Help!!! MSI K8N Neo4 Motherboard Bios flash gone wrong.

[budwieser]

Help! Just rebuilt my friends pc and used the Live update facility from the MSI website.
I flashed the Bios and the pc now boots to nothing, just a blank screen.
I`ve tried resetting the Bios with the button and changed the battery but still no POST or anything.
Any ideas anyone, Please?
Thanks.

[Kymmy]

See if it's got a boot block jumper/procedure...the website should tell you.

[budwieser]

Just a reset Bios button mate.

[Kymmy]

I once did an update for an intel board on a via board by mistake (left the floopy in the driver) the ONLY way of recovering it was to boot with a good board that uses the same size bios chip, then hot swap the chips and then reflash. Not really recommended for a beginner but it does work...

[budwieser]

Originally Posted by Kymmy

I once did an update for an intel board on a via board by mistake (left the floopy in the driver) the ONLY way of recovering it was to boot with a good board that uses the same size bios chip, then hot swap the chips and then reflash. Not really recommended for a beginner but it does work...

Thanks for the help mate.
I`ve been building and repairing pc`s for nearly 12 years now and i used the recommended bios update from the website.
I think the only thing i can do now is get another Mobo from Ebay or somewhere and get the pc sorted that way.
Bloody Autoupdates!!!!!!!!!!! Never had a problem before with them!
Cheers for your help anyway mate.

[Chicken]

Never flash a BIOS from Windows - you've just discovered why.

[Kymmy]

One of the reason as to why I tend to stick to ASUS, the bios flash util is built into the bios and the recovery options are fantastic

[budwieser]

Anyone know of any working socket 939 otherboards going cheap anywhere?

http://www.ebuyer.com/search?store=2...22&subcat=1948 not cheap though could buy a Am2 Le sempron and cheap mobo for cheaper

[damien c]

i've updated mine before through windows has that board got the option of putting the mobo disc in and recovering like that i had to do that with my old board once.

[Kymmy]

Originally Posted by damien c

i've updated mine before through windows has that board got the option of putting the mobo disc in and recovering like that i had to do that with my old board once.

Hard to do if the bios is corrupt as it'll never get around to checking the disk, unless the bootblock default is to check the CD

Originally Posted by David F

http://www.ebuyer.com/search?store=2...22&subcat=1948 not cheap though could buy a Am2 Le sempron and cheap mobo for cheaper

forgot the ram it will cost about £10 quid more to swap the board chip and ram than just replacing the skt939 board

[Tightscot]

this may help... Linkage - it worked for me a while ago on a different model MSI board... Good luck :-)

[alferret]

Originally Posted by Chicken

Never flash a BIOS from Windows - you've just discovered why.

I have an Asus P5B and I'm on the latest BIOS and have followed all BIOS's from 2 years ago all flashed from the Asus update through windows. So it does work, many people use it and have no problems, its best to either do it through safe mode or make sure you shut down all programs that are running in the background especially AV.

[budwieser]

Originally Posted by Kymmy

One of the reason as to why I tend to stick to ASUS, the bios flash util is built into the bios and the recovery options are fantastic

I always use ASUS boards myself kymmy. got an ASUS P5N32-E SLI at the moment, great board..
Decided to use these people http://www.motherboard-biosflash.co.uk/ and see if it works.
Great response and service from them so far, ordered this morning dispatched two hours later. I`ll keep you updated.
Thanks for all of your help again, all of you.
Bud.