Forum UEFI Shell Flash tool [V1.57] for MSI boards! ✔

[Svet]

Download tool from the link:
>>> Latest Forum UEFI Shell Flash tool <<<


This tool will allow automated flashing MSI boards from UEFI Shell.

Important:
Do NOT use it on a MSI AMD boards from 3xx boards Series. [like X370/B350]
(its OK to use for X399 and A320, AMD models as 3xx exception)

It's OK to use for any other newer than [X370/B350] MSI AMD boards or Intel boards.

V1.13 Add extra support for ME FW Update for all MSI Z490 Series:
MPG Z490 CARBON EK X
MEG Z490 UNIFY
MEG Z490I UNIFY
MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI
Z490-A PRO
MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI
MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS
MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK
MEG Z490 GODLIKE
MEG Z490 ACE
MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI

V1.31 Add extra support for FW for Raptor Lake boards for all MSI Z790 Series:
PRO Z790-S WIFI
MPG Z790 CARBON WIFI
MPG Z790 EDGE WIFI DDR4
MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4
MPG Z790 EDGE WIFI
MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI
Z790 GAMING PRO WIFI
Z790 GAMING WIFI
MPG Z790I EDGE WIFI
PRO Z790-P DDR4
PRO Z790-P WIFI DDR4
PRO Z790-P
PRO Z790-P WIFI
PRO Z790-A WIFI DDR4
PRO Z790-A WIFI
MEG Z790 GODLIKE
MEG Z790 ACE

Updated tool version to V1.32
* Minor optimisations
* Added mini display status, with current status and detected numbers of USB devices in the system.
* Updated ME-FW for Z490 Series to 14.1.70.2228 (released BIOSes few days ago by MSI after ~2 years from prevision FW update to handle latest security fixes and vulnerabilities)

Updated tool version to V1.33
* implement self update feature
* a lot of performance and memory optimizations
* hundreds of other small tweaks, improvements, code refactoring

Updated tool version to V1.34
* minor refactoring
* updated self-crafted ME-FW for MSI Z790 boards to 16.1.30.2264

Updated tool version to V1.35
* minor bug fixes. [sometimes in rare case was possible to throw error msg. while preparing the USB key]

Updated tool version to V1.36
* updated and patched 2nd flasher
* add support for B650 & X670 board Series
* applied different optimizations and improvements.

Updated tool version to V1.37
-add enhanced flash support[ME-FW Flash] for B760 Series:
MPG B760M EDGE TI WIFI
MPG B760I EDGE WIFI
MPG B760I EDGE WIFI DDR4
MAG B760 TOMAHAWK WIFI
MAG B760 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4
MAG B760M MORTAR MAX WIFI
MAG B760M MORTAR MAX WIFI DDR4
MAG B760M MORTAR WIFI
MAG B760M MORTAR
MAG B760M MORTAR WIFI DDR4
MAG B760M MORTAR DDR4
MAG B760M MORTAR WIFI II
MAG B760M MORTAR II
PRO B760-P WIFI
PRO B760-P WIFI DDR4
PRO B760-P DDR4
PRO B760-VC WIFI
PRO B760-VC
B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI
PRO B760-P DDR4 II
PRO B760M-A WIFI
PRO B760M-A WIFI DDR4
PRO B760M-A DDR4 II
PRO B760M-A DDR4
PRO B760M-P
PRO B760M-P DDR4
PRO B760M-G
PRO B760M-G DDR4
PRO B760M-B
PRO B760M-E
PRO B760M-E DDR4

Updated tool version to V1.38

*Updated self-crafted ME-FW for Z790 and B760 boards from 16.1.30.2264 to 16.1.30.2330

Updated UEFI flash-tool version to V1.39

• * Fixed issue for Z490 Series:
  • - Unable to perform ME-FW update if the current installed ME-FW version is too old [like: 14.0.xx.xxxx]
• * Modify Multi tank update to do not flash Non Boot part, if the target platform ID is different or not updated successful.

Updated UEFI flash-tool version to V1.40

• - Fixed issue: Boot to shell unable to map USB key if they are too many devices in the system.
  • - Add: Display AGESA version for supported BIOS files.
  • - Minor improvements.
  • - Minor GUI update.

