Motherboard BIOS updates?

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I last updated my BIOS to 'answer the EUFI logo compromise'.

However about 18 months on there have been various BIOS updates published though none, a I read it, with the risk associated with the above.

So, what you folks do?

  1. Avoid in case you brick it?

  2. Happily update as the updates are listed?


  3. Have updated in the past but simply don't bother now?


TIA :)
 
I only update my motherboard if I need to due to a security issue, a feature update I need or a fix for an issue I'm having. If it's working fine otherwise then there's no benefit to updating it.
 
I would also only update my bios if there was an overwhelming reason to do so.

The process has got safer over the years, but I’ve seen a handful of bricked motherboards recently enough to make me a little jittery doing it.,
 
I work from home as a software engineer, and the work laptop has both manufacturer and MS updates running automatically - I do have the option to schedule when in a day the upgrade happens, but not if it happens.
HP are good at providing regular updates - but these are a mix of driver and firmware updates, with no indication before you accept which type they are, and a nasty habit of popping up a 'Restart Now' dialog with focus on the 'Yes' button when they want a restart, so if you are merrily typing when it appears, your next keypress triggers 'Yes' :headbang:
When you have an important meeting in a few minutes minutes, the last thing you want is to be sitting watching the laptop with a screen saying 'BIOS Update 2 of 5...'.
 
cuthbert said:
I would also only update my bios if there was an overwhelming reason to do so.
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IIRC various of the updates available since I last did the one I mentioned seem to be more to do with mitigating newer hardware i.e. steps in future proofing the board. I am going to look at the list more critically to be sure there are no exploits solutions mentioned.
cuthbert said:
The process has got safer over the years, but I’ve seen a handful of bricked motherboards recently enough to make me a little jittery doing it.,
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Yes, compared to when I did an update ot two on my much older now retired system that had dual BIOS chips i.e. onboard backup, I found the process with the GUI smoother and more reassuring.
 
my current gigabyte mobo has a little software that checked for updates and tells me i generally install them no issues
i think the main risk is a power fail middway
 
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