Jan 09, 2016 So I have a Intel G3258 on a MSI Z97 PC Mate and I want to OC it, but I find out that I need to update the BIOS. I've never done this before so looked at MSI LU 6, many people say that it's not safe, it will brick you mobo. MSI Live Update 6 is a program developed by MSI Co., LTD. The most used version is 6.1.021, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins.
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Warning to those using MSI motherboards: DO NOT use MSI Live Update to flash your BIOS.
I should've Google'd this prior to assuming it'd be fine.
I built my new Z87-G45-based gaming PC a few months ago, and everything has been great. It worked very well, and was very fast. The Fractal R4 case made it all look awesome as well (thanks, /r/buildapc.)
With that said, MSI Live Update was installed when I installed the various motherboard drivers. It seemed to work well and helped keep my various drivers up to date.
Today I noticed there was an update to MSI Live Update (forgot the version, it may have been available for a while.) I installed the updated, and the software mentioned that all sorts of stuff had available updates.
I installed them as it recommended, and all of the sudden everything went black. A reboot didn't fix it. Clearing the CMOS didn't fix it.
![Msi Live Update Msi Live Update](http://asset.msi.com/global/picture/image/lu6/7.png)
So -- for those of you who are have this tool -- DO NOT USE IT TO UPDATE YOUR BIOS!
Google reveals that this has happened to numerous people.
Just thought I'd share.
Ian
Edit -
I should add that this applies to any motherboard manufacturer as well. You should never flash your BIOS in Windows.
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- Latest Version:MSI Live Update 6.2.0.57 LATEST
- Requirements:Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10
- Author / Product:MSI / MSI Live Update
- Old Versions:
- Filename:LiveUpdate.zip
- Details:MSI Live Update 2019 full offline installer setup for PC 32bit/64bit
MSI Live Update is a amazing update software free tool with user-friendly interface, provides an automatic scan and download BIOS, drivers, firmware and utilities for your MSI products. Using this service to keep your system in the most updated environment.
The program is only intended for MSI Desktop PC related products (motherboards and graphics cards) usage. This utility doesn’t support any MSI Notebook (NB and Tablet PC) or AIO product, while installed might experience unexpected errors. If it happens that you have installed MSI Live Update on your Notebook or AIO system, please uninstall it then perform system restart.
Note: Do NOT use Live Update for AIO PC and Notebooks. Requires MSI Mainboard and .NET Framework.
The program is only intended for MSI Desktop PC related products (motherboards and graphics cards) usage. This utility doesn’t support any MSI Notebook (NB and Tablet PC) or AIO product, while installed might experience unexpected errors. If it happens that you have installed MSI Live Update on your Notebook or AIO system, please uninstall it then perform system restart.
Note: Do NOT use Live Update for AIO PC and Notebooks. Requires MSI Mainboard and .NET Framework.