Bios won't activate via USB connection.

F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop Bios won't activate via USB connection.

srope
Member

147

02-25-2020, 02:33 AM

Hey there, the problem I’m facing is that using Q Flash on my MSI B550 Carbon Gaming Wifi isn’t working. The main concern is that when I press the Q Flash button, the red light stays on without blinking or starting to blink. I’ve tried switching USBs but still haven’t fixed it. Any advice you can give would be super helpful.

srope

02-25-2020, 02:33 AM #1

FrosTyBz
Junior Member

02-25-2020, 03:04 AM

Sure, just follow the suggested method—it should trigger an update without needing a full power cycle.

FrosTyBz

02-25-2020, 03:04 AM #2

Sure, just follow the suggested method—it should trigger an update without needing a full power cycle.

xFilbert_
Member

191

03-02-2020, 08:12 PM

It lit up and restarted, yet the CPU failure indicator remains active, identical to the previous issue when I attempted to boot using the old BIOS. It still won’t power on or show any output on my display.

xFilbert_

03-02-2020, 08:12 PM #3

SedentarySauS
Senior Member

411

03-03-2020, 05:07 AM

USB might need formatting as FAT32, though the manual doesn't reference it. See page 36 (48 PDF) for details: https://download.msi.com/archive/mnu_exe...1-EURO.pdf

SedentarySauS

03-03-2020, 05:07 AM #4

USB might need formatting as FAT32, though the manual doesn't reference it. See page 36 (48 PDF) for details: https://download.msi.com/archive/mnu_exe...1-EURO.pdf

Matke04
Posting Freak

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03-04-2020, 11:17 AM

Hey thanks, it was formatted to Fat32 it was just the issue of booting up the pc then hitting the flash bios button doesn’t work.

Matke04

03-04-2020, 11:17 AM #5

Hey thanks, it was formatted to Fat32 it was just the issue of booting up the pc then hitting the flash bios button doesn’t work.