So i have a PROART Z790-CREATOR WIFI MBO, assembled the PC myself, worked like a glove for year and a half.. Now, soon as it's turned off, cannot power it back again normally, since it behaves like the button is pressed. It's not, it's installed properly, nothing is pressing it etc.
I can turn it on, but it's a hussle, plugging it out of power, and plugging back...
Thing is, if i return the board, it can take MONTHS untill i get it back. And i do not have budget for that.
Is there any way to disable the bios flashback optin in bios?
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Hi there, so I bought an msi b550i gaming edge wifi and was trying to flash the bios using the bios flashback feature. I followed the steps and the led successfully started blinking. But it's been 45 minutes and it won't stop blinking. I'm afraid of pulling the usb thumb drive out as Im concerned that I'll brick the motherboard. What should I do?
I flashed the bios with just the power supply and nothing else first and it seemed to go fine - blinked for a while and then stopped. I then put the rest of my build together and after turning on the power supply the BIOS flashback led won't stop blinking. I plugged the USB back in and pressed the button again and it blinked quickly and cycles between blinking quickly and slowly. The system will not post.
Parts:
Mobo: ASUS b550 TUF gaming
CPU: Ryzen 9 5900x
GPU: 3080 Strix
PSU: Corsair RM 850x
Memory: crucial ballistix 3200 mhz 32 gb
CPU cooler: Be quiet dark rock 4
SSD: SK Hynix m.2
I was tearing my damn hair out trying to make my motherboard flash the new BIOS (regardless of version as long as it supports 3000 series).
Like a lot of you guys I had issues where I knew I was doing everything right and following the instructions but it still wouldn't flash and some people had to switch usb drive, but if you are like me and only have one usb drive in your apartment and want to save yourself a trip to the store this is how I fixed it. If this turns out to be an actual fix for peoples flashing problems somebody should really make MSI post this along side their instructions!
Simply put it seems like you need to restore your USB drives to their original state (I won't pretend to know what that means but it seems like regular Windows formatting doesn't do that and so no matter how many times I formatted it would not work). I have a B450 GAMING PLUS but I think it should work with all your Tomahawks aswell.
To fix this follow these instructions to restore your USB; https://www.pendrivelinux.com/restoring-your-usb-key-partition/
(Just follow the instructions for Bootice and make sure its FAT32 as file system).
Use this tool to do it: https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/bootice_64_bit.html
It worked instantly when I plugged it in. I really hope this helps guys I was so happy to finally get it working and wanted to share the solution for me and hopefully for you too! V18 worked for me only because that's the one I had downloaded.
EDIT: Unfortunately, as is with all things AMD and MSI, the story doesn't have a happy ending. I keep getting Windows crashes on a fresh install and it's just crazy, can't even download Ryzen master or anything. Really disappointed in all of this, especially MSI.
This is what is required for the BIOS flashback feature:
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Create an MSDOS (MBR) partition table - this is probably what you mean by returning to its original state. I believe Windows 10 defaults to a GPT partition table. I can confirm that this will not work with BIOS flashback.
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Create a single FAT32 partition
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Rename the BIOS file MSI.ROM and copy it to the USB flash drive.
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Plug ATX and CPU power cables into motherboard. Don't connect a CPU, GPU, or RAM.
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Plug flash drive into the designated USB port (see manual, back panel shows a white box around the correct port - it's next to the BIOS flashback button)
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Turn on the PSU and press the BIOS flashback button. If it works, it'll repeatedly flash red for a few minutes and you'll see activitiy on the USB drive. If it dosen't work, it'll flash red for a few seconds and then turn off (this is what happens with a GPT partition table).
This sadly did nothing for my issue. problem i have is that when i hit flashback button it would flash on and off the led for 2 mins then it would stick on red led next to the i/o i just cant seem to flash any bios at all with this feature i need help badly
Trying to update the BIOS, watched the tutorial on the ASUS website. LED is supposed to turn off when update is finished, but it been on for over an hour. Wondering if it usually takes this long. Video said not to power off computer, remove flash drive, or press reset cmos button.
I wanted to write about my own experience with updating the BIOS on a MSI motherboard for anyone upgrading to 3rd Gen Ryzen, as the stuff I read online were not very helpful.
My setup is: B450 MSI Tomahawk, Ryzen 5 3600
Download the latest BIOS Version from MSI's website and then copy and paste only the BIOS file to a FAT32 USB Thumbdrive of less than 16GB. Leave the text file alone, don't copy that.
Rename the BIOS file to MSI.ROM
Shut down your PC, unplug the power cord and locate the CMOS Battery, which is a button cell battery. Either short the two pins beside the battery labelled BAT1 for 5 to 10 seconds or remove the battery and wait at least 20 minutes before reinserting.
Don't install the CPU yet. Plug your PC back in and turn it on. If you use the same mobo as me, you should see that the red LED on the top right near the 24 pin ATX connector for the CPU should be lit up.
Plug in your thumbdrive into the BIOS Flashback USB Slot on the back of your mobo then press the small button above it. The red LED on the top LEFT side of the mobo should start flashing. Do not turn off the PC or wiggle the thumbdrive. If the LED flashes for less than 5 seconds, repeat the steps again, you might have done something wrong.
Let the LED Flash. After a while your PC should restart. Switch it off again and install your CPU and the rest of your components.
You should have successfully completed your BIOS update and brought your non-X570 motherboard up to date. Good luck!