I can't find bios floppy driver

mtaci · May 27, 2014

Hi. I have a MSI PM8M3-V http://www.msi.com/product/mb/PM8M3V.html#/?div=Overview and I want to flash my bios with floppy disk but i can't find my bios driver for floppy. I have the same problem like here http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=269588 and i see how to fix this but I can't find the bios driver for floppy. So please help me to find this driver, thanks.

plodr · May 27, 2014

There probably is not one because above the BIOS chart it says

MSI Reminds you: Please use MSI Live BIOS Tool to upgrade BIOS of this product.
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And according to this page http://www.msi.com/page/Live-Update-5-Manual
it looks like it downloads from within the Live Update package.
Scroll down to the BIOS Flash instructions.
Select DOS mode and have a USB stick ready. It mentions floppy but then all explanations revert to a USB stick instead.

foogoo · May 27, 2014

What is a BIOS floppy driver?
According to the website you need to download the LiveUpdate tool - click the "Click Here" button & download liveupdate.zip.
Unzip it and run the exe.

Then follow these instructions.. http://www.msi.com/page/Live-Update-5-Manual

It will flash the bios in Windows or via DOS on a USB key.

BIOS doesn't need a driver for the floppy disk. ESL?

mtaci · May 27, 2014

I know for this option but my computer want floppy disk. bios is not work my computer just say me:

"Award Bootblock BIOS v1.0
BIOS ROM checksum error
Detecting floppy drive A media
INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER"

so he want to put floppy diskete with bios driver to flash my bios. But i can't find bios driver for this bios. So please help me.

plodr · May 27, 2014

Read this thread carefully
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=269588

On the 2nd page there are instructions and a file to download. You need access to another computer with a floppy drive to be able to do this.

mtaci · May 28, 2014

Know for this topic but this not work for me because when i start awdflash and put 326.rom my computer say me: this bios version do not match.

sach2 said: ↑

It has been forever since I made a floppy disk.
I think this zip folder has all the files needed to boot the floppy. You have to copy the hidden files too (Ctrl Panel>Folder Options>View tab>tick the circle for Show Hidden files and also untick the box for "Hide system files (recommended)". Then copy all the files in the floppy folder to your floppy disk. I think that will make a bootable floppy. If anyone has another way please let us know I'm really unsure.

Then run awdflash and use 326.rom as the part/file name to reflash the BIOS.

Edit: If that doesn't work you could try the Dos 6.22 image from here. It is an executable which will prompt you to write the DOS files to the floppy. Then you need to copy awdflash.exe and 326.rom from my zip file to the floppy. Then boot from the floppy and try the awdflash command.
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I make this but this is not work for me because my bios driver is other. So i search bios driver for my bios and they have to work on floppy diskette.

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