Just a few days after New Year, Intel, one of the leading CPU brands, had a critical design flaw with its chips that exposes both Windows and Linux kernels.
One particular leading motherboard brands, MSI, took its initiative and action to prevent any security vulnerabilities with its motherboard lineups through a BIOS update. According to a press release from MSI, the company has been working on solutions after a formal notice from Intel regarding about the design flaw.
Both Intel and MSI have worked together to prepare an updated microcode – which are now available for download. You can read further about the updated microcode here.
Below, you can check the available BIOS version for download:
| Platform |
Model name |
BIOS Version |
| Z370 |
Z370 GODLIKE GAMING |
E7A98IMS.A30 |
| Z370 |
Z370 GAMING M5 |
E7B58IMS.120 |
| Z370 |
Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC |
E7B45IMS.A30 |
| Z370 |
Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON |
E7B45IMS.A30 |
| Z370 |
Z370I GAMING PRO CARBON AC |
E7B43IMS.120 |
| Z370 |
Z370M GAMING PRO AC |
E7B44IMS.120 |
| Z370 |
Z370 KRAIT GAMING |
E7B46IMS.120 |
| Z370 |
Z370 GAMING PLUS |
E7B61IMS.120 |
| Z370 |
Z370 TOMAHAWK |
E7B47IMS.120 |
| Z370 |
Z370M MORTAR |
E7B54IMS.110 |
| Z370 |
Z370 SLI PLUS |
E7B46IMS.A20 |
| Z370 |
Z370-A PRO |
E7B48IMS.230 |
| Z370 |
Z370 PC PRO |
E7B49IMS.120 |
More information on the recently identified security vulnerabilities can be found at the Intel Security Center website.
Furthermore, MSI is preparing updates for its X299-series, 200-series, 100-series and X99-series motherboards. For these platforms, BIOS versions containing similar security patches are expected to be ready very soon. Keep an eye on the product pages to check for their availability.
MSI Z and X-series motherboards BIOS versions with updated security microcode
| Platform |
Model name |
BIOS Version |
| Z270 |
Z270 GAMING M5 |
E7A78IMS.180 |
| Z270 |
Z270 GAMING M6 AC |
E7A78IMS.180 |
| Z270 |
Z270 GAMING PLUS |
E7A75IMS.140 |
| Z270 |
Z270 PC MATE |
E7A72IMS.170 |
| Z270 |
Z270-A PRO |
E7A71IMS.140 |
| Z270 |
Z270-A |
E7A71IMS.420 |
| Z270 |
H270-A PRO |
E7A71IMS.520 |
| Z270 |
Z270M MORTAR |
E7A69IMS.140 |
| Z270 |
Z270 TOMAHAWK |
E7A68IMS.140 |
| Z270 |
Z270 CAMO SQUAD |
E7A68IMS.230 |
| Z270 |
Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC |
E7A68IMS.B40 |
| Z270 |
Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST |
E7A68IMS.320 |
| Z270 |
Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC |
