How To Update BIOS on an MSI Motherboard Using Both M-Flash and Flash Button

[@DrezehHD]

One of the cleanest tutorial ever recorded on YT everything is so well explained every single step is shown. Thats how you make a tutorial video. Thank you

[@seanlathan8002]

Literally spent the entire day researching through forums and videos trying to get my build to boot. Your video did the trick right when I was ready to give up. Thank you!

[@alexmusson4379]

Flash Button Method - Thank you for turning something new and stressful into something manageable.

[@tonygeddes9558]

Thanks SO much for this brilliant video. Amazing. I just bought a Ryzen 7 5800X3D and needed to update the BIOS. I was terrified until I found this video. All done and all is good. Thank You.

[@kylesmith2893]

My monitor will not come on. I installed the ryzen 5700x prior to updating my bios. So I did the flash stick way. The desktop is on, but still no screen.

[@maciek2442]

I'm so thankful that I ran into this video. I was upgrading my CPU on MSI B450 from Ryzen 1600 to Ryzen 5900x and for some reason the M-Flash wasn't recognizing any (unpacked) BIOS files on the USB drive. I had no idea about a dedicated USB port + flash button method but it worked like a charm the first time and the new CPU started working right away. Huge thank you.

[@TheZombieToad]

I searched the internet for hours and no one explained the file change for the usb for flash button booting thank you so much man you saved me hours of frustration

[@upcomingbeats5003]

I never comment on videos. But this fixed my ssd sticks Ur a life saver

[@Jackthat1]

This is one of the first tech videos that I actually liked, because how easily you explained all the steps, fast and easy for even a dummy like me.

[@jadeflagon9681]

This is by far the best and most clear tutorial on bios updating

[@MrPdash]

There are a lot of bios update tutorials out there, but yours is by far the best!

[@geelove76]

Great video!! I updated from an i7 7700 to i9 10900 (which required a new mobo & I went from ASUS to MSI) a while ago & was sketchy about updating the bios but after stumbling across this video I bit the bullet & updated the bios tonight & easy breezy!! Just remember to re-enable OC for the CPU & XMP for the ram. Also note that it defaults back to UEFI so if you were using CSM/legacy previously you have to change that back or Windows won't boot.

[@Rzn8B58]

Whew, completed! Longest 3 minutes of my life. It really made my stomach sink when the pc turned on and off a few times and didn't go directly into bios. It actually went into windows login screen and then I just restarted from there and pressed del and the bios version is now the new version. Thanks for the how to good sir! Make sure you enable xmp profiles, fan settings and any oc settings if there were any prior to the flash. I did this on an Intel system and the process is the same.

[@Vanyajeevi]

You won a fan boy, if i put my experience here it will help someone, cause i had to go through many video’s and post’s to find the solution… I installed msi centre on my new rig that has a msi b550 tomahawk. I got the option to update bios that I gladly did without understanding it fully as i had a Asus rig before this and I had done a bios update on Asus rig many times. My PC got stuck during the bios update process and started displaying the red light on the motherboard. So every video that I went through was asking to disconnect all devices like proc, memory, video card and peripheral’s to flash update the bios using flash button.. Yours was the only video that was very clear and provided a simple method of updating bios with everything plugged in.. I followed the same steps and got my PC back.. i got relieved now… thank you for your guidelines 👍🏽🙏🏽👏🏽

[@KRAMFPV]

IF YOU ARE GETTING A SOLID RED LIGHT. Make sure you have the correct bios for your mobo. I have the DDR4 version of a an MSI mobo, and I had to SPECIFICALLY search for it. Worked first time!

[@big_jokes9314]

Bro I was stuck on the blue screen of death in a loop and Holy crap did this guy save me! Much love that this still works!

[@Inferna11796]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! None of the other videos I was watching or articles I was reading told me to connect the board to power but not turn it on so that one detail cost me almost an hour until I watched this video.

[@eriksebz8466]

I've tried listening to several people for a couple of days now but yours was really the simplest and best

[@bigbruvanit]

Excellent content. My first and last am4 upgrade. 3700x to 5950x, MAG X570 wifi. I picked up the 5950x for $280 during black Friday. Much thanks

[@matthewshipp6332]

Thank You so much! You just earned yourself a loyal subscriber. No other youtubers clarified that you have to wipe the drive first. This was my problem and u saved me from tons of stress! Much love to you sir

[@killersleeve382]

omg. ive watched so many videos on this and youre the only one who said the pc must be turned off. and sure enough. boom lights blinking, relief, happiness? thank you so much. thumbs up. content recomended.

