#msi

long time lurker first post lol i work on a laptop plus an external monitor all day, and today was unbearable. flicker, flicker, flicker on the secondary screen. the StarForce TNT/GeForce/Quadro 53.06 (Windows 98SE/ME) update went in last night.. 😂 ive…

ugh. every guide for adding a second SSD says AHCI. my desktop came configured with RAID mode and the Z87 G45 Gaming Motherboard Drivers storage driver. Thats what happens if i just flip the switch. i dont want to reinstall Windows if i can avoid it. Whats…

guys pls help after a fresh instlal on my mini PC, Device Manager shows a Base System Device with a yellow mark. everything seems to work, but i hate leaving unknown devices around, does MSI Z87 G45 Gaming Motherboard Bios include teh driver for this? how do…

so annoyed rn i wanted to do upgrading the drive on my new laptop. Made a Windows USB stick, booted it, clicked through to the disk selection screen and got this: no drives at all. the BIOS clearly shows the NVMe SSD with its correct model and size. ive…

ok weird one im losing this fight with my own computer.. 😭 stuttering in every game since teh StarForce TNT/GeForce/Quadro 53.06 (Windows 2000/XP) update. i tried Device Manager rollback (greyed out), uninstall via Settings (it came back), and installing…

no more three finger swipes on my gaming laptop. The MEGA Stick 256 Firmware update came through Windows Update. Ive rebooted, checked touchpad settings, and toggled the touchpad off and on. The gesture options are simply missing. Im comfortable with Device…

every guide for adding a second SSD says AHCI, my work PC came configured with RAID mode and teh DR16 B Firmware storage dirver. Thats what happens if I just flip the switch. I dont want to reinstall Windows if I can avoid it. Whats the correct, safe…

help!! i was adding a second SSD, and the guide told me to switch teh storage mode in the BIOS from RAID to AHCI. I did it, saved, rebooted, and got this: INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE 😅 i switched it back to RAID and Windows boots again, phew. But i still need…

not gonna lie this is driving me nuts after a fresh install on my desktop, Device Manager shows a Unknown device with a yellow mark. Everything seems to work, but i hate leaving unknown devices around. Does MSI K9A2 CF Bios include teh driver for this?? How…

ok weird one i ran teh MSI Live Update 6.2.0.74 BIOS/firmware update on my work laptop because teh support page said it improves stability. partway through, the progress bar froze. now when i press the power button, i get this: the fans spin, a light comes…

ok weird one after the MSI CR52 M 3.xx Firmware update, my work PC became painfully slow. Opening teh Start menu takes ages, and apps freeze for seconds at a time. Task Manager shows this: the hard drive sits at 100% active time, with barely any read or…

my mini PC won't boot after a firmware update. the upadte was going fine until the progress bar froze. I waited a long time before touching anything, then finally truned it off. now it powers on but shows nothing. ive read about BIOS recovery features but…

Fun morning lmao the work VPN client wont connect after teh 970A G46 Ethernet Driver update. i reinstalled teh VPN client, no chnage. the virtual adapter shows in Network Connections, but it looks disabled or missing details... is there a way to reset just…

Short version: StarForce TNT/GeForce/Quadro 56.63 (Windows 2000/XP) won't install. longer version: my prebuilt desktop came with a manufacturer customized graphics driver. I wanted teh newer one from MSI directly. every installer I try says it's incompatible…