E7A66IMS.180 |
| Z270 |
Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON |
E7A63IMS.160 |
| Z270 |
Z270 GAMING M3 |
E7A62IMS.140 |
| Z270 |
Z270 SLI PLUS |
E7A59IMS.180 |
| Z270 |
Z270 SLI |
E7A59IMS.180 |
| Z270 |
Z270 GAMING PRO |
E7A59IMS.250 |
| Z270 |
Z270 KRAIT GAMING |
E7A59IMS.A70 |
| Z270 |
Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM |
E7A58IMS.140 |
| Z270 |
Z270 GAMING M7 |
E7A57IMS.150 |
| Z270 |
Z270 MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM |
E7A57IMS.A30 |
| H270 |
H270 PC MATE |
E7A72IMS.270 |
| H270 |
H270M BAZOOKA |
E7A70IMS.260 |
| H270 |
H270M MORTAR ARCTIC |
E7A69IMS.B50 |
| H270 |
H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC |
E7A68IMS.A50 |
| H270 |
H270I GAMING PRO AC |
E7A67IMS.260 |
| H270 |
H270 GAMING PRO CARBON |
E7A64IMS.250 |
| H270 |
H270 GAMING M3 |
E7A62IMS.250 |
| B250 |
B250M BAZOOKA PLUS |
E7A79IMS.130 |
| B250 |
B250M BAZOOKA OPT BOOST |
E7A79IMS.230 |
| B250 |
B250M PRO-VH |
E7A74IMS.180 |
| B250 |
B250M PRO-VD |
E7A74IMS.180 |
| B250 |
B250M-D |
E7A74IMS.180 |
| B250 |
B250M-E |
E7A74IMS.180 |
| B250 |
B250M-F |
E7A74IMS.180 |
| B250 |
B250M G1 GAMER |
E7A74IMS.180 |
| B250 |
B250M PRO-V |
E7A74IMS.230 |
| B250 |
B250M PRO OPT BOOST |
E7A74IMS.330 |
| B250 |
B250 PC MATE |
E7A72IMS.370 |
| B250 |
B250M BAZOOKA |
E7A70IMS.160 |
| B250 |
B250M PRO-VDH |
E7A70IMS.A60 |
| B250 |
B250M MORTAR |
E7A69IMS.250 |
| B250 |
B250M MORTAR ARCTIC |
E7A69IMS.A50 |
| B250 |
B250 KRAIT GAMING |
E7A68IMS.H50 |
| B250 |
B250I GAMING PRO AC |
E7A67IMS.160 |
| B250 |
B250I PRO |
E7A67IMS.A60 |
| B250 |
B250M GAMING PRO |
E7A65IMS.160 |
| B250 |
B250 GAMING PRO CARBON |
E7A64IMS.150 |
| B250 |
B250 GAMING M3 |
E7A62IMS.350 |
| Z170 |
Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM |
E7A16IMS.140 |
| Z170 |
Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON |
E7A12IMS.180 |
| Z170 |
Z170A KRAIT GAMING R6 SIEGE |
E7A11IMS.190 |
| Z170 |
Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X |
E7A11IMS.290 |
| Z170 |
Z170A SLI PLUS |
E7998IMS.1D0 |
| Z170 |
Z170A SLI |
E7998IMS.3C0 |
| Z170 |
Z170A GAMING PRO |
E7984IMS.1E0 |
| Z170 |
Z170 KRAIT GAMING |
E7984IMS.BD0 |
| Z170 |
Z170A KRAIT GAMING |
E7984IMS.AD0 |
| Z170 |
Z170I GAMING PRO AC |
E7980IMS.1C0 |
| Z170 |
Z170A GAMING M3 |
E7978IMS.AB0 |
| Z170 |
Z170A GAMING M5 |
E7977IMS.1F0 |
| Z170 |
Z170A-G45 GAMING |
E7977IMS.2B0 |
| Z170 |
Z170A GAMING M6 |
E7977IMS.AXX |
| Z170 |
Z170A GAMING M7 |
E7976IMS.1I0 |
