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How To Check BIOS/EC firmware version for MSI notebook?
Please check BIOS/EC version by [Help Desk] or [BIOS Setup Utility]
1. How to check BIOS/EC version by Help Desk?
1.1. Open MSI Help Desk.
Note: Help Desk is a built-in application for MSI notebooks. If you couldn’t find this software in your Windows system, please download and install MSI Help Desk from product.
1.2. Click the [System Info].
1.3. BIOS and EC firmware version will display on screen.
Note: MSI Help Desk is only for MSI notebook products.
2. How to check BIOS/EC version by BIOS Setup Utility?
2.1. Power on NB and press [DEL] button when MSI logo is displayed.
2.2. Please select [Main] ->[System Information] to check BIOS version and EC version.
How to Update an MSI BIOS
See attached
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All ports work , USB , Ethernet, Type C ... but HDMI + Display Port don't work
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I’m currently working on a dead MSI GP75 Leopard (MS-17E71) motherboard (i7 CPU, NVIDIA GPU) with a no display/no backlight issue initially. After extensive investigation, I’m at a critical stage involving EC firmware, BIOS/ME region interaction, and possible deep corruption. I'm seeking advanced insight from anyone with experience in EC/BIOS sync issues or PCH-level behavior. Here’s a full breakdown:
🧩 Initial Issue- Board powers on (fans spin, keyboard lights up and can be adjusted, caps lock led lights), but no display or backlight
- External display (HDMI) shows
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I am requesting urgent assistance to unbrick my laptop, a rebranded TongFang GK7MRFR chassis. The laptop is completely dead following a faulty in-OS EC flash attempt.
I have successfully used a CH341A programmer and can read/write/verify both flash chips, but using my backups/extractions has failed to restore power. The root cause is likely a corrupted Intel Management Engine (ME) region or an incompatible EC/BIOS pairing. System & Hardware Details- Barebone / Chassis: TongFang GK7MRFR
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To put you in context I recently replaced the battery from my HP Pavilion 15 bc400ns with a used one, everything was going good. The same day, I decided to update the BIOS, everything went good. The thing occurred after I let the battery drain iddling on Windows 11 for the second time to calibrate it that the screen did not turn on again, the computer was on but the screen did not turn, like it would not wake from hibernation. I decided to restart the computer but got no video.
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