MSI B350 tomahawk arctic bios flash mode

Alangenstein · Oct 26, 2017

I was going to update my bios today so I downloaded the update for my specific board, and put it on my USB drive. I restarted my computer and entered the bios and clicked enter flash mode. It said the computer would restart and enter flash mode. The computer restarted and it has been running with a black screen since. I haven't done anything with it to ensure I do not mess anything up. Any help is appreciated.

Lutfij · Oct 26, 2017

Are you sure you got the right BIOS file on the root directory of a FAT32 formatted USB drive? It's always advised to perform a BIOS update gradually instead of taking a leap in terms of an update to rule out any BIOS corruption.

Alangenstein · Oct 26, 2017

Not sure how it is formatted. I didn't even have an option to pick a drive or file. Should I try to restart the PC?

sauli.koivistoinen · Nov 3, 2017

Tomahawk / Tomahawk Arctic - same bios ?

Satan-IR · Nov 3, 2017

Why update? Was there a problem or instability?

If there's no problem that requires a BIOS flash and the board is functioning an update is not recommended as it has a slight risk of problems like this and bricking the board esp. on boards that are not dual BIOS.

If it restarted with USB in port and is black it could a number of reasons. The USB file system is not FAT32. The BIOS file is not in the root folder of the USB stick. The BIOS file is the wrong file for another BIOS or board.

The manual on how to update BIOS on MSI website does not specify file system of the USB and whether it should go in any special USB port (as is the case with some motherboards from other brands/models).

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