Updated UEFI flash-tool version to V1.41

• * Update: Extend AGESA support detection.
• * Add: Display Intel ME-FW version for supported BIOS files. [different bases in different colours]

Updated UEFI flash-tool version to V1.42

• * Update: Optimize and speed-up detection for AGESA & Intel ME-FW
  • * Update: Secondary flasher
  • * Add: Add support for additional custom flash command for 256MBit Intel BIOSes

Updated UEFI flash-tool version to V1.43

• * Fix: Fixed issue unable to overwrite target if the read only flag has been set
  • * Add: Add Intel ME-FW flash support for Z690 Series:
  • MEG Z690 GODLIKE
    MEG Z690 ACE
    MEG Z690 UNIFY
    MEG Z690 UNIFY-X
    MEG Z690I UNIFY
    MPG Z690 CARBON WIFI
    MPG Z690 CARBON EK X
    MPG Z690 FORCE WIFI
    MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI
    MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4
    MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI
    MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4
    MAG Z690 TORPEDO
    MAG Z690 TORPEDO EK X
    MAG Z690M MORTAR WIFI
    PRO Z690-A WIFI
    PRO Z690-A
    PRO Z690-A DDR4
    PRO Z690-P WIFI
    PRO Z690-P DDR4

Updated UEFI flash-tool version to V1.44

• * Optimize: ME-FW detection related to system info [not related to flash ME-FW detection]
• * Improve: Fix ME-FW 14.xx detection "not found" issue to specified class BIOSes [not related to flash ME-FW detection]

Updated UEFI flash-tool version to V1.45

• * Minor bug fixes

Updated UEFI flash-tool version to V1.46

• * Fixed rare issue: pressing enter multiple times while loading bios sometimes shows a new empty form.
• * Fixed issue: Browse for BIOS file appear at left side and dialog position always reset at next execution.
• * Improve USB BIOS guard handle.
• * Minor GUI update
• * Other minor internal optimizations.
• * Add: Add Intel ME-FW flash support for B660 & H670 Series:
  
  • -MAG H670 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4
    
    -MAG B660 TOMAHAWK WIFI
    -MAG B660 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4
    -MAG B660 TOMAHAWK EVA e-PROJECT
    -MAG B660M MORTAR MAX WIFI DDR4
    -MAG B660M MORTAR WIFI
    -MAG B660M MORTAR
    -MAG B660M MORTAR WIFI DDR4
    - MAG B660M MORTAR DDR4
    -MAG B660M BAZOOKA
    - MAG B660M BAZOOKA DDR4
    - PRO B660 - A
    - PRO B660 - A DDR4
    - PRO B660M - A WIFI
    - PRO B660M - A WIFI DDR4
    - PRO B660M - A
    - PRO B660M - A DDR4
    - PRO B660M - A CEC WIFI DDR4 V2
    - PRO B660M - A CEC WIFI DDR4
    - PRO B660M - VC WIFI DDR4
    - PRO B660M - P WIFI DDR4
    - PRO B660M - P DDR4
    - PRO B660M - G
    - PRO B660M - G DDR4
    - PRO B660M - B
    - PRO B660M - B DDR4
    - PRO B660M - E DDR4​
  • ​
  • ​
  • Updated UEFI flash-tool version to V1.47​

• * Add: Display Tool's Intel ME-FW Flash Versions
• * Add: Visual indicators when supported BIOS file is loaded in compare to tool's FW Flash versions:
• - flashing orange if the BIOS ME-FW is lower that tool's FW flash version.
• - flashing green if the BIOS ME-FW is the same as tool's FW flash version.
• - flashing light blue if the BIOS ME-FW is higher than tool's FW flash version.
• * Update Intel ME-FW Flash image for Z790, Z690, B760, B660, H670 Series to 16.1.30.2361
• • Updated UEFI flash-tool version to V1.48
• * Add flash Intel ME support for PRO Z790-A MAX WIFI.
• * Add flash support for MPG X570S CARBON MAX WIFI.

Updated UEFI flash-tool version to V1.49

• * Appy totally different .efi solution for the issue "too many bios file". [The issue should be totally solved now and no longer happens.]
• * Updated internal assembly modules.
• * Code refactoring and minor optimizations.
• * Add flash Intel ME support for newest released Z790 mainboards:
  
  • -MEG Z790 GODLIKE MAX
    -MEG Z790 ACE MAX
    -MPG Z790 CARBON MAX WIFI
    -MPG Z790 CARBON MAX WIFI II
    -MPG Z790 CARBON WIFI II
    -MPG Z790 EDGE MONSTER HUNTER EDITION
    -MPG Z790 EDGE TI MAX WIFI
    -MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI
    -Z790 PROJECT ZERO
    -Z790 GAMING PLUS WIFI
    -PRO Z790-P II
    -PRO Z790-VC WIFI

