X79A-GD65(8D) Best way to flash BIOS?

Hey everyone got the X79A-GD65(8D) and would like to flash to the latest BIOS but I have a few questions. First off, I can't seem to download the latest BIOS version for my mobo from the msi site. All the other versions are fine but the latest one leads to a "page cannot be displayed error"
Here is the link I am talking about.
http://us.msi.com/product/mb/X79A-GD65--8D-.html#/?div=BIOS
So since, I can't download the latest one I downloaded the one previous. Now my question is how do I flash this puppy? Do I just copy the file to a flash drive and run it at boot? ANy help would be appreciated.

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Should I be using a bios from the link you provided instead of the MSI main page?
Yes of course therefor Sea Dog linked to it. 4.4: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=163918.msg1260356#msg1260356
Use the file and follow the instructions there. Still I'd wait for 4.6

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