| How do I know if there
is a newer BIOS update for my mainboard ? During startup of your system you will see a date appearing in the
left upper corner of the scrreen. This date is called a datecode. This datecode is also
used in our BIOS Upgrade pages. If you see any datecodes
for your mainboard type which are higher than the one you are using, then you can update
your BIOS
Make sure to correctly identify
your mainboard so you don`t update your mainboard`s BIOS with the wrong update..
Do I need
to update my BIOS ?
We release new BIOS versions for two reasons:
1. Remain compatibility with the latest technologies
(new devices, etc.)
Recent additions are for example support for new
devices such as the LS-120 120Mb floppy drive or ZIP drives.
2. Add new features to give the user more choices in
using his mainboard.
For example, the recent addition of multi-boot
sequences to our BIOS setup. This enables the user to boot from a SCSI drive or CD-ROM
drive even when an IDE drive is installed, something that was not possible before.
Updating the BIOS, though in general very easy and
reliable, can go wrong. In this case, the enduser could end up with a system which cannot
be used until the supplier or the nearest branch office provides a new BIOS chip.
So if your system works fine in your current
configuration and you don`t need the new features and/or you do not want to take the risk
of updating your system`s BIOS then it is not necessary to do so.
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