Tutorial

Windows 8 UEFI BIOS Update (Step-by-Step Guide)

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Prepared by MIS NB FAE Team︱Version: 1.0 ︱Date: 2012/12/13

IMPORTANT!
Only update your bios if system is unstable, or bug fixes providedcorrespond to your needs. Flashing the bios incorrectly has risk to brick your system. See to it that the guide will be followed step-by-step. Things to prepare: - USB Flash Drive - Laptop/NB system -NB default power supply - Internet connection

Part 1: Creating EFI Bootable Flash Drive
Procedures: 1. Connect your USB Thumb Drive to your computer and format it using FAT32.
2. Download thefile from the link provided below:

http://www.msi.com/service/download/nbdriver-19781.html

Trouble Shooting Procedure – Audio/Speaker

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3. Select “Save as”.

4. Save the file “EFI.ZIP”on your Desktop.

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5. Extract the files from EFI.ZIP to the root directory of your USB drive (should be formatted to

FAT32).

Note1: Pleaseplace the EFI folder to the correct path, or it will not be bootable correctly. Note2: The following files should be in X:\EFI\BOOT (replace X with the dive letter of your USB drive): Bootx64.efiShellx64.efi Shell.efi

6. Now you have successfully created a bootable EFI Flash Drive.

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Part 2: Flashing Win8 UEFI Bios
1. Visit MSI officialwebsite and download the corresponding Win8 bios of your system.

2. Extract the downloaded file to the root directory of your USB drive. Note: The USB drive is the same drive used in Part 1.Trouble Shooting Procedure – Audio/Speaker

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3. Please go to “Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options”, and select ”Choose what the power button does”

4. Select ”Change settings thatare currently unavailable” first, and uncheck “Turn on fast startup (recommended)”. Select “Save changes” to continue.

Note: If you want to use the fast startup function, you can go back here to...