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<blockquote data-quote="Digerati" data-source="post: 762844" data-attributes="member: 59833">I agree. These days, catastrophic problems are very rare. But since the can happen, I would make sure you have a current backup of any data you don&#039;t want to lose.Ummm, if the system is stable, and the OP has not suggested otherwise, likely none. To me, security would be the only reason.Updating the BIOS is totally different from updating drivers. Drivers are just files on the hard drive. &quot;Flashing&quot; the BIOS reprograms the basic input output system for the entire motherboard. Big difference!While updating a driver can render a system totally useless, it is typically much easier to roll back to a previous working driver. But as noted, a corrupt BIOS can brick a system completely. Rare, but it can happen. Therefore, unless a BIOS update is directly applicable to you, it is not wise to update just because a new BIOS version is out there.How do you know that? Show us and the OP that those are security fixes, let alone &quot;tremendous&quot; ones.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Digerati, post: 762844, member: 59833"] I agree. These days, catastrophic problems are very rare. But since the can happen, I would make sure you have a current backup of any data you don't want to lose. Ummm, if the system is stable, and the OP has not suggested otherwise, likely none. To me, security would be the only reason. Updating the BIOS is totally different from updating drivers. Drivers are just files on the hard drive. "Flashing" the BIOS reprograms the basic input output system for the entire motherboard. Big difference! While updating a driver can render a system totally useless, it is typically much easier to roll back to a previous working driver. But as noted, a corrupt BIOS can brick a system completely. Rare, but it can happen. Therefore, unless a BIOS update is directly applicable to you, it is not wise to update just because a new BIOS version is out there. How do you know that? Show us and the OP that those are security fixes, let alone "tremendous" ones. [/QUOTE]

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