Can a failed BIOS update kill RAM?

[GipsyDangerr]

Attempted a BIOS update. PC no longer boots of POST's. Could a failed BIOS update cause the RAM to die?

[Godlygamer23]

Are you sure the update succeeded?

[Oshino Shinobu]

It shouldn't cause the RAM to die, but it can brick a board without dual BIOS or BIOS flashback

[GipsyDangerr]

Are you sure the update succeeded?

Positive. After reboot, no post. 

[Godlygamer23]

Positive. After reboot, no post. 

It doesn't mean anything died - it shouldn't cause any hardware to die, but if the update wasn't successful, you would also get a black screen from that. However, do you have a motherboard speaker connected and are you getting beeps?

[GipsyDangerr]

It shouldn't cause the RAM to die, but it can brick a board without dual BIOS or BIOS flashback

My MOBO has debugging LED lights (MSI Z170A PC Mate) and the light comes on next to the RAM so this is why makes me think the RAM somehow got damaged. The PC worked perfectly before the BIOS update attempt. 

[GipsyDangerr]

It doesn't mean anything died - it shouldn't cause any hardware to die, but if the update wasn't successful, you would also get a black screen from that. However, do you have a motherboard speaker connected and are you getting beeps?

no mobo speaker. 

[Godlygamer23]

no mobo speaker. 

What motherboard are you using? Also, can you try re-seating your memory?

[Oshino Shinobu]

My MOBO has debugging LED lights (MSI Z170A PC Mate) and the light comes on next to the RAM so this is why makes me think the RAM somehow got damaged. The PC worked perfectly before the BIOS update attempt. 

Have you tried using an individual stick? Try each one individually in each channel. You can whittle down what's broken if the RAM is the issue.  

[GipsyDangerr]

What motherboard are you using? Also, can you try re-seating your memory?

MSI Z170A PC Mate Yes, tried every possible config with ram sticks that I could think of. 

[GipsyDangerr]

Have you tried using an individual stick? Try each one individually in each channel. You can whittle down what's broken if the RAM is the issue.  

I have tried one stick in all slots, (used both sticks one through by itself)  two in the first two slots, two in the last two slots, and slots 1 & 3, etc.. 

[Godlygamer23]

I have tried one stick in all slots, (used both sticks one through by itself)  two in the first two slots, two in the last two slots, and slots 1 & 3, etc.. 

Have you tried clearing CMOS?

[GipsyDangerr]

Have you tried clearing CMOS?

Yes. Removed the battery as well as the mobo jumper. (However, I had to use a paper clip to bridge the gap between the pins since I did not have a jumper.) Still get those debugging lights which makes me think something weird happened with the RAM... The Led light flickers to the CPU one as well, but when I install one ram stick in slot 4, it stays purely on the RAM light. When I move the ram stick to other dimm slots, I get the RAM/CPU lights (again, the CPU light only flashes on, then goes back to the RAM light but keep flashing back and forth) 

[GipsyDangerr]

Have you tried clearing CMOS?

 

Any idea of what happened? Seems like the mobo is dead now?

[Godlygamer23]

Any idea of what happened? Seems like the mobo is dead now?

How did you perform the update? I think there's a program called Live Update that can perform that, right? Found on MSI's support page for the board.

[GipsyDangerr]

How did you perform the update? I think there's a program called Live Update that can perform that, right? Found on MSI's support page for the board.

Yes, I used Live update 

[Godlygamer23]

Yes, I used Live update 

I'm wondering if the BIOS update is screwed up at all. I know you mentioned testing your RAM, but have you tried each individual DIMM in each slot?

[GipsyDangerr]

I'm wondering if the BIOS update is screwed up at all. I know you mentioned testing your RAM, but have you tried each individual DIMM in each slot?

Yes, I have tested each slot multiple times. Each time I keep getting the debug lights n matter how I configure the dimm slots with my ram sticks. 

 

Im thinking more and more the motherboard is dead... But again, this makes no sense to me as the LED's light up and the fans connected to the motherboard all work, even the CPU fan... 

[Godlygamer23]

Yes, I have tested each slot multiple times. Each time I keep getting the debug lights n matter how I configure the dimm slots with my ram sticks. 

 

Im thinking more and more the motherboard is dead... But again, this makes no sense to me as the LED's light up and the fans connected to the motherboard all work, even the CPU fan... 

I think the BIOS didn't update properly. I see no reason why the board would've killed the RAM because of a BIOS update. My blame goes to the update not being performed properly. I know one member on here was getting packets lost when downloading a BIOS update(different board though I think) - something similar could've happened.

[GipsyDangerr]

I think the BIOS didn't update properly. I see no reason why the board would've killed the RAM because of a BIOS update. My blame goes to the update not being performed properly. I know one member on here was getting packets lost when downloading a BIOS update(different board though I think) - something similar could've happened.

Yes, its all seems weird to me. However, I still am left with a computer that will not boot to post and I keep getting the ram led debug light. (which flashes between the ram light and cpu light)