[@Turco949]

Good luck getting into BIOS again after enabling "MSI Fast Boot" using F2/DEL. It blows my mind that at this day and age a well known vendor like MSI lacks Windows executable BIOS updates.

[@24fresh29]

Saved my life !! Was using a usb 3.0 then switch to a usb 2.0 and it worked!!

[@loganbullins4092]

Dude thank you a ton! This video made it simple and nonchalantly mentioned everything that all the other videos failed to. Got my first build up and running thanks to this video. 👍

[@coreyrandall2753]

You made this very simple for me to understand. Upgrading from a 3400G to a 5600X on my B550 board. Thank you so much.

[@karmabad6287]

Legend. I've referred to the vid a couple of times. Thanks

[@TeXaS_Trav]

Do you have to have the usb in a certain slot? Another video mentioned that. Thanks

[@prowler1700]

Your video just saved me so much headache. I was going to do the M flash method and had renamed file from watching another video. THANK THE LORD I saw your video and stopped grabbed original file and did M flash method 😅

[@SteveAndroidify]

After you flashed your BIOS, I noticed the speed of your memory dropped from 3600 to 2133. Perhaps you should also mention re-enabling XMP. And warn them other settings get set back to the defaults.

[@georgiodavid]

100%

[@scotchwhisky6094]

It's better to reset BIOS to default settings before even updating.

[@josephmcc234dy3]

takes 30 seconds to change ram frequency, its literally a drop down menu where you select your desired frequency.

[@bryy6684]

@@scotchwhisky6094 can u update the bios from a different pc than transfer to urs

[@scotchwhisky6094]

@@bryy6684 yes

[@p5ych0t1c]

This is an amazing guide to flash the bios. I was freaking out when I didn't get an output signal. Reflashing bios using your guide helped alot. Thank you so much. You're the best,

[@ExoticFishGuyCOM]

Output signal as in video output? my monitor won't connect to GPU so im a bit worried.

[@Alycanj]

Building a new computer and specifically got a MB with the flash bios button,, Thank you,, earned a sub, love a precise video without all the garbage.

[@urgentsiesta7606]

Thanks for making me realize the Flash BIOS button IS the power button!! :)

[@liamachuela3631]

M-FLASH method was super easy thanks to you! You just earned a subscriber. Thank you so much!!

[@iam5085]

I have done updates couple of decades, but this time I downloaded the wrong version (the same model had both DDR4 and DDR5 mobos), and even though I didn't update it, the motherboard couldn't boot anymore to Windos, settings were randomly changed when I tried the reboot option only, nor wouldn't show an USB drive at the M-flash view (no matter the port or format) so here is hoping this last option works. What a miserable experience. Edit: update went fine, finally. Thanks!

[@-Perene]

Thank you for this video, I bought a MSI Z590A Pro and everything went smoothly. Updated the default old BIOS from it, using the flash drive, USB.

[@citizen1894]

just what i was looking for. I have successfully update my BIOS using M flash in BIOS following your video. easy to follow, comprehensive video, Thank you

[@zberg7166]

Thank you for this. Simple, easy to follow instructions. Now enjoying additional features of my updated BIOS.

[@kwatkins7272]

I really feel sorry for someone who’s updating their Bios and the power just so happens to go out!

[@august5135]

what happens then? bricks the board or what?

[@3hukwuma]

@@august5135 yes

[@leofilms6592]

Same problem do you have solution?

[@hypernova8160]

Pretty sure thats why ups(s) exist

[@kwatkins7272]

A power outage during a bios flash can brick your MB. I do believe it’s possible to recover from such an event but from my understanding it doesn’t always pan out. But there is still a little hope. Best to have your machine on a power backup when doing such a process.

[@hakunamatata7179]

This was a clear, straight-forward tutorial. Thanks You! 👍🏼

[@ImNoodals]

76% done the update, worked great, needed an external partition format tool to use FAT32 type but otherwise worked perfectly

[@SinMxchine]

Just wanted to leave a quick message saying thank you! I just did M-Flash on my new MB and it worked great. I'm super glad as I have the MSI z790i Edge wifi ITX MB and when I was enabling XMP mode it would crash my pc. I run ddr5 6400 and was only getting half that. After the bios update, the update was able to support my new ram and I can use XMP and my full speed.

