jamreal18 wrote:
Why do we need to update the BIOS?
Why too much complicated? Can't Asus just do it before they sell their laptops?
Cant we just use it instantly on purchase?
When a laptop is produced, the most recent stable firmware and software is installed on it.
But, things evolved and new code is introduced on the firmware / software.
Sometimes it is Asus's own Engineers that find a bug, other times a customer reports a bug unidentified while in development and often new features are introduced.
On other occasions, the OEM of the chipset / CPU - in our case, Intel - releases a patch to improve performance, solve a bug or improve stability.
So Asus - as well as other OEMs - launch an update.
As these patches can be built after the laptop is built, shipped and bought by you, an update is available.
And I give
congratulations to Asus, for making the effort to update their machines.
It is one of the reasons I purchased my laptop, and all the laptops for my familiy (five in total).
Nothing more frustrating than having an expensive laptop with issues for the rest of its life, whether it is sound or graphics.
A BIOS update is optional or mandatory depending on the information Asus writes on its support page.
Performance and stability improvements are optional.
If an update it is mandatory, it will say so in the description, something like "The update is highly recommended for all devices".
For a power-user like me, I always do all the uodates.
But, the choice is always yours.
I always make the firmware updates for my televisions, which many found useless
🙂