Updated UEFI flash-tool version to V1.50

• * Updated and re-arranged GUI (including changes for more easy text reading).
• * Fixed some minor typos related to error messages.
• * Update Intel ME-FW Flash image for Z790, Z690, B760, B660, H670 Series to 16.1.32.2473
• * Add new feature: Display Raptor Lake-S B0 CPU's uCode version for supported BIOSes.
• 
  
• Updated UEFI flash-tool version to V1.51
• Fixed bug in .efi module causing func callback's issue in some cases.
• 
  
• 
  
• Updated UEFI flash-tool version to V1.52:
  • * Update .efi detections.
  • * Update other assembly modules.
• Older version V1.33 and above can self-update to the latest one
• 
  
• Updated UEFI flash-tool version to V1.53
  • * Updated Intel ME-FW flasher for Raptor Lake supported boards.
• Updated UEFI flash-tool version to V1.54
  • * Updated and patch the secondary flasher.

Updated UEFI flash-tool version to V1.55

• * Improve async operations when preparing the USB key
• 
  
• Updated UEFI flash-tool version to V1.56
  • 
    
  • * Improve compatibility with msi's Corsair prebuilt units [thanks to 'fireboy7050159d02de' for reporting & testing]
  • * Updated internal assembly modules
• 
  
• Updated UEFI flash-tool version to V1.57
  • * Updated internal assembly modules /sys lang modules/
  • * Updated replacer module (part of build-in self updater)
  • * Add support for newest msi AMD BIOSes formats: 9.4
  • * Updated .efi & shell script modules
  • * Add support for newest MSI AMD platform boards:
    • - X870 GAMING PLUS WIFI
      • - MEG X870E GODLIKE
        • - MAG X870 TOMAHAWK WIFI
    • - PRO X870-P WIFI
    • - MPG X870E CARBON WIFI
• 
  

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How to use:
Prepare an USB key and format it in FAT32

Short guide for now:
1. Run UEFI_Flash_Tool_Installer.exe
2. Select your MSI BIOS File ["Load MSI BIOS File]

3. Select your USB key drive [from drop down menu, if the USB key is not listed click "Refresh" button]

4. Click "Create USB Flash key" and wait to finish.

Next reboot computer,
and ensure in BIOS Setup:
UEFI Boot is allowed,
and Secure Boot disabled.

After exit from BIOS Setup while computer is booting:
You can press F11 during BIOS post/logo screen, then when BBS popup after a while,
choose the prepared USB key with UEFI in front as name.
i.e: choose to boot from:
UEFI USB your drive

then wait, and you will see the BIOS version shown that is going to be flashed.
and you can press a key to proceed with flashing.
If you don't want to proceed with flashing,
you can press "q" to abort at that point.

when flashing starts,
wait patiently to finish,
ensure successfully message on the screen then reboot or power off the computer.


Optional feature: [Patch AMD BIOS for CP_Flash]
This will allow cross-platform flashing to 32MB BIOS from 16MB BIOS for boards with 256Mbit BIOS chip.
The tool will auto detect if the BIOS support such feature and then will Enable that option.
[in a case when board was flashed to the wrong BIOS to help, restore correct BIOS]

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Or use special version for Blind Flashing only:
(It's useful when need to flash BIOS without display [but the PC can still boot and works fine] and performs auto flashing)
For Blind Flashing only: Forum UEFI Shell Flash tool [V1.32]

Short instructions for for Blind Flashing:
[prepare the USB key for flashing,[use the same steps to prepare it as above] then shutdown the PC,
and disconnect temporary any other storages except that USB key that will be used for flashing]
Then turn on PC and wait auto flashing to start and finish automatically.
[when blind flashing is complete the PC will auto shutdown,
then you can remove the USB key and reconnect the rest of your storages and turn it on]


Note1: Be sure to place only one BIOS file on the USB key at the time, before proceed with flashing.
Note2: Due BIOS flashing nature, (which consider every flashing as potential dangerous)
Flash and use at own risk as usual.
Note3: You can use it to downgrade the BIOS too.
Note4: You can cross-platform flash back to correct BIOS 32MB bios. (if the board been flashed to the wrong BIOS by mistake)

EDIT: A video how to use guide made by user efmled:

I wanted to Thank you Svet very much! You saved many nerves to lot of people! Tool is great! I managed to downgrade my A.90 BIOS on X470 Gaming Plus MB to A.60. And I also created a video tutorial of how to do it. And put the link to this topic in video's description. if somebody is interesting in. Video has two languages text explanation Russian and English.

