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I enumerated all this so you understand my interest in updating the Bios. I just found a nice cheap (More powerful) Graphics card that I can swap with the Ati Radeon the pc came with. I am considering Changing the Cpu from i3 to i5 or i7 (if I find a good deal) I have just installed 4 more Gigs of Ram (totaling 8 Gigs) The Bios I see as the latest says "Updates CPU Module from 8.00.15_CPU-i7_01.0C to 8.00.15_CPU-i7_01.0F and Disable Intel Enhanced Debug mode." (No idea what this refers to). Secondly, the Operating system there is stating for windows 7-32bit and 64bit. I have seen that there are about 2 updates to the Bios on the update page but since there is a warning to be careful, I always hesistate.ġ reason is that the Acer update software never tells me that I need to update the Bios. To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value. ONLY been finding Win7 drivers for anything actually important (specific).

To use it, download the file and copy it to a DOS-bootable USB flash drive, then boot the system to the USB flash drive and run the program. BIOS (American Megatrends) Enable IOMMU for AMD CPU Dual CPU motherboard. I am sorry if this is not the correct place. Format Description: This file format consists of a BIOS-executable file. You won’t get anything out of it except possible new problems.Īs the saying goes, don’t fix what ain’t broke.I see "Bios Update Question" so i thought to post my question here. If you are not experiencing any bugs that have been fixed and don’t need hardware support, don’t bother updating.

If you want to upgrade your computer’s CPU to a new CPU-possibly one that wasn’t yet released when you purchased your motherboard-you may need to update the BIOS.īe sure to check the changelog for the BIOS updates and see if they actually have an update you require.

Hardware Support: Some motherboard manufacturers add support for new CPUs, and potentially other hardware, in BIOS updates.

A manufacturer may even advise you to update your BIOS if you contact tech support and have a problem that has been fixed with an update.

Bugs: If you are experiencing bugs that are fixed in a newer version of the BIOS for your computer (check the BIOS changelog on the manufacturer’s website), you may be able to fix them by updating your BIOS.

Here are a few cases where updating makes sense: Given that you probably will not see any improvements from updating your BIOS, that new bugs could pop up, and the potential for errors while flashing, you shouldn’t update your BIOS unless you have a reason to. Computers should ideally have a backup BIOS stored in read-only memory, but not all computers do. If your computer loses power while flashing the BIOS, your computer could become “ bricked” and unable to boot.