help!

Hi,
I just bought a MSi P965 Neo-F motherboard and when i boot the pc because bios cant find the DVD driver and
i cant start my windows xp 64.
I thought og upgrading bios but i cant because i dont have floppy driver and my cd drive is unknown for bios.
DVD model: NEC DVD RW ND 3540 A
system info:
Maxtor 120gb
Duo core 2 E6400 2.13
Corsar 1024 DDr II 2X512
Asus PhysicX
Gforce7800GT 256
Help!
plz..

Quote from: Zimbower on 14-February-07, 18:50:18
Hi,
yes i do get the green message about the dvd in green color after the memory check(MSI logo)
somthing like ODD0 DVD RW
I will try the second option you recommended,thx alot.
Hello, welcome to forum. if you are planing to update BIOS:
get P965 Neo BIOS ver. 1.6 CD Image (have modded boot record and integrate JMB361 Dos drivers.)
How do i flash it?
Extract image file from archive, and burn it to CD.(example: open it with nero burning rom and burn image file to CD)
Make and ensure PC is stable, then reboot PC and boot from CD. you will need to confirm twice BIOS update when asked.
after BIOS update is complete successfully, power down your PC, remove power cord from the PSU, hit few time power button to drain electrify from capacitors, touch some metal with hands to discharge any ES which you may have, then open the case and Clear CMOS then pull back power cord, and turn on your PC, will be notice CMOS CHEKSUM MISMATCH/ERROR, hit F1 to continue to rebuild DMI Pool Data, then reboot your PC, and enter in BIOS and LOAD BIOS DEFAULT, SAVE AND EXIT, go back to BIOS and apply your customs settings.
if you want to use USB key to flash BIOS, copy AWFL865.EXE & W7235IMS.160 to USB drive, reboot PC and boot from bootable location, (hold "SHIFT" key when starting loading from bootable device to bypass startup files to avoid loading memory managers and other applications) navigate to folder which containt flash program and BIOS file and type from there:
AWFL865.EXE W7235IMS.160 /cks/sn/py/cc/cd/cp/wb/ld/qi/f/e

Flash BIOS hp tx 1327cl before WIN 7 upgrade

I want to add 2/ gb DDR2 to up the memory on this computer that WAS Vista 64 but is now XP Pro 64. Wanting to upgrade to Win 7 64.
Problem: Didn't recognize memory installed, so I put its 2/ 1 gb back in. I assume a flash BIOS would help with that.
Since it no longer has Vista, can I use the HP Vista flash BIOS for my particular computer before I upgrade to WIN 7 and will that help with accepting the memory.
Or would I have to have a more compatible OS (Win 7) installed before I flashe the BIOS with the Vista flash BIOS on HP site.
Or would I have to find something somewhere other than from HP to flash the BIOS.
Also, my Win 7 is an UPGRADE. Can I use it and activate Win 7 if I format so that XP is no longer on the drive before installing Win 7?
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You're welcome.
From what I've seen, recovery discs are usually pretty quick to arrive so you shouldn't have to wait too long
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Flashing BIOS (not using liveupdate)

hi, i wanna flash my BIOS, but my question is after downloading the BIOS update zip and burning that to a cd..
can i use a cd to flash a BIOS?
or can i used a USB thumbdrive to flash BIOS?
i dont have a floppy drive anymore...
i have read that my board K8NGM-V supports booting up in the USB.. is that the same for flashing a BIOS?

if your system is stabile then you no need to flashed it as it may causes instability of your system.. I would preferable used the cd or floppy to flash it. BTW create your own rig in details including PSU and bios revision so others can help you. Gd luck.
P/s: why must you flashed your bios? is it stabile?

MSI 570 GTX OC bios flash question

Hi guys,
I'm having some issues with Battlefield 3 crashing (black screen with green symbols and then to desktop) and I read that a bios flash of my card solved that issue for a few people so I'd like to try.
I tried using MSI's LiveUpdate 5 but it crashes on launch (even if I launch it as administrator), so I downloaded the bios update manually. The download page for the bios indicates that I HAVE to use MSI's flashing utility included with the bios, unfortunately it's not in the zip...
I figured I'd try with nvflash, however it only works with .rom files and the bios I downloaded has a different extension: NV801MS.KK1
Can I just rename .KK1 to .ROM or do I need to convert this file somehow? I've poked MSI support about this but have yet to receive a reply.
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FLASH BIOS MSI K7N2 Delta-ILSR ????????

