Bios update or not!

[Druggas]

Hi everyone. I am new to your forum and thought you could help me to decide. First of all, there are no problems with my comp. But after about 2 years, maybe it's time to flash my bios. Is this necessary, or if it aint broke, don't fix it! Your input would be welcomed!

[Atomic Rooster]

If it aint broke, don't fix it. It is not necessary to update your BIOS if everything is working fine.

Welcome to TechIMO!

[rockpile]

Any reason why you thought you should fash it now? new updates you have heard of or such, if not then like you said if it aint broke dont fix it

[Druggas]

Good! I didn't really want to do it anyway!

[Xeroid]

Flashing a bios is simple if you follow the instructions provided by your mobo manufacturer. It's always a tense minute or so for me anyways. If you suffer a power failure mid flash, you may end up being the proud new owner of an $80-$150 doorstop. Then you're off to the manufacturer's web site trying to order another BIOS chip.

The only time I flash my BIOS is when there's a new feature out I need or a fix for some problem I'm having. The last mobo I flashed was to get it to support a new faster CPU I had purchased.

Mike