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- #Flash bios from usb how to#
- #Flash bios from usb zip file#
- #Flash bios from usb update#
- #Flash bios from usb manual#
- #Flash bios from usb archive#
I always strip any partitions out of USB drives when I buy them, Delete the partition or Volume and then make a new simple volume and Format to FAT32 I do this with every USB drive I get as I detest the formatting and software on them done by the Manufacturers is more trouble than they are worth. There should be no other files or folders on the USB drive, just the BIOS file you have renamed to MSI.ROMįor more details see this post By Mattech When in Windows File Explorer make sure that you select the View Tab and Tick the box Show Hidden Files and File Name Extension. Right click on the BIOS file, select copy and then paste it into a USB drive Formatted to FAT32,
#Flash bios from usb zip file#
When in windows File Explorer make sure that you select the View tab and Tick the box Show Hidden Files and File Name Extensions.Įxtract the BIOS file from the Downloaded ZIP file Open the folder it was extracted to. Right Click on the Downloaded Bios Zip File, select properties if you see the message this file is blocked by windows tick the box to unblock and click OK. It appears that cheap mystery drives may be problematic.įollowing Directions are for windows based OS I only use USB 3.0 drives of a known brand not mystery drives.
#Flash bios from usb manual#
Ya it can be frustrating and the direction in the manual suck I'm incredibly frustrated over this whole process and appreciate any and all help! I've attempted the same process with three different USB 2.0 drives, holding clear CMOS button for 10+ seconds, removing CMOS battery for hours before placing it back.
#Flash bios from usb update#
I'm thinking something with the bios update affects the hard drive. Note: I also exterienced the same issue with the Hard drive just like "helpmyacer." Once I installed another hard drive into the unit, it worked fine.
#Flash bios from usb how to#
in computer science to figure out how to do this. It should not be this difficult for someone with a b.s. All I needed was the name of the file JM41X64.FD and you don't know how many hours I put into trying to find out how to simpy flash the bios. I feel like you guys should help out more. Later I found there was a problem with by hard drive. After about 10 minutes, the machine rebooted and the bios as like brand new. I waited 6 seconds and let go of the Fn+Esc and saw the flash drive blinking With the AC power plugged in I held down Fn+Esc and pressed the power button once while making sure the Fn+Esc was still held down. Took the battery and the hard drive out. Copied JM41X64.FD and FLASH IT.EXE to a usb drive fd file and renamed it to JM41X64.FD (which I read in a forum was unique to my laptop)
#Flash bios from usb archive#
Extracted the files in the exe archive using the program 7-Zip Found the exe file in the winflash folder.
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Downloaded the bios (2.35 is the one that worked for me) I could not boot a dos disk b/c it did not allow me to boot anything.