Unable to update bios

[Redwolfxd1]

Hi i am trying to update the BIOS in my msi x79a-gd65 8d  

Specs

I7 3820|msi x79a-gd65 8d|4x8gb Kingston hyperx blu 1600mhz DDR3|850w psu

 

Reason for updating: i get the postcode B2 with my 980ti/r9 390/960 but with my GTX 680 it boots just fine

My current BIOS revision  is v1.7 Ive been trying to update to v4.8

But it just says there isnt any BIOS file in my usb drive 

 

[NelizMastr]

Did you unzip the BIOS download package? The zip file itself isn't enough. It also needs to be on a FAT32 volume.

[Redwolfxd1]

Just now, NelizMastr said:

Did you unzip the BIOS download package? The zip file itself isn't enough. It also needs to be on a FAT32 volume.

I did both of those things

[NelizMastr]

Hmm it's one of those annoying winflash things.... ugh those are dangerous and annoying. Are you sure you have the 8D variant? Did you try running it in Win7 compatibility mode (the download specifies supporting XP & 7)?

[Redwolfxd1]

Just now, NelizMastr said:

Hmm it's one of those annoying winflash things.... ugh those are dangerous and annoying. Are you sure you have the 8D variant? Did you try running it in Win7 compatibility mode (the download specifies supporting XP & 7)?

Im sure its the 8d version and Ive been trying to use m-flash in the BIOS

 

[NelizMastr]

2 minutes ago, Redwolfxd1 said:

Im sure its the 8d version and Ive been trying to use m-flash in the BIOS

 

MSI only provides an EXE file. Does it unpack or something? (I can't use it, of course). Because if not, you can't use MFlash, because it requires ROM files. 

[Redwolfxd1]

3 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

MSI only provides an EXE file. Does it unpack or something? (I can't use it, of course). Because if not, you can't use MFlash.

The exe just restarts the PC and then spits out the v4.8 BIOS file onto the usb drive and thats it 

Then when i go into the BIOS and try using m-flash IT just says there isnt any BIOS file in the drive

[NelizMastr]

Ah so that's how it works. Ok.

 

Maybe you could try an older version first, perhaps it's a version numbering problem. It's not exactly logical on MSI's side.

[Redwolfxd1]

Just now, NelizMastr said:

Ah so that's how it works. Ok.

 

Maybe you could try an older version first, perhaps it's a version numbering problem. It's not exactly logical on MSI's side.

I just troede the v1.7 and that worked fine so i Guess i'll have start at v4.7 and keep going to andre older version until i find one that Works

[Redwolfxd1]

28 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

Ah so that's how it works. Ok.

 

Maybe you could try an older version first, perhaps it's a version numbering problem. It's not exactly logical on MSI's side.

I just tried v1.8 and it WORKED!!!

[NelizMastr]

2 minutes ago, Redwolfxd1 said:

I just tried v1.8 and it WORKED!!!

Ayyy nice!