You can attach the link to your top message in this discussion theme. Thank you Again !
Here is the link to video:
[youtube]

 

[mauriciogn126902a3]

I have a Z270-A Pro (MS-7A71 Ver: 1.2) with what i believe is a weird mining focus bios mod, i bought the card second hand. It reports v1.J1 as bios version, i cant use Mflash since i doesnt recognize any of the bios file from MSI, i tried all the versions on the website, several usb sticks, several ports, it recognize the stick and the folder structure but none of the bios file shows up.

I believe It is a similar problem to this: Two MSI Z270 SLI PLUS have different graphic output quality (BIOS mod?) He had a Z270 SLI PLUS with the same weird bios v1.J1 and got rid of it.

And thats how i ended up here. Now, I tried your tool but it keeps saying that "theres too many BIOS file on the drive", odd since theres only 1 file at the time. I tried with both v12 and v16 bios file for my motherboard and with 2 different USB drives (32 GB USb 3.0 and 16 GB USB 2.0, FAT32 with a fresh format in every attempt) in different usb ports, always with the same message.

EDIT: I tried again and it worked. The only thing i did different was to extract the BIOS file on my pc and then copy the file to the usb drive instead of doing drag and drop to the bios file from the winrar window to usb drive, wird but whatever it worked. Now i have the latest retail BIOS on the Z270-A Pro. THANKS!

 

[Svet]

EDIT: I tried again and it worked. The only thing i did different was to extract the BIOS file on my pc and then copy the file to the usb drive instead of doing drag and drop to the file from the winrar file. Now i have the latest retail BIOS on the Z270-A Pro. THANKS!

Super

 

[lordxale]

I'm just some guy, but in case anyone is keeping score: I have a B350M Mortar Arctic on which I had briefly installed the beta 7A37vAKS bios (GSE Lite) before in-place rolling back to 7A37vAI (still color graphical Click BIOS version). I used this tool - as of writing v1.14 in case the thread title changes over when it's updated - to force downgrade 7A37vAI back to 7A37vAA and everything is peachy again (well, except the 1st-gen Ryzen issue I was trying to fix in the first place, but I think I'm dead in the water there even on the latest available BIOS, and I'd rather have an otherwise working VFIO setup on 7A37vAA ).

 

[laurence1211]

I thought the tool doesn't work on b350?

 

[lordxale]

I thought the tool doesn't work on b350?

I rolled the dice based on this reply. I would wager it's still worth being prepared for the possibility of bricking if you do use this tool on a 3xx board. In the B350M Mortar Arctic's case I could roll back to a non-GSE lite BIOS (7A37vAI), and then use the tool while running that version to get back behind the hard stop at 7A37vAC. I'm soon to be upgrading regardless so didn't have much to lose even if it bricked (except the 5000 series is currently mostly unobtainium anyways I guess, haha)

 

[laurence1211]

I rolled the dice based on this reply. I would wager it's still worth being prepared for the possibility of bricking if you do use this tool on a 3xx board. In the B350M Mortar Arctic's case I could roll back to a non-GSE lite BIOS (7A37vAI), and then use the tool while running that version to get back behind the hard stop at 7A37vAC. I'm soon to be upgrading regardless so didn't have much to lose even if it bricked (except the 5000 series is currently mostly unobtainium anyways I guess, haha)

Interesting, thanks for the heads up.

 

[Svet]

Super, thanks for the feedback.

 

[Svet]

Tool version is now updated to V1.15:

* Updated 2nd flasher.
* Update ME-FW for Z490 Series to 14.0.45.1389

 

[j.redout158702df]

I tried the v 1.15 tool to update my H87M-G43 MB, but I got the following error:
using the wrong AFU version, please use Aptio 4 AFU
what should I do?
thank you!

 

[Svet]

I tried the v 1.15 tool to update my H87M-G43 MB, but I got the following error:
using the wrong AFU version, please use Aptio 4 AFU
what should I do?
thank you!

that's too old board, the tool is not for this class boards.
use this tool instead:

https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threads/forum-usb-flashing-tool.108079/

 

[j.redout158702df]

Thank you ! Finally I figured it out by flashing with the DOS utility provided with the ROM (made a USB boot able key with rufus)
I'm now with the latest release! Thank you!

