WARNING! The latest BIOS from 01/22/25 for the MSI X870 Tomahawk Wifi does not work!

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Hello everyone,

Just to inform you, I tried updating the BIOS today (01/22/25) using the following link:
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MAG-X870-TOMAHAWK-WIFI/support

Version: 7E51v1A24

I updated the BIOS without any particular issues, but after the reboot, the PC kept restarting in a loop (without displaying anything on the screen!).

I tried clearing the CMOS = no result.

I also tried re-downloading the BIOS and using the button on the back of the motherboard = no result.

I started to panic a little, so I reverted to the BIOS version from 01/02/25 (7E51v1A2), reflashed it using the button on the back of the motherboard, and the PC booted up normally!

Has anyone else encountered this issue?
Thanks.
 
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Right ! I can't seem to find it for the X870 plateforme, maybe I didn't look closely enough ! As for the Realtek drivers, I tried them today, just a couple minutes and it seemed to help ! I will repost this weekend to update
 
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cedric39o155e02d8 said:
Hello everyone,

Just to inform you, I tried updating the BIOS today (01/22/25) using the following link:
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MAG-X870-TOMAHAWK-WIFI/support

Version: 7E51v1A24

I updated the BIOS without any particular issues, but after the reboot, the PC kept restarting in a loop (without displaying anything on the screen!).

I tried clearing the CMOS = no result.

I also tried re-downloading the BIOS and using the button on the back of the motherboard = no result.

I started to panic a little, so I reverted to the BIOS version from 01/02/25 (7E51v1A2), reflashed it using the button on the back of the motherboard, and the PC booted up normally!

Has anyone else encountered this issue?
Thanks.
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Yep, you are on page 7 of a thread all having mostly these issues.
Call MSI tech support, they will first immediately try to blame your RAM, then sound deflated when you tell them it's QVL listed.
Then they will blame your CPU, then get deflated when you tell them that you have extensively stress tested both the CPU and RAM.
Then they will blame Windows and say you need a fresh install, then get deflated when you tell them you just did that.
Then they will say it's probably the board that's broken, despite letting them know that different BIOS versions don't have these issues and that if it were a physical defect on the board, it's probably gonna show up on all the BIOS versions the same.
So, basically washing their hands of actually providing any technical support, not to mention being a condescending bunch of pretend support techs to boot.
Customer service is dead guys and gals, they are basically American script reading goons that will not even once try to troubleshoot the issue with you, and that's sad.
Vote with your wallet next time, it's really the only thing that makes these companies do anything for their customers when you hurt their sales - even then I don't think they care much anymore. Hope they all get replaced with cold, calculated AI script readers, at least then I can forgive that level of indifference.
 
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youssef.mehdi15a202e9 said:
I had the same issue with boot loop and blue screens using latest BIOS update :
CPU: AMD Ryzen™ 5 7600X | RAM: CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 64GB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 AMD EXPO | GPU: MSI RTX 3070 | STORAGE: Samsung 990 2TB Gen4 NVMe M.2 | PSU: 850W OS: Windows 11 Pro - 24H2
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In my case, after upgrading my CPU to a Ryzen™ 5 9700X and updating all my drivers, everything runs smoothly.
 
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hsa said:
Has anyone tried the 7E51v1A3 released today?
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No, I don't want to keep testing a new BIOS that might not fix the errors, but only drag them on. I use version 7E51v1A20, which works flawlessly with my configuration.
 
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hsa said:
7E51v1A3
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This A3 BIOS works fine. I have tried the A4 Version and my Mouse hang up uncontrollable. The Boot Times were horrible between 2 and 4 Minutes between code 99 and b4. I flashed the A4 Version 2 times but it didn’t work. After a Rollback to the A3 Version everything run fine. I hope MSI fix the Problems and bring a better Version.
 
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It is a version that came quickly and was not released to the community before, like the 1A3. It is therefore again “tested at MSI” and that is no good. Proven impressively several times. I haven't tried the 1A4 because I always wait anyway and don't use Hybrid Graphics here, so I don't have the fault.
 
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