I have an MSI Z87M Gaming motherboard that I had tried to update the BIOS and ME. I booted from my USB drive with the files on them and choose to update the BIOS and ME (although I don't really know what the "ME" is). It was flashing the BIOS and then seemed to hang. Eventually the computer restarted and just displayed a black screen. I let it sit for about 90 minutes until I decided something was wrong and forced the power off. When I went to try turning the power back on, the motherboard seemed to briefly power up and the fans spun for less than a second, and then it seemed to just lose power. After about 3 seconds, this process repeated endlessly. I tried changing the power supply, cords, removing and replacing the little battery (I think it's called the CMOS) and removing my GPU and running of the integrated graphics, but nothing fixed the problem.
I eventually RMA'd the board under warranty and just received the replacement. What do I do this time to ensure I don't end up with another dead board when trying to flash the BIOS?
I eventually RMA'd the board under warranty and just received the replacement. What do I do this time to ensure I don't end up with another dead board when trying to flash the BIOS?