[@justanonymouse]

The FAT32 clarification helped a lot. MSI website never mentioned that so I couldn’t get get my bios to recognize any of the info in the USB stick. Ugh.

[@ckk5695]

hii have u also recently built ur first system? congrats! cause me too and u can be proud of urself

[@justanonymouse]

@@ckk5695 unfortunately I’m not feeling too proud right now, lol. My computer crashes with random kernel 41 errors and windows read the event log and say “it appears to be a power interruption” but I’ve swapped PSU’s out and it still crashes so.. yeah it’s been a headache. I’m suspecting either faulty mobo or CPU after much diagnosis but hard to know for sure.

[@ckk5695]

@@justanonymouse ohh, i‘m sorry to hear that. if you wanna troubleshoot with experienced pc builders, u can join a pc building discord server! i can send u the link if u want!

[@jacobmoyer7894]

ILY so much bro thank you you saved me. IF YOU DONT HAVE A USB WITH HIS EXACT FORMAT, THE FORMAT NTFS ALSO WORKED FOR ME

[@twintailfox2692]

Thank you so much my new msi motherboard won't display video with D6 error was unable to do my usual method can't even see my screen output very detailed step by step using the flash button and after the update i can see my bios life saver content

[@cecilhenderson3706]

The first method helped for sure my bios was 1 year outdated lol thank you so much!

[@Mononocleosus]

Seen a couple videos, this one is the only one stating that they brought BOTH files over when doing the mFlash button. The text file is actually important. My MB wouldn't proceed with the update without it

[@alexhedden1724]

M-Flash method worked amazingly. New Ryzen 7000 cpu. Games were crashing while playing them so hopefully this helps!

[@fluiditytf2]

Instantly fixed my problems. Dram ezbug led was on, pc wouldnt properly shut down. Bios update resolved all issues. Thanks for the help

[@X_Jxkerz]

Appreciate this so much everyone else was so confusing.

[@sstier48]

Tried a few other videos and their methods didn't work/they didn't properly explain/show what they did, was getting frustrated. This solved my problem, thank you!

[@jonvice1217]

straught to the point and hella fast. great video, subbed.

[@bardiferously-1]

Great guide, I looked at MSI's version before going to yours and yours had the detail I needed from start to finish. I used the Flash Button mode on a new rig. And the beautiful BIOS is now on my screen. Awesome!

[@BlackyK]

Doing the M-Flash Button right now on a MSI MPG Z690 and it was a great video to follow! Going to be using a 13900k with it. Pretty excited to see what this beast can do.

[@mct8888]

How did it go? I need to do this with mine.

[@BlackyK]

@@mct8888 No issue whatsoever. It restarted once or twice then booted straight into the BIOS. Before it wouldn't even POST (Exactly like a 5000 series Ryzen). 100% the easiest BIOS I've ever flashed. Good luck!

[@blablasigh187]

Got a question for you. I've just picked up the MSI MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4 and I7-13700K. Would the M-Flash button method be done before installing the cpu? Also.., can the flash button method be used by just giving the motherboard power and not connecting it to a display? Thanks

[@BlackyK]

@@blablasigh187 Good morning, I already had the whole PC put together, so the CPU can definitely stay installed. You are correct about the M-Flash button, it only needs power. And you probably do not NEED a display connected, however, there is no real way to know when its done without confirming that it booted into the BIOS upon completion. Good luck and reply with any other questions!

[@blablasigh187]

@@BlackyK Gotcha, thanks for the feedback.

[@jackkhail7833]

Just did this with an MSI x570 tomahawk (mobo lights indicated GPU wasn't detected). I think it worked because I actually got a boot screen asking for an OS media device. Thanks for putting together a ver y helpful vid

[@sanmitgaikwad]

Thank you so much I built a pc during lockdown but I was scared to update the bios because I was scared I would break it. This really helped me be confident and just do it. My pc wasn’t running games when I would update a graphics driver so I had to reset it every time. Hopefully it doesn’t happen again

[@heygeek3816]

Awesome - glad it helped!

[@overlytoxic]

First video that was actually helpful. Thanks.

[@MarkLargo]

YOU. Sir, are a true hero.

[@dragancvetkovic2148]

I'm updating exactly like your board on video with first method and everything is OK! THANKS MAN U HELP ME A LOTA!

