Updating BIOS for MSI DKA790 GX PLATINUM with Windows Vista Premium x64

[Desisuperman]

So i'm running Windows Home Premium x64 and trying to create a startup / boot disk for the purpose of updating my bios for my MSI DKA790GX PLATINUM Motherboard.

1. I tried MSI Live update and it does nothing, and comes up with "0 results" when searching for updates
2. I don't have a floppy drive but do have a USB Key and DVD-R drive of course

Any suggestions how to create this startup / boot disk or even update my bios without having to do so?

 

[Desisuperman]

anybody... how do i update my bios from dos?

 

[tcsenter]

MSI Forums has a guide on how to flash the BIOS via bootable USB flash drive:

http://forum-en.msi.com/


If you want to try a version of AFUWIN (for AMI BIOS) that is compatible with 64-bit:

AFUWIN64.zip

Disable or kill any security/antivirus applications before flashing.

 

[Desisuperman]

thanks guys... got it figured out. i was able to get it updated with liveupdate. They're servers must have been down the day i was trying.

With the new bios you can now update your bios using a usb key right from the bios itself which is awesome, along with a couple of other cool features

thanks again