| Z170 |
Z170M MORTAR |
E7972IMS.AB0 |
| Z170 |
Z170-A PRO |
E7971IMS.1I0 |
| Z170 |
Z170A PC MATE |
E7971IMS.AF0 |
| Z170 |
Z170A TOMAHAWK |
E7970IMS.1B0 |
| Z170 |
Z170A TOMAHAWK AC |
E7970IMS.1B0 |
| Z170 |
Z170A-G43 PLUS |
E7970IMS.3C0 |
| Z170 |
Z170A XPOWER GAMING
TITANIUM EDITION |
E7968IMS.1D0 |
| Z170 |
Z170A GAMING M9 ACK |
E7966IMS.1C0 |
| H170 |
H170M PRO-VD |
E7996IMS.3A0 |
| H170 |
H170I PRO AC |
E7995IMS.290 |
| H170 |
H170M ECO |
E7994IMS.3B0 |
| H170 |
H170M PRO-DH |
E7982IMS.2F0 |
| H170 |
H170M PRO-VDH |
E7982IMS.2F0 |
| H170 |
H170M PRO-VDH D3 |
E7982IMS.CC0 |
| H170 |
H170M BAZOOKA |
E7982IMS.HD0 |
| H170 |
H170M PRO-VD D3 |
E7981IMS.B90 |
| H170 |
H170 GAMING M3 |
E7978IMS.CB0 |
| H170 |
H170A GAMING PRO |
E7978IMS.2D0 |
| H170 |
H170M-A PRO |
E7972IMS.BA0 |
| H170 |
CSM-H170M-A PRO |
E7972IMS.BA0 |
| H170 |
H170A PC MATE |
E7971IMS.BD0 |
| B150 |
B150M GRENADE |
E7A82IMS.240 |
| B150 |
B150M-C |
E7A82IMS.330 |
| B150 |
B150M GAMING AIO |
E7A77IMS.140 |
| B150 |
B150M BAZOOKA PLUS |
E7A46IMS.150 |
| B150 |
B150M MORTAR ARCTIC |
E7A45IMS.170 |
| B150 |
B150M PRO-VD |
E7996IMS.1E0 |
| B150 |
B150M PRO-D |
E7996IMS.1E0 |
| B150 |
B150M PRO-VH |
E7996IMS.1E0 |
| B150 |
B150M NANO |
E7996IMS.1E0 |
| B150 |
B150M G1 GAMER |
E7996IMS.1E0 |
| B150 |
B150M-VP |
E7996IMS.1E0 |
| B150 |
B150M PRO-VD PLUS |
E7996IMS.460 |
| B150 |
B150M PRO-VH PLUS |
E7996IMS.460 |
| B150 |
B150I GAMING PRO AC |
E7995IMS.1A0 |
| B150 |
B150I GAMING PRO |
E7995IMS.1A0 |
| B150 |
B150M ECO |
E7994IMS.1B0 |
| B150 |
B150M GAMING PRO |
E7994IMS.490 |
| B150 |
B150-A PRO |
E7991IMS.190 |
| B150 |
B150M PRO-VHL |
E7990IMS.180 |
| B150 |
CSM-B150M PRO-VHL |
E7990IMS.180 |
| B150 |
B150M PRO-DH |
E7982IMS.3G0 |
| B150 |
B150M PRO-VDH |
E7982IMS.3G0 |
| B150 |
CSM-B150M PRO-VDH |
E7982IMS.3G0 |
| B150 |
B150M PRO-VDH D3 |
E7982IMS.BB0 |
| B150 |
B150M BAZOOKA |
E7982IMS.IG0 |
| B150 |
B150M BAZOOKA D3 |
E7982IMS.MA0 |
| B150 |
B150M PRO-VD D3 |
E7981IMS.AC0 |
| B150 |
B150M PRO-VH D3 |
E7981IMS.AC0 |
| B150 |
B150 GAMING M3 |
E7978IMS.BB0 |
| B150 |
B150A GAMING PRO |
E7978IMS.1F0 |
| B150 |
B150M PRO-DDP |
E7975IMS.250 |
| B150 |
B150M MORTAR D3 |
E7972IMS.2A0 |
| B150 |
B150M MORTAR |
E7972IMS.CC0 |
| B150 |
B150 PC MATE |
E7971IMS.CD0 |
| B150 |
B150 KRAIT GAMING |
E7970IMS.A50 |
| H110 |
H110M GRENADE |
E7A82IMS.150 |
| H110 |
H110M-A PRO M2 |
E7A82IMS.450 |
| H110 |
H110M PRO-VDHP |
E7A50IMS.160 |
| H110 |
H110M PRO-VDL |
E7A49IMS.170 |
| H110 |
H110M PRO-VDP |
E7A48IMS.1A0 |
