upgrade bios or not???

[alfietooch]

is it advisable to upgrade the bios everytime a new update is created??? or do i only upgrade it..when the particular update is the solution to my problem(most often times the issue addressed is noted on the update)... please advise...

 

[Mem]

or do i only upgrade it..when the particular update is the solution to my problem(most often times the issue addressed is noted on the update)...

That`s the safe and wise way of when to update your bios,some people upgrade to every new bios update,but remember there`s always a risk of a badflash,in general if it`s working fine you don`t need to update it.

Bios updates are there to fix certain problems so if you feel that you will benefit from a bios update then go ahead.

 

[rimshaker]

Nonsense.. of course you should. Bios upgrading isn't as archaic as it used to be, it's very simplified nowadays. Bad flashes and errors do occur, but 99.999% of the time it's user error. The most common mistake is people still flashing a new bios running in windows. ALWAYS flash your bios in DOS mode. Make a boot disk, exit to dos mode, boot in command prompt only, whatever... just don't flash when running windows!!

 

[HermitGuy]

Most of the real tech guys (of which I'm not one, I am more of a shade tree mechanic when it comes to computers) would tell you to only upgrade your bios to fix a problem, or if it was necessary to run a higher speed cpu or some other required update along those lines. I tend to agree with that advice.