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BIOS1: Multi-BIOS Switch

This motherboard has two built-in BIOS ROMs (Labeled A and B, default BIOS ROM
is A). If one is crashed, you can shift to the other for booting by sliding the switch.
BIOS recovery using the M-flash utility
When BIOS update fails or rendered the computer to be non-bootable, you can
recover the failed BIOS by following the steps.
Preparation:
1. Prepare a USB flash drive.
2. Download the BIOS file from the MSI official website (www.msi.com), and then
decompress the file.
3. Save the BIOS file to the root folder of the USB flash drive.
BIOS recovery steps:
1. Power off the computer.
2. Slide the Multi-BIOS switch to the operational BIOS ROM.
3. Insert the USB flash drive that includes the BIOS file to the USB port on the
motherboard.
4. Boot up the system and go to BIOS setup → M-Flash → Select one file to update
BIOS and ME and then press "Enter" key.
5. Select the BIOS file that you want to flash and the system will restart
automatically.
6. Slide the Multi-BIOS switch to the failed BIOS ROM and press any key to start the
BIOS update process when the message "Please set the multi BIOS switch to the
target BIOS ROM then press any key to continue" appears.
7. The system will restart after the BIOS update is completed.
BIOS B
Blue LED
Green LED
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BIOS A
Getting Started