MSI MS-7597 VER:1.1 (GF615M-P33), BIOS update issue

[gronto132b02c3]

Hi everyone,

I have an old MSI MS-7597 VER:1.1 (GF615M-P33) motherboard that I’m using to build a PC for my garage. According to AIDA64, the current BIOS is V1.1 (dated 06/17/09).

I’m looking to update the BIOS, but I’ve run into a problem: the official MSI website doesn't seem to list any BIOS files in the support section for this specific board.

To the forum members and MSI gurus:
1. What is the latest BIOS version available for this motherboard?
2. Where can I find the official BIOS update files?

I also tried using the MSI Live Update 6 utility on Windows 7. The program installed fine, but whenever I try to scan for updates, it gives me an error saying, "The internet connection is not available," even though my internet is working perfectly (browsing, video streaming, and downloads all work fine).

Does anyone know why the MSI Live Update utility is failing to connect?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

P.S. Apologies for my English.

 

[citay]

Here is an unofficial BIOS update site for your board, https://www.msi-bios.com/msi-bios-for-GF615M-P33-with-MS-7597-and-version-1.html

The additional problem you face here is, only BIOS v1.2 notes "Add M-Flash function", which would be the function to update the BIOS from the BIOS itself. So your v1.1 still relied on the deprecated and defunct old Live Update tool, or what you would have to use now, the AFUDOS flash tool under DOS, which is bundled with the latest BIOS version.

You will probably have to create a bootable MS-DOS USB stick, which you can create with the help of Rufus, then boot from that and run the appropriate command to flash the BIOS, it should be explained in the BIOS ZIP file.

Of course, this board came out in 2009, that's 17 years ago, so this is almost museum-grade hardware. One could argue that, for a couple bucks, you can get hardware that's only half as old from eBay or local classified ads. Probably even a full PC. So I would think twice about putting tons of effort into such old hardware, it can fail at any moment.