I am trying to flash the BIOS of my K7N2 Delta-ILSR board. I follwed all the instructions from the MSI Web but I can't get it going. I booted from Win ME & Win98 but could not get into C: drive. So I used Command Prompt from Window to get into the C: drive and follwed the Flash Bios Procedures. I keep getting the message: AwdFlash No Support WinNT/2000/XP OS
I got problem with the temp after I updated the BIOS. I wanted to flash it back to the old Bios. Please help me out
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MSI 770T-C45 won't post after flashing BIOS with M-FLASH

After flashing AMIBIOS 8.3 to v8.7 with M-FLASH via USB stick I can't get any post.
Had I read this forum before I wouldn't have done it, but here I am.
Fan starts, LEDs are off, no beeps at all, power button does nothing. Black screen.
After force flashing (yes, I am THAT stupid) the prompt said it would reboot in 5 seconds and after that nothing.
Here's my setup:
Board: MSI 770T-C45
Original Bios: v8.3
Flashed Bios: v8.7 (flashed with M-FLASH)
VGA: EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
PSU: Enermax FMAII EG465AX-VE 460W
CPU: AMD Phenom x4 9650
MEM: Kingston DDR2-667 4x2GB KVR667D2N5/2G
HDD: SAMSUNG 840 SSD 250GB
OS: Windows 8 Pro 64bit
I tried every CMOS clearing method found in previous posts and threads (including this and this.)
1. Unplugged from power, waited 5 minutes, removed the battery (5mins), changed jumper position (5min), switched it back (5min), plugged it in (5min) and powered up with and without USB stick in the hub next to network hub with old BIOS (v8.3) inside. Pressed CTRL+HOME, anything, not a single message or beep or LED flashing.
Also I removed all RAMs and kept one in the first socket. Nothing.
I really don't know what to do next. What seems to differ from other users is LEDs non working, what does that mean?

The problem here is that after update 8.6 the m-flash module was updated, so yes your mobo is a brick, but there is still hope for it. I had the same situation a few days ago with the exact same model and was able to recover it by following the steps on listed on the below posts:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=133578.0
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=129989.0
It may seem complicated at first, but trust me its not at all.
Anyways you probably already have another mobo, send it for RMA or used it as frisbee, but it may come handy for some other doing the same noob flashing as we did

MSI DK790 GX (non platinum) - Flashing bios

Hello there!
First things first, please accept my apologies if my language seems wrong. I'm not a native english speaker, and do not hesite to ask to repeat.
Second thing, i've read some similar topic but i'm still confused about how i have to flash my motherboard who got the CMOS checksum error which seems to be resolved by a bios update (aswell as the phenom II 940 black recognition).
Here are my questions :
- Just curiosity : what is the difference between platinum and non platinum?
- As stated, i've read similar topic, but there are a lot of files and methods of application. SO far, i've read :
http://www.msicomputer.com/support/images/BIOS_FD.pdf <- a way to prepare a USB key. With invalid links now
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=e27cbe18b80fdde8139d2f1fc3536015&topic=116721.0 <- MSI hq usb bios flash tool
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=e27cbe18b80fdde8139d2f1fc3536015&topic=123634.msg933217#msg933217 <- amiflash?
And i got the following files :
AFUD4280.zip (taken from : http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?nnzwenux0mz ) - is it an OK file? is there any newer BIOS?
The amiflash
And the MSIHQ Tool 1.17x9 Installer
So i do not really understand all those post, i mean i'm a bit confused about how to proceed.
Let's say i'll prepare my USB device with the MSIHQ Tool 1.17x9 Installer .
Then what should i do, step by step?
I fail to see what is the point of the amiflash, while the AFUD4280 seems to be the bios update.
I've never flashed a bios before, and while i'm confused, i'm also a little scared to do wrong manipulations and mess it all.
That's why i came here.
THanks a lot for your help.
Cheers.

First of all: read the link Bas posted. It's pretty clear info and you don't need anything more than that. The forum flasher is the best way to flash your bios.
Second: you don't need any ami-flash tool or what soever. You only need a bios-ROM-file for the usb-flash tool to use. Get the newest bios here: http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=bios&maincat_no=1&prod_no=1552
Don't worry, the platinum and non-platinum boards use the same bios. they're about 99.9% the same boards, except from some tiny differences.
Now, download the bios file and place it on your desktop. Start the forum flash tool and let it prepare an usb stick. If asked, point to the bios file on the desktop and let the tool do it's work. I don't have to explain step-by-step, since the screen info is very clear on what you have to do and when.
After flashing, clear cmos (with AC-power disconnected) and reboot the system. Go into bios, load default/optimized settings and make changes you want. And then you'll be ready to go!!

MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 BIOS Flash

I recently had an apparently unrecoverable BIOS flash failure which I RMA'd (although I have since found http://service.msicomputer.com/msi_user/TechFAQdetail.aspx?formid=3046). Since I now flash successfully in that same way, my best guess is that the original board really was defective. The advice on this forum generally is to use the MSI Forum HQ USB Flashing Tool, which obviously has had a great deal of development effort. I did try that Flashing Tool, but found it more confusing than I had hoped, and the flashing did not complete for me. Given my previous msi BIOS flashing experience, that was scary. Then I used the msi on-board flashing (as I did originally) with a downloaded file in the root of a USB flash drive. Inside the BIOS, Utilities > M-Flash > Select one file to update BIOS, started flashing and did work, and has since worked several times.
The advice to use the Flashing Tool apparently relates to the Tool working "better" (perhaps with lower chance of failure) than the on-board BIOS flasher. And it may BE better, but flashing should not be error-prone anyway, nowadays! USB flash drives have been around for many years, we use them all the time, and they do not need a special flashing tool. Frankly, I feel that if the on-board flasher does not work, the board is just defective, end of story.
Since I would have been better off with some idea about what to expect, here it is: On my system, BIOS flashing takes MUCH LONGER than one might expect. Overall, it takes about 4min 30sec (for only 8MB), which appears to be only about 30kB per second. The display shows flashing to be about 50percent done in about 3min, then it runs up to 90percent in about 10sec more. At about 95percent done (about 3min 30sec), the screen blanks and the system starts to auto-reset, which appears to happen slowly, and twice, before coming up at about 4min 30sec.
Hope this helps!

This board in particular can be flashed properly with the MSI BIOS flasher ,M-Flasher .It s practically as safe as the Gigabyte one.
I have flashed the BIOS with the M-Flash from 1.2 to 1.5 with no problems on this board.
Use a USB stick formated to FAT and you are good to go as long as you already done some stability teats for the machine.
Yes after the Flash the screen may remain black ,but that is why you have on the board a Clear CMOS jumper ,in the lower left side.
Maybe some users should let the flashing process to people that know how to do it and stores can do this procedure for you.

[Request] MSI GT70-0ND-219US Bios Unlock flash

hey, i have the MSI GT70-0ND-219US
I would like a flash bios that unlocks options like
setting Vt-x ON and OFF
and other cool features
Thanks,

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MSIHQ: Information detected by MSIHQ Tool ver: 1.25g
MSIHQ: Report generated in Sat 12/15/2012 at 18:35:48.14
Mainboard: MS-1762
PCB Version: REV:1.0
BIOS Version: E1762IMS.30C
BIOS Date: 4/26/2012
EC-FW Version:
Request is possible √ and can be proceed on donation:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=134259.0
Once done will be emailed back to you when its done.
Quote from: mrzod01 on 16-December-12, 10:37:54
I have another question,
Could i use the MSI Live Update tool?
its on this page http://www.msi.com/service/download/
Nope, its not for notebooks.
You can find everything for your NB at msi web:
http://www.msi.com/product/nb/GT70-0ND.html#/?div=Driver&os=Win8%2064

MSI X58A-GD65 Flash/Re-Flash the New/Same BIOS

Hello.
I have some trouble with overclocking.
The BIOS always saves the Voltage settings but not the multiplier and MHZ and I would like to Re-Flash the same BIOS or a new one.
I can't find the BIOS that I have already flashed and the Live Update does not have any BIOS updates so I came here to ask.
Can I update to version V22.2 from this page? http://eu.msi.com/product/mb/X58A-GD65.html#/?div=BIOS
How can I find the BIOS that I already have and re-flash it?
PS) Please stay to topic questions don't tell me anything about my Cell Menu settings. They are fine because I have tried countless times to save them and only a few times they were actually saved and worked at 4 Ghz.

Maybe others know why your board is stated to only be available thru live update but a quick google search and I found a link to a file with the exact same name as that bios.
http://www.msi.com/service/download/bios-14654.html (bios version 22.2) I'm assuming it's the same one stated on the page for your board that you linked.
I would wait for the more knowledgable people to say what method to use or if it's safe before just flashing anything.
BTW- live update sucks and never seems to work properly. When I first got my board I was thrilled to see an update function built into the bios. first thing I did was use it and it flashed my bios to a version older than what it shipped with!

FX5900Nu: msi x gainward x Bios and why ppl flash their cards.