| H110 |
H110M PRO-VD PLUS |
E7A15IMS.1A0 |
| H110 |
H110M PRO-A |
E7A15IMS.190 |
| H110 |
H110M PRO-V |
E7A15IMS.190 |
| H110 |
H110M PRO-VD |
E7996IMS.2G0 |
| H110 |
H110M PRO-VH |
E7996IMS.2G0 |
| H110 |
H110M NANO |
E7996IMS.2G0 |
| H110 |
H110M PRO-D |
E7996IMS.2G0 |
| H110 |
H110I PRO |
E7995IMS.3A0 |
| H110 |
H110I PRO AC |
E7995IMS.3A0 |
| H110 |
H110M ECO |
E7994IMS.2C0 |
| H110 |
H110M GAMING |
E7994IMS.5B0 |
| H110 |
H110M PRO-VDL D3 |
E7993IMS.2A0 |
| H110 |
H110 PC MATE |
E7991IMS.2A0 |
| H110 |
H110M PRO-VHL |
E7990IMS.2A0 |
| H110 |
CSM-H110M PRO-VHL |
E7990IMS.2A0 |
| H110 |
H110M PRO-VD D3 |
E7981IMS.1A0 |
| X299 |
X299M-A PRO |
E7B40IMS.130 |
| X299 |
X299M GAMING PRO CARBON AC |
E7B06IMS.140 |
| X299 |
X299 TOMAHAWK |
E7B05IMS.160 |
| X299 |
X299 TOMAHAWK AC |
E7B05IMS.160 |
| X299 |
X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC |
E7B05IMS.260 |
| X299 |
X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC |
E7A95IMS.160 |
| X299 |
X299 GAMING PRO CARBON |
E7A95IMS.160 |
| X299 |
X299 RAIDER |
E7A94IMS.160 |
| X299 |
X299 SLI PLUS |
E7A93IMS.170 |
| X299 |
X299 XPOWER GAMING AC |
E7A91IMS.150 |
| X299 |
X299 GAMING M7 ACK |
E7A90IMS.160 |
| X99 |
X99A TOMAHAWK |
E7A54IMS.210 |
| X99 |
X99A WORKSTATION |
E7A54IMS.100 |
| X99 |
X99A SLI |
E7A54IMS.320 |
| X99 |
X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM |
E7A21IMS.140 |
| X99 |
X99S XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM/USB3.0 |
E7A21IMS.200 |
| X99 |
X99A GAMING PRO CARBON |
E7A20IMS.130 |
| X99 |
X99A MPOWER |
E7885IMS.MB0 |
| X99 |
X99S MPOWER |
E7885IMS.MB0 |
| X99 |
X99A SLI Krait Edition |
E7885IMS.N80 |
| X99 |
X99S SLI Krait Edition |
E7885IMS.N80 |
| X99 |
X99A RAIDER |
E7885IMS.P50 |
| X99 |
X99A GAMING 7 |
E7885IMS.HF0 |
| X99 |
X99S GAMING 7 |
E7885IMS.HF0 |
| X99 |
X99A SLI PLUS |
E7885IMS.1D0 |
| X99 |
X99S SLI PLUS |
E7885IMS.1D0 |
| X99 |
X99A GODLIKE GAMING |
E7883IMS.180 |
| X99 |
X99A GODLIKE GAMING CARBON |
E7883IMS.260 |
| X99 |
X99A GAMING 9 ACK |
E7882IMS.360 |
| X99 |
X99S GAMING 9 ACK |
E7882IMS.290 |
| X99 |
X99S GAMING 9 AC |
E7882IMS.1C0 |
| X99 |
X99A XPOWER AC |
E7881IMS.A60 |
| X99 |
X99S XPOWER AC |
E7881IMS.1C0 |
*Download and install the latest BIOS using M-Flash to update affected models.
**Ensure to always download the latest BIOS from msi.com corresponding product pages.
***X299-series, 200-series, 100-series and X99-series BIOS updates available soon. |
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