1C0 Converter

Extract text from 1C0 files

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How to extract text from your 1C0 file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your 1C0 file.
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Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert 1C0 to another file type

To convert your 1C0 file to another format, you need MSI M-Flash or other System software.

Convert a file to 1C0

To convert other file formats to the "Firmware Image" file type, you need software like MSI M-Flash or a similar tool.

About 1C0 files

A .1c0 file is most commonly a BIOS firmware update for MSI motherboards. Unlike standard extensions that define a file type, MSI uses the extension to indicate the firmware version (specifically, version 1.C0). These are raw binary images containing low-level system instructions.

The Problem: Opening .1c0 Files

Users typically encounter this file after unzipping a download from the MSI support site. Because Windows does not recognize the extension, double-clicking it prompts an "Open with..." error.

The Solution: Flashing or Renaming

Do not try to convert this file to document formats like PDF or Word; it will result in corrupted garbage data.

For Standard Updates: Copy the .1c0 file to a FAT32 USB drive, reboot, and enter the BIOS setup. Use the M-Flash utility to select and flash the file.
For BIOS Flashback (No CPU): You must "convert" the file by renaming it to MSI.ROM. This specific filename is required for the hardware Flashback button to recognize the firmware.
For Modding/Recovery: If you need to edit the BIOS using tools like UEFITool, you can safely rename the extension to BIN or ROM to make it compatible with standard programmers.

Secondary Format: 1C:Enterprise

In less common scenarios (approx. 21%), a .1c0 file may be a partial data archive or backup segment from 1C:Enterprise, a business automation platform popular in Eastern Europe. These files are typically part of a numbered sequence (e.g., .1c0, .1c1) and must be combined using the 1C software.

Convert.Guru analyzes your 1C0 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

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FAQ

If you want to convert 1C0 file to [% faq_exts_to %], you can use MSI M-Flash or similar software from the "BIOS Firmware Update" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert [% faq_exts_from %] files to 1C0, try MSI M-Flash or another comparable tool in the "BIOS Firmware Update" category.

The 1C0 Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our 1C0 converter.