 

[Svet]

welcome

 

[zombyp15cb02ea]

Huge thanks for this tool @Svet .

I spent all of yesterday trying to get the B450 Gaming Plus' firmware upgraded, faffing with m-flash and all I achieved was cleaning all of the dust out of my case.

5 mins with your Flash tool this morning and it's all sorted.

You are a life saver

On a side note, do you know if this Flash Tool will work with the MSI A320M-A PRO MAX ?

 

[Svet]

Huge thanks for this tool @Svet .

I spent all of yesterday trying to get the B450 Gaming Plus' firmware upgraded, faffing with m-flash and all I achieved was cleaning all of the dust out of my case.

5 mins with your Flash tool this morning and it's all sorted.

You are a life saver

Super, well done as well

On a side note, do you know if this Flash Tool will work with the MSI A320M-A PRO MAX ?

It's untested, but should works.

 

[chip_spark]

Hi, I'm having issues with the latest B550 mpg gaming itx motherboard, I am currently stuck and unable to go back to an older BIOS no matter what I do. Can I use this for this motherboard?

Edit. I've just used this tool to go back to an older bios and it worked! Originally had problems because I had two bios files on the root folder so had to redo again with just one bios file. Omg it works! I'm back to an older bios and finally have a stable system. Thank you!

 

[Svet]

Yes, you can. Just ensure to pick the correct BIOS for your board.

Well done

 

[1970ilda159202e3]

Hi guys...
I have several problems to upgrade bios of my x79a gd45 (8d) rev. 2.0 (lga 2011), 32 Gb, Win 10 64. I need to upgrade for Ivy CPU and having bios 10.x (A), the transition to bios C is really a torment!! I have read some users with the same problem in the forum and the related answers, I followed the advice given to them, but evidently something has changed in the meantime. I downloaded the raccomended version 12.8 (E7760IMS.C80) in a answer by flobelix and I started the procedure in the case identical to mine, but the forum usb flasher (a file .exe) not install and the DOS window closes saying that the files are missing in addition to other errors. I also tried with the new UEFI tool and i just get the shell without entering the UEFI (first boot: UEFI usb key, legacy enabled, but i have not found anything voice or command for "secure boot" in the Bios).

I'm in front of a wall!! Advice? Thanks in advance

 

[laurence1211]

Hi guys...
I have several problems to upgrade bios of my x79a gd45 (8d) rev. 2.0 (lga 2011), 32 Gb, Win 10 64. I need to upgrade for Ivy CPU and having bios 10.x (A), the transition to bios C is really a torment!! I have read some users with the same problem in the forum and the related answers, I followed the advice given to them, but evidently something has changed in the meantime. I downloaded the raccomended version 12.8 (E7760IMS.C80) in a answer by flobelix and I started the procedure in the case identical to mine, but the forum usb flasher (a file .exe) not install and the DOS window closes saying that the files are missing in addition to other errors. I also tried with the new UEFI tool and i just get the shell without entering the UEFI (first boot: UEFI usb key, legacy enabled, but i have not found anything voice or command for "secure boot" in the Bios).

I'm in front of a wall!! Advice? Thanks in advance

Use Windows 7 to run the exe. You only need it for the update. You can plug in your win10 drive afterwards.

 

[Svet]

Hi guys...
I have several problems to upgrade bios of my x79a gd45 (8d) rev. 2.0 (lga 2011), 32 Gb, Win 10 64. I need to upgrade for Ivy CPU and having bios 10.x (A), the transition to bios C is really a torment!! I have read some users with the same problem in the forum and the related answers, I followed the advice given to them, but evidently something has changed in the meantime. I downloaded the raccomended version 12.8 (E7760IMS.C80) in a answer by flobelix and I started the procedure in the case identical to mine, but the forum usb flasher (a file .exe) not install and the DOS window closes saying that the files are missing in addition to other errors. I also tried with the new UEFI tool and i just get the shell without entering the UEFI (first boot: UEFI usb key, legacy enabled, but i have not found anything voice or command for "secure boot" in the Bios).

I'm in front of a wall!! Advice? Thanks in advance

This tool[uefi flash tool] is not for this class board.
Best open own topic in correct section for troubleshooting.

 

[1970ilda159202e3]

@Laurence Thanks!! Tomorrow I will follow your advice with my notebook.

@Svet Sorry...I didn't realize which procedure was right, between the two, for my motherboard.
If I have problems with the old tool in Win7, I will post in the other section with a screenshot.