[@aaronpincus6095]

Just found your channel. (and subscribed, 03/2022.) As a retired IT tech let me say "Thank You" for making it easy for us out here. I retired 10 years ago and technology continues to blast forward at an amazing rate. I went looking for some older thumb drives I've kept around and finally found one. Went over to my tech bench which (a coffee table near the windows for better lighting. lol) has all the boxes for the new PC i'm building. It's been 7 years since the last build. The MB is the MSI B550 Gaming Plus and the CPU I chose is a Ryzen 5 5600G. I downloaded the files and setup the flash drive went to the MB box and THEN SAW the sticker on the front that read "AMD Ryzen 5000 Desktop Ready." LOL I guess it can pay sometimes to be a little late to the party. At 61, I still get a kick out of building my own PC.

[@tinyvalenz6969]

i just wanted to say thank you for making a video so easy to understand .. ive been trying to flash my bios for a year and the way even my boardmaker msi. showed me how to do it .. didnt work .. so thank you for clarifying it even for a knucledragger like me

[@heygeek3816]

So glad I could help you!!

[@taco_gazz]

Thanks. This video helped massively, I had no idea how to update BIOS!

[@Angieboy173]

Thankyou thankyou thankyou!!! Your explanation was the only one I could figure out. 👍

[@Frenchtoastedfruitloops]

Appreciate the walk through! Very thorough.

[@alphaenergize3969]

Got here because I’ve tried to update my bios with Msi Center But unfortunately it didn‘t work ^^ Was to lazy to search for the user manual So thanks you saved my day :D

[@1SaG]

In my case (Z690 Tomahawk Wifi DDR4), there was one crucial step missing from your otherwise excellent video: *Reset your BIOS to the default values before entering M-Flash*. I only had XMP enabled and some fan-curves applied, no other changes from the default settings, but I guess those were enough. Without the reset to defaults, I kept getting an eternal black screen after the "entering M-Flash Mode" message and nothing else happend. Switched from an NTFS stick to a FAT32 ... didn't help. Only when I also reset my BIOS settings did it actually enter M-Flash Mode (and rather quickly.. if nothing happens for you for two minutes or more, the system is probably hanging). Yes, yes... resetting your BIOS before flashing should be common knowledge, but I had forgotten about that.. :D And I can't believe how sparse and downright vague the instructions in the manual are ... they don't tell you about FAT32, they don't tell you about resetting to defaults and they don't specify which USB port to use - if there is a preference... I used the 2.0 "Flash BIOS"-one on the rear I/O panel.

[@JoeGess]

My stupidass hasn’t updated my bios since 2017! Thanks for the easy tutorial man 🤙

[@mikecheck1229]

THANK YOU! FINALLY a straight forward video.

[@ROGUESPECTRE101]

Agreed very helpful video.

[@heygeek3816]

Really glad it helped you - that's my goal!

[@gailja]

You deserve more subs, this was perfectly thorough 👍👌 appreciate you bruv

[@mlgminecraft1549]

Helped me get Windows 11 by updating the bios, Thx a lot

[@imonde2494]

Thank You... Khub Bhalo Laglo Apner Video ta..... Amar Computer cholchilo ee na.... Apna k Asonkho Dhonno bad

[@jcspotter7322]

I used the m-flash method and when I went to the flash mode at 6:15, the monitor shows no input, I've tried turning the monitor off and on but nothing happens until I hard reset the pc and it takes me to the windows sign in page.

[@ferinstance01]

Still the same procedure. z790 p wifi ddr4. I did the second method worked perfectly. Thanks

[@johnkuang5352]

for some reason the Bios that I downloaded isnt considered a bio in the flash selection screen and I dont know what to do.

[@rcjubei3880]

Ty. Clear explanation. Worked perfectly. No issues during install.

[@sd906238]

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!! I've been trying to update the bios on my MSI B450-A Pro Max for the paste 8 hours. Other videos on KZbin said to rename the file to MSI.rom but not to change file type. I looked at your vide and a bell went off when you said to change the file type to rom. Tired that and now the little white LED light is flashing happily as the bios is now updating. Thanks, you don't know how much trouble you saved me. Again a million thanks.

