Working BIOS for the MSI A88XM-E45 desktop motherboard, MSI board number MS-7721, an AMD A88X micro-ATX board, in a 15.7 MB RAR archive. MSI marks its own boards with MS-numbers printed on the PCB, so confirm the model and revision there. Flash the image onto the SPI chip with a CH341A or similar programmer when the board fails to post after a bad update. Read the existing chip first and keep a copy, and confirm the image matches the chip capacity, since some files include extra padding or headers.
The button opens the matching file on RM Schematics, or a source page if it is not catalogued there yet. The original attachment is from @biosarchive. Enginerys does not host this file.
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The same file was posted more than once. If one link is dead, try the next.
| Channel | Posted | |
|---|---|---|
| @biosarchive | 20 Sept 2023 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @generalbios | 4 Oct 2023 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @generalbios | 8 Oct 2023 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @generalbios | 9 Oct 2023 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @generalbios | 13 Oct 2023 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @generalbios | 15 Oct 2023 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @generalbios | 19 Oct 2023 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @generalbios | 26 Oct 2023 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @generalbios | 29 Oct 2023 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @generalbios | 26 Nov 2023 | Open file on RM Schematics |
How to open a .rar file
Compressed archive — the usual wrapper for a schematic + boardview pair or a BIOS + EC set.
Back up your own chip before writing any dump, and match the full board number and revision. Flashing guide →