Updating Bios

[theyosh]

Hello all,

I'm curious about updating bios, now i just put together my system below and updated the vid card and sound card drivers. I also updated Win XP. I know you can update the bios but is it something u should do as soon as u get ur new board? And if so does it increase the performance? and by how much? Also do i have to update things like the DVD rom and CDR optical drives? Thanks for any insight that you guys can give me.

theyosh

[doctorgonzo]

Go to the motherboard manufacturer's website to see if there are any BIOS updates available. Generally, you should only update your BIOS if you need to. You would only see a speed increase if the BIOS update fixed something that was buggy.

DVD-ROM and CD-ROM drives don't need to be updated (I don't think you can update most of them anyway). Sometimes you can update the writers, though. Again, check the manufacturer's website.

[theyosh]

Thx doctorgonzo, well i have a Intel D875PBZLK FMB 1.5 mobo i just bought about a week ago now do you guys know if a bios update is recommended for this board and are there any known issues that are addressed to warrant a bios update?

theyosh

[bigandy]

Like Gonzo said, there's really no reason to update your BIOS unless you're having a problem that the newer version fixes. So no, I wouldn't update. I'm still running my board with the original BIOS from almost a year ago, reason being, I havent had any problems, and I haven't added any hardware that would require a BIOS fix.