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msi gx640-260 need bios update help!

Discussion in 'MSI' started by bibliophile, Jun 28, 2011.

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about a year ago I bought a gx640-260 a few months later sometimes when I tried to turn it on the screen would go black after reaching the windows startup page. Usually I could get past it by just doing a system recovery but now its gotten to the point where I can't do that anymore so now the only way I can even use my computer is by going into safe mode. I've done some research on this and I know I need to update my BIOS/VBIOS/Drivers and I've gone through the tutorials on the MSI website but for whatever reason I can't get it to work. Can someone who's dealt with this problem (or something like it) show me how to fix this problem: how to make a bootable flash drive/what settings I need to put my computer on/ and how to properly get the bios and I'm just rambling now so yeah I need help thanks.

bibliophile, Jun 28, 2011

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You don't need a BIOS upgrade. Since you can boot into Windows in Safe Mode, that your problem is Drivers or OS related. I would suggest that you back up your personal files on an external harddrive or USB stick, and install a fresh copy of Windows using your OS recovery Disk. This should fix your display problem.

P.S. Make sure you have all the drivers before you re-install Windows.

naton, Jun 29, 2011

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