Hey everyone. I have a MSI Z490-A PRO motherboard that I purchased a few weeks ago.
I have an 11th gen CPU to pair with it, but the BIOS was too outdated so it was stuck on the CPU debug light.
So I tried to use a BIOS flasher that was SUPPOSEDLY supporting 3.3 volts, but the jumper was actually for changing modes or something? (Found out the hard way.)
So I tried the flasher, it recognized the chip as the same series but different model or something? I didn't do any writes at that point, just tried to read the chip.
When I tried to boot up the motherboard, it did nothing. Like, nothing at all. No CPU light, no anything, basically bricked AF.
Would this be a permanent BIOS chip failure or could it be fixed by an actual 3.3 volt programmer? I'm looking to hear your suggestions. Thank you.
P.S. The 5v programmer still recognizes the chip.
I have an 11th gen CPU to pair with it, but the BIOS was too outdated so it was stuck on the CPU debug light.
So I tried to use a BIOS flasher that was SUPPOSEDLY supporting 3.3 volts, but the jumper was actually for changing modes or something? (Found out the hard way.)
So I tried the flasher, it recognized the chip as the same series but different model or something? I didn't do any writes at that point, just tried to read the chip.
When I tried to boot up the motherboard, it did nothing. Like, nothing at all. No CPU light, no anything, basically bricked AF.
Would this be a permanent BIOS chip failure or could it be fixed by an actual 3.3 volt programmer? I'm looking to hear your suggestions. Thank you.
P.S. The 5v programmer still recognizes the chip.
