I'll only laugh at you.įind the downloaded BIOS files (you should have done this already) and make sure they're unzipped. Name it what you wish, set the File System to FAT-32, leave the Allocation Unit Size to default (unless you know better than I do), and make sure it's going to be a quick format.ĭon't format your drive if it has loads of important stuff on it. Right click the flash rive and click 'Format'.Ī window pops up with the options to rename your new volume, choose its format, and do some other stuff that doesn't really make a difference. In this case, my flash drive, 'Wadup, yo.', is NTFS - no good at all. You can see that there's a column called 'File System' which tells you what your drives are formatted to. Your flash drive should being showing by now. Under Storage there's another option called 'Disk Management' - click on that. Now you're in Computer Management you'll see a 'Storage' option on the left hand side. Right click the 'Computer' option on the right hand side and click 'Manage'. With the flash drive inserted navigate to the Start menu.
#FLASH MSI BIOS HOW TO#
For those of you who don't know how to do that I'll cover that too.
#FLASH MSI BIOS UPDATE#
There are features such as Live Update which advertise a simpler way of doing things, but I prefer to do it this way - less things to go wrong.įirst you'll need a USB flash drive formatted to FAT-32. Keep tapping delete key to enter BIOS menu again and confirm the BIOS version.Just a quick guide to show how to easily update the BIOS file of your MSI Z77A Motherboard. Also, do not remove the USB flash drive at all timesĪfter completing the session, the system will restart automatically.
Noted: Do not power off or restart system during BIOS updates process. Select the USB flash drive you have created and choose the BIOS file.įor Example: Choose file version Ĭlick on the BIOS file and press key
Upon powering on the PC, please start hitting the key continuously to enter the BIOS menu, select to enter BIOS update environment Please do not put the file to any other folder in the USB disk to avoid any abnormality caused by reading. Once complete this step, the bootable BIOS device has been created successfullyĮxample: Copy the entire folder, and drag it to the root folder of the USB flash drive. Right-click on the downloaded file and select to unzip the compressed folderĬopy the file to the root folder of the USB flash drive.
#FLASH MSI BIOS DOWNLOAD#
The matching result for “MPG Z390M GAMING EDG AC” will show up, select to enter download section.įind the required BIOS file, and click on the arrow pointing down icon to download. Go to MSI official website, search your motherboard and download the latest BIOS.įor example: MPG Z390M GAMING EDG AC, input the product name on the top right search bar, press Select "FAT32 or NTFS" under File system→ go "start" to begin How to create a BIOS booting flash drive Plug in the USB flash drive, open a folder and find, right-click on the USB flash drive and select Note: All of the data will be wiped when performing the disk formatting, please backup your data before this operation. Note: USB flash capacity over 64G will not be supported with FAT32, please format in NTFSĪ standard power charger How to format a USB flash drive to FAT32 Before you start the process make sure you have: Please follow the instructions below to update BIOS with M-Flash.