[@ruebenrigor1846]

I was about to buy new mobo when I saw this. Thanks man. Subscribed!▶️

[@imspsychic]

Bro i have been trying every single method and for some reason it wont work and this other stuff wont even let me get into the pc without wifi but i need to update the bios to get wifi so i just build this pc that is useless and i cant fix it

[@TeXaS_Trav]

Flawless video, worked perfect. Thanks!

[@relentless2917]

Thank you sir for a clear and simple method to do this!

[@heygeek3816]

Really glad it helped!

[@scwall7936]

Video helped a lot. Been putting it off for a bit. Update successful.

[@alexisjavier84]

Thanks just got a new msi board and this helped, my only issues currently is system fans running high rpms, over(2000rpms) not sure if thats normal or how to fix it. Also remember to enable xmp after updating guys!

[@Avicc]

Thank you upgraded David Dobrick! Fr thank you!

[@juiciestknives4992]

once i get to my bios, and flash, my usb doesnt show any files at all :/

[@FunctionalMMA_FAN]

Hey guys once I get to where he is at 6:24 my file doesn’t pop up it’s just 2 dots when I open it. Can anyone help?

[@dillonbuzan5748]

I have to flash my BIOS everytime my cpu loses power completely. Thanks for making this video so straight forward!

[@Sdvcdbbvfhnhffhjbfdryujbvdy]

At 6:06 time, when i clicked yes, the system turned off (dead). after that my pc never turns on. Anyone can help? MSI H270 gaming M3, intel g4560, 4gb, 3060ti, cheiftech 850w.

[@Pinsta]

Brilliant video mate. Very easy

[@uncleanon6445]

Would be relevant to mention that there is a dedicated bios flash usb slot on newer boards and that flashing bios resets all settings made prior and MSI seems to be prone to need specific settings and rebooting just to be able to set m.2's as boot device.

[@platinum10000]

For the flash button method, anyone knows if you have to have nothing connected to the mobo except PSU (no gpu, no ram no unsupported 13th gen CPU) or is it ok to have the pc ready with every component installed on the mobo and use flash button last?! ( I mean for a new built pc) Thanks a lot! Sorry for my rubbish english

[@MrFrankieLB]

I just did this and had everything disconnected, no RAM, CPU or GPU. I have 13700K. This works with flash button and USB

[@rayndooma5624]

Solid video guide my guy! Thank you so much!

[@samiulis]

Thanks a lot the first method worked for me.

[@SysmicsFTW]

Thank you so much. I did the Flash button method and it worked fine.

[@ROGUESPECTRE101]

Thanks for the straight and to the point video it helped a lot.

[@heygeek3816]

Glad it helped!

[@TheMajestyD]

thank you very much, I’ve had my new build pc for a year without even updating bios.. finally!! Lol

[@All_Dead_In_Shimoda]

Absolute legend 👍 exactly the information I was looking for. Gotta love KZbin!!

[@ChaziChaz89]

Would of never been able to figure it out on my own. HUGE thanks!

[@misaelperez1077]

Thank you. It worked with my MSI MEG Z490 ACE.

[@marknavales6281]

Hi mate, I've just bought the MSI MAG Z690 Tomahawk Wifi DDR4 and paired it with the Intel i5 13th Gen 13600KF. Issue: the CPU light is on the motherboard and I'm not able to get to BIOS/no display on my monitor :( Any idea how I can resolve this?

[@IronmanToday]

This is happening to me, did you fixed it ?

[@IronmanToday]

@gazza thanks!! I did that and it worked all perfect 🙌🙌

[@ganntradingsystemstimecycl2783]

when I tried updating this BIOS on my 450 tomahawk max using m-flash. I kept getting " this BIOS is not MSI Bios, update will be ignored". I followed everything here. I finally did the following. Inserted the USB stick NOT in the flash USB port, but the port next to it on the motherboard panel. And disconnected all other USB devices including MY external drive. And the update finally worked. I'm not sure if it was changing USB ports that did the trick. I'm happy I've finally updated my BIOS. Ready for CPU upgrade now.

[@ripdapip5000]

Much appreciated, bios update failed midinstall so had to use the reflash method, cheers!

[@Bestiavinco48]

Awesome video. Thank you. I copied over the M-Flash files (both verified) into my Bios and can see today's date, but nothing shows up under the System volume information. The flash drive is formatted correctly, and I downloaded the newest BIOS for my MSI motherboard. I don't know why the file won't show in BIOS.

[@davidmartin3255]

hey thanks josh for the info it worked for me to update my TPM thanks again