Comments for Do I need to regularly update my BIOS?

Comment from Bryan Elias on 2011-04-09

2011-04-09T15:53:52Z

If you have a motherboard with something like Q-Flash then it's easy, and if you have dual bios. I know you mentioned a bios reset, which is what a dual bios does, but a lot of times as a person that overclocks I need to keep the bios updated for stability.

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Comment from skyline on 2008-08-17

2008-08-17T19:08:02Z

right i have this motherboard MSI 6787 VER2. now the problem is when i connect the dvd rom to the white IDE conntect,, in the bios it just shows funny lettering and will not boot from cd rom. so i connected my 40GB hard drive to the white IDE connecter again it just shows funny lettering and only picks it up as 6GB. now the other IDE connecter works fines pick eveything up as it should. my question is do i need a bios upgrade to fix this problem.

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Comment from Greg on 2007-05-01

2007-05-01T17:13:22Z

I have to agree with Leo. Computer users seem caught in a neverending cycle of upgrading and patching when it comes to software. Buf if the patch/upgrade isn't for security purposes or to fix a bug that could well affect you... consider letting it go. If everything is running well, why upgrade?

Again, I must stress, if the patch/upgrade is security-oriented or fixes bugs, install it. Otherwise... eh.

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Comment from dave b on 2007-04-30

2007-05-01T01:30:59Z

I used to be a BIOS junkie... I admit it. I'd flash whenever a new version was available. I've only flashed my current machine twice - once, when I first built in two years ago, and once about two months ago. The first flash was to overcome a bug in the v1.0 firmware that slowed everything down dramatically. The second flash was to support Athlon 64x2 (dual core) processors. I stopped flashing more often than necessary a couple of years ago after an update left my machine unusable. I was able to find a previous BIOS version and restored the machine to a working state. Now I only update when necessary... still, my precious calls to me...

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