I have a gainward fx5900 1100 400/700 2.8ns 128 and I cut off some board tracks testing water cooling fittings (more like drunk friend nests board on top of cutting tools).
Anyway, it's the simplest fx5900Nu model from gainward.
I had to finish the tests with the cooler, so I went out and bought a "MSI SUPERIOR PRODUCT fx5900sp vdt256".
I also have an old MSIti4600 4x and its a totally awsome board, so I though the SP would be great too. It's also has similar clock/mem specs 2.8 as the gainward, exept for the memory size. Before bothering to dismantle the huge cooler from the Msi I ran tests so I could compare both boards "stock cooled".
I tested both with 56.55 and these are my "results":
With the gainward I was able to IN AN EASY WAY to find ZILLIONS OF BIOS FILES, and they are nice ppl too, they write a little bat file so all u have to do to flash the bios is SIMPLY type : flash -> enter and it's done . If you try to flash to a diferent model they prompt you to confirm..DoNe...u dont have to D.O.S. your way into Nvflash wich is also a dread to less experienced users. (I wont even mention my feelings about Msi's "live update" feature)
Boot a floppy, type "flash", Boot.
30 seconds later I'm back into windows with the new bios.
I flashed 2 5950U , 2 5900U and FIVE 5900Nu bios files thus finding the best set for my card (one of the 5 5900nu testeds) increasing the card's performance at least 20~30% default AND overclocked.
Getting scores like 55k Aniso off/50k Aniso on Aquamark, 6,8k Fm2k3 , 19k 3dm2001se...etc just from changing bios was great, that stock cooled with Agp4x on a 533 p4 3.06 @ 3.6 512 + rambus 1250mhz almost 2 year old setup.
Similar performance with temperature drops were obtained using both 5950 roms, but overall 2 of the bios writen for Nu's were absolutely perfect.
I could EASILY take it from the original 400/700 to 510/970 benching @ 507/960 without artifacts and rock solid, even with the crappy stock aluminum cooler (wich is the reason for the watercooler, that board DESERVES a Watercooling kit.).
Msi Superior Product:
Now I just finished "testing" the Msi's SP :
- Could not raise the memory past 820 without artifacts and didn't even test that for too long.
- The core would quit @ 470~480, even with the bios flashed @ 5950 and now i can't even use that bios becose the memory (go back to default bug) resets to 950 and doesn't even hold long enough to be downed.
- The scores (@480/850) were ludicrous like 49k in aquamark no Aniso and 42k aniso on...and no, it wasn't performance-drop-for-being-too-overclocked.
I didn't even bothered runing other tests, doom3alpha had terrible locks and bugs (runs fine on the gainward @ maxfps 1024 going to 30 on the heaviest parts against 17 on the Msi)
- Why is it SO HARD to find Bios for Msi's Vga's????...my guess being becose they (Msi) simply don't make them...they do one or 2 (most likelly 1), and that's it. No further work is done to improve boards performance even though EVERY Nvidia enthusiast aways expect driver AND bios optimizations and improvements FREQUENTLY, and I think it's a real shame...Msi is falling behind while other companies are employing more resources into fine tunning and improving their current range of cards.
The reason of this post is that, as it never crossed my mind it would be hard to find Msi bios files, I never backed the original one and I need it urgently so I can flash the right bios for the Fx5900VTD256 and return the card with it's original features.
After reading about 20 posts begging for various bios (the ones asking for my model had no answers) and pll saying flat out " Why you wanna change your bios?? It's meaningless, not needed etc.." I decided to post these words on my experience on flashing bios, especially after the Dx9 paranoia and I mean..we all flash mobo's bios frequently...
Good bios files and good drivers are a card's soul, I do not care for extra Cd's and stuff I won't even take out off the box.
I care about good performance and hard working on tunning/feedback/updating and I aways thought since Msi had resources to give heaps of cd freebies (and I apreciate that too) it was becose it had the "tunning/updating" part covered.
I also would like to sugest that the all Bios files avaiable for all boards should be made publically avaiable, even if it hurts Msi's image for having less files than other manufactures. As consumers/enthusiasts we deserve to have easy access to all that can be used to improve our cards.
I apologise for my bad english, I'm from Brazil and I hope my post is constructive and sparks an effort on Msi towards improvement on the issues mentioned.
Other interesting fact I'd like to mention is thar Msi's SP has a HUGE cooling solution, on both sides, 1 fan each side for the aditional memory while Gainward's collers and sinks are basically aluminium "full cheapo mode" on, so I find it amazing that the Gainward card is so superior in performance.
So if some kind soul could post the Bios file for the FX5900SP VTD256 I'd aprecciate very much, I couldn't find it anywere in the web and tried the forum search too, but requests for the file haven't been answered and I really need this file so I can return the card as soon as possible or if there is more than one bios for this board I'd like to see if there is significant improvement. Both ones I tested (original and 5950) are plain very slow.
regards
Dn-Rio, Brasil

hi,
You may be able to get what you need at this site http://www.mvktech.net, hope you find what you need.

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