Msi z170-a pro wrong bios?

[michaelsan1988]

I bought a prebuilt pc from komplett.no here in Norway in 2016.
It came with an msi z170-a pro motherboard.
My problem is this.
My current CPU is an Intel i7-6700.
I plan to upgrade it to n i7-7700k.
But in order to do that I need a bios that is 2 versions newer than my current.
So here is the problem.
The current bios version is : E7971IKB.1C0. ( custom bios )
I need to update to E7971IMS.1F0
The problem is that komplett.no said they don't use custom bios when building pcs.
Msi said not to be worried.

How exactly I'm I supposed to fix this problem?

 

[alexoiu]

"The problem is that komplett.no said they don't use custom bios when building pcs.
Msi said not to be worried."
Then it should be ok.
Download the latest BIOS from the msi z170-a pro support webpage and use the app in BIOS to update.

 

[michaelsan1988]

That's the problem.
I download it
Extract it to my 8gb stick and go into mflash.
I can see the stick but not the bios update file

 

[alexoiu]

Check if the USB drive is FAT 32 formatted and if E7971IMS.1K0 saved on the root directory.

 

[michaelsan1988]

It is fat32 and there is nothing but the bios file on the usb stick

 

[alexoiu]

What is the current BIOS version on board?

 

[michaelsan1988]

E7971IKB.1C0 is the current one.
Msi said it's a custom one. Komplett.no said it's not theirs and it's factory from msi.

 

[michaelsan1988]

http://imgur.com/gallery/F5GAcli
Shows mflash screen which shows version

 

[alexoiu]

Instead of E7971MS, E7971IKB. Apparently, a custom BIOS. Probably from MSi, not necessarily from komplett.

 

[michaelsan1988]

So how do I go about to go from ikb to ims?

 

[alexoiu]

You can't, with the available programming options. You'd have to check on the komplett site for available BIOS versions, if any. An option would be to sell the board, as it is, and buy a Z170 board, or other compatible chipset.

 

[michaelsan1988]

This was my reply from msi.
Does this sound correct?

If you want to install the 7700K in the PC, you have to update the BIOS to E7971IMS.1F0 or newer. You can use the DOS tool (below first link) to flash your current BIOS to the latest BIOS on MSI website (below second link), please refer to the below steps. But the customized version features such as special Logo or some other special function will not exist, and the BIOS flash progress may have some risk. We also suggest you can contact the reseller to flash the BIOS. Thanks!

ftp://jerryuser:2019gaming@ftp2.msi.com.tw//Tool/AFUDE592.rar

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/Z170-A-PRO#down-bios

1. Please make a booting disk.

2. Download BIOS file on MSI website and extract it, then copy “E7971IMS.1K0” and “AFUDE592” into the disk.

3. After that, please go to “BIOS setup” and choose booting disk under “boot sequence”.

4. Under DOS mode, please type “AFUDE592 E7971IMS.1K0” and it will be updated successfully.

Warning:
1. During updating, please stop all working process to avoid update interruption.

2. Please do not unplug the power or restart your computer during you flash BIOS!

3. Please also remember to Load Optimized Defaults under bios setup after you finish the BIOS update!

 

[michaelsan1988]

just wanted to say that the above guide i got from MSI worked fine.

But i would still give a thanks to you alexoiu for taking your time to try and give a helping hand.

 

[alexoiu]

Thank you for the update.