Working BIOS for MSI boards MS-17K4 and MS-17K41, version 2.1, supplied as a 10.5 MB RAR archive. MSI numbers its notebook mainboards as MS-xxxx, with the trailing digit marking a specific board variant, so read the label on your PCB. Technicians write this image to the SPI flash with a programmer to fix no-boot, no-display or failed-update faults. Save a backup of the original chip before erasing and make sure the extracted image matches the capacity of the installed flash.
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 | 28 Mar 2024 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @generalbios | 8 Apr 2024 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @generalbios | 14 Jul 2024 | Open file on RM Schematics |
| @generalbios | 4 Nov 2024 | 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 →