BIOS Updates on P4C800E DEL

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jime said:
I it a good practice to keep your mobo at the latest BIOS level?
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A perfectly good adage to follow: "If it ain't broke, don't
fix it." However, if one is considering updating components,
then there would be no harm updating the bios. Just read up
on what would be a trouble-free bios revision and how to do
the upgrade properly.
 
"jime" said:
I it a good practice to keep your mobo at the latest BIOS level?
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Do a cost/benefit analysis. Does the new BIOS claim to fix a problem
you are having ? Could a flash go bad and disable the computer ?
That is the potential benefit and the potential cost.

If the flash goes bad, you can either plan in advance, by buying a
BIOS Savior for $25, and then you can flash as much as you want.
Or, you can flash all you want, until the board dies, then go
to badflash.com and pay them $25 to ship you a new chip. So, the
cost is only money and inconvenience, not permanent destruction.
If you own more than one computer, it might only take you a few
minutes to switch over to another computer, until badflash.com
delivers a new chip.

I'm still using the 1014 BIOS that shipped with my P4C800-E
Deluxe, and while the BIOS doesn't always do the right thing
with the RAM settings, it is working just fine now as we speak.
So I have no incentive to upgrade. Besides, many BIOS releases
only add new CPU types to the supported list, and I'm still
stuck with my old Northwood.

Paul
 
NO! Only upgrade the BIOS on a motherboard if you need a specific fix that
that upgrade cures. Upgrading the BIOS is a good way to destroy an
otherwise working motherboard if the upgrade fails.
 
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