Which of the two versions you use, is solely up to you and your preferences. Both, the installer version and the stand-alone version, do precisely the same job. Download it to and run it from your hard drive, there is no need to copy & start it from the USB Flash Drive that you want to use for flashing. Treat the forum's USB Flashing Tool like a regular application. * Excluding the Geometry Change method which will destroy all data on the USB storage device. Just make sure that there is still some free drive space, otherwise there will not be enough room for the files that are needed for BIOS Flashing. BIOS file, actual flasher and MemTest86+ executable) and all DOS commands that are needed to flash/test memory will automatically be implemented.īecause the tool does not reformat your USB Flash Drive*, no files that may currently be on the stick will be lost during the procedure. However, the preparation of your USB Stick is done in Windows and basically includes two steps: The tool will also allow you to run MemTest86+ in a pure DOS environment. The MSI Forum HQ USB Flashing Tool will help you to easily prepare an USB flash drive for an automated BIOS flash in a pure DOS environment, which is the safest way to perform such a procedure. * Check section 3.3 of this guide to see if your board is currently supported by the SureHands feature.
Not all boards are supported at this point.* If your USB Flash Drive is using the NTFS File System, reformat it to FAT or FAT32.Īs the tool also provides a Live Update Option ("SureHands"), you'll need a working internet connection if you want to choose this method. The second requirement is that you have a fully functional USB Flash Drive that uses the FAT file system (FAT/FAT32). Supported Operating Systems: All current Windows Versions (32bit & 64bit, any service pack (SP)): Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP and Windows Vista. This user guide provides a step-by-step explanation for properly using the >MSI Forum HQ USB Flashing Tool>here>OEM boards manufactured by MSI<< HOW TO properly use the MSI Forum HQ USB Flashing Tool to update your BIOS
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