Am I using the wrong BIOS?

My mobo: MSI K8N Neo Platinum (MS-7030)

My BIOS stopped recognizing my USB keyboard and I've been having other minor issues and craptacular performance so I started mucking around to figure out what the problem was.

I ran SIW to get the info on my BIOS and it appears that I am running:
Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS v.6.00PG, NVidia 42302e31

When I checked the MSI website to see if there was an update, it shows that the BIOS that matches my Mobo is: Award BIOS v.1.9

Questions:
Can someone help me confirm that I am running an entirely wrong BIOS?
If I am, than will it will be a major pain in the rear if I flash to the correct BIOS? i.e. will I need to completely reload Windows and everything else?

Thanks!

 

Many motherboards can actually be supplied with different BIOS. Have you checked in tha manual to see if more than one is listed?
You should also find the manual as a pdf on MSI website if you don't have it.

If you do decide to change the bios remember to use the option to save the existing so you can flash it back if the new is worse than the old, as sometimes happens.

No you will not need to reload Windows. The flash utility you download from Phoenix/Award runs from a floppy and does not affect the hard drive.

Final thought, If your pc was working, and now doesn't why do you think upgrading the BIOS will help? Have you made any other changes? Have you checked the motherboard battery? I would find out why the USB stopped working before upgraing the bios. It may be that the existing is correct but corrupt and you need a fresh copy from MSI.

If you need help with any of the procedures, post again.

Hope this helps

Studio T