Vista - When to update BIOS???

I checked the System Summary for my Toshiba P200 Satelite Notebook and the
BIOS is listed as version V1.40. Toshiba are presently showing BIOS version
V1.70 as the present version for the P200. Should I be upgrading? Any other
insight as to why I should, should not, or don't need to, would be
appreciated. I don't think I have ever updated BIOS on a computer before.

Thanks,

bj

Any time you flash a BIOS there is a chance of turning the motherboard into
a brick. The chances are low if take the right precautions but it does
happen. I've flashed hundreds of BIOS' and I have seen two bricked
motherboards. Whether or not to flash the BIOS depends on your aversion to
this risk vs. your need for the bug fixes or new features in the newer BIOS.

--
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Update your BIOS if it is required or your operating system reports an issue
that might need you to have the latest version of your BIOS installed.
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"Beejaysoo" <Beejaysoo@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Do NOT even think about updating your bios unless the new version offers
specific features that you need
and are not present in your current bios

Unless you are having problems caused by BIOS problems Leave it Alone

On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:22:01 -0800, Beejaysoo
<Beejaysoo@xxxxxx> wrote:

No!


Good! Do not update the BIOS because a newer one is available. Do so
only if the new one provides support for some hardware that you need.

Updating the BIOS always entails risk. Don't do it unless you need to.

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On 29-Dec-2007, =?Utf-8?B?QmVlamF5c29v?=
<Beejaysoo@xxxxxx> wrote:
The general consensus is if it's working fine don't update it.
The download site should list what the BIOS update fixes.
A bad flash can destroy a laptop.
Often a desktop will survive if it has a crash free BIOS and
you have backed up the old BIOS, or it came on the boards
support CD.
So it's the old motto, if it ain't broke don't fix it.
The notebooks manual, support CD, and flash utility should
say what you can and can't do, and if you can recover from
a bad flash.

In article <uF#p7gbSIHA.1164@xxxxxx>, andred25@xxxxxx
says...One major problem may be figuring out just WHAT is new or fixed. I
recently updated the BIOS in my Dell XPS410. It was listed as 'urgent',
but so far I have not found any readme file.

The only issue I had was with iTunes. After the update, when I went to
sync, it deleted all the protected files from my iPod with the complaint
I was not authorized. Oddly, I could play the files fine on the
computer. I ended up just reauthorizing the computer (it still shows
only 1 authorized), and it then synced up fine.

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On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:48:07 -0600, Andrew Rossmann
<andysnewsreply@xxxxxx_junk.comcast.net> wrote:

Although that may be true, it seldom matters. There's no need to even
consider a BIOS update unless you're having a problem, and unless you
know that the update fixes it.


I'm glad you were successful, but not everyone is. BIOS updates are
inherently risky, and should be avoided whenever possible. A sudden
loss of power while it's taking place can ruin the BIOS entirely, as
can accidentally using the improper update file.

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