As the proxy between your operating system and the hardware components that give a computer its utility and enable your productivity, your system BIOS is perhaps the most important piece of software ...

Keeping your PC up to date isn’t just about installing the latest Windows updates. Hardware drivers and motherboard firmware (BIOS or UEFI) play a big role in system stability and security. While ...

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 ...

Sister-in-law has a Dell Inspiron 5680 that seems to have bricked after a bad BIOS update. The system is an i7-8700 with 1x8GB DDR4 RAM (SK Hynix 2400 MHz), 128GB M.2 SSD (SATA, SK Hynix), 1TB HDD, ...

The newly released Dell XPS 15 9560 is getting its first BIOS update direct from Dell. While there's nothing too staggering included in this release, it does include some minor stability fixes across ...

The Spectre & Meltdown mess continues with Dell now recommending their customers do not install the BIOS updates that resolve the Spectre (Variant 2) vulnerabilities. These updates have been causing ...

Even if your PC seems to be working fine, you should still update the BIOS.

On some Dell PCs, including desktops and notebooks, the latest firmware update from the company seems to be causing various issues like BSODs, boot loops, and boot failures, among others. Some of Dell ...

PSA: Enthusiasts building their own PCs are accustomed to keeping up with latest drivers, especially when it comes to things like graphics cards. Motherboard BIOS updates are also critical to get the ...

At times, a user may encounter system crashes or BIOS issues that they wish to resolve. If you believe a BIOS update caused the issue, the best way to resolve it is to downgrade to the previous BIOS ...