MSI GD55 bios trouble

[NeverBackDown]

So when go download any of the new updated versions from the MSI website for their bios and after i extract the zip folder, it tells me i have an incompatible system and need to check if i am running 32bit/64bit OS(i have 64bit).

So has anyone else have trouble with this? I have not deleted the previous driver for the motherboard yet so could this be the reason? I was going to delete the barebones one(the one installed) after i updated mine to V1.9

Any advice?

 

[Josh Weston]

How're you trying to update your BIOS? Using M-Flash and a flash drive?

 

[NeverBackDown]

Just trying to download it while i am logged on the computer, then after delete the previous version then restart.

 

[Josh Weston]

So how are you trying to update it? After you extract the .zip file from MSI's website you need to place the BIOS file on a FAT-32 format flash drive. At least, that's how I recommend doing such updates.
BIOS updates are seldom done from within the OS, so I don't understand why you're getting any such warnings.

 

[NeverBackDown]

So i am supposed to do it from within the bios? They have a "live update" feature inside the bios so i assume i do it from their?

 

[Josh Weston]

I tend to stick away from such things, but as such I have little experience with how they work.
All I do is put the BIOS file on a correctly formatted flash drive, enter the UEFI and go to M-Flash. From there follow the instructions and locate the new BIOS on the drive.

 

[NeverBackDown]

So it needs to be fat 32 in order for the bios to detect it?

 

[airdeano]

yes..

 

[NeverBackDown]

Well i flashed it following the MSI websites instructions... HUGE mistake after a full reinstall(literally) and trying to get everything back, i am still stuck with an older bios. Weird because it was just doing its thing then next thing i knew computer goes crazy and freezes.

I am only doing this so i can OC the cpu but seems to not want to very much.

 

[Josh Weston]

http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=52333

Check that out.

 

[NeverBackDown]

Thanks for the thread help, but for some odd reason(have not flashed yet) Whenever i go into the bios i can not get back into windows and have to redo all the boot orders everytime. I eventually get in but do you know why this would happen?

 

[airdeano]

either sounds like an incomplete BIOS or something is writing to BIOS to a default.
kinda like having the default SATA on AHCI and something is resetting to IDE or RAID.
stuck/flackie F5 key or a USB keyboard malfunction..

by default is LIVE Update on? I don't have my MSI on the test bench...

 

[NeverBackDown]

Live update is not installed on my pc. I have bios version 1.9 that i changed from 1.6. Ever since i updated i have had this problem and i noticed my pc is ever so slightly slower ever since.
AHCI and TRIM are enabled.