BIOS and UEFI control the basic functions of the PC. Updating them is risky, but can bring important benefits.

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A BIOS update is especially necessary when you are about to upgrade your old computer to a newer processor. However, this process requires some skill. Here we give a general guide on how to update the ...

My understanding was that a CPU microcode update is stored in non-volatile memory on the motherboard and is loaded by the BIOS or UEFI into volatile memory on the CPU during boot. And because the ...

The BIOS (or Basic Input/Output System) is what kicks into gear when you turn on your computer: It’s the most fundamental level of software there is on your machine, checking that all the system ...

See, not that is a handy feature. ASRock created the first UEFI BIOS program that lets you update itself from within the BIOS setup program: ASRock has developed an update to its UEFI BIOS program ...

BIOS is an abbreviation of 'Basic Input / Output System' and is the firmware stored in the ROM on the motherboard of the PC. When you boot your PC, the BIOS program written to the ROM boots, ...

Intel has recently contributed a full implementation for UEFI Capsule update, including support for the EFI System Resource Table (ESRT) and Firmware Management Protocol (FMP), under EDK II.

The company that somehow always has to put out fires (sometimes literally), GIGABYTE, has announced security enhancements for UEFI BIOS firmware in their motherboard products. Based on information ...