Does BIOS upgrade have any ill effects on system performance?
By nuemann
@nuemann (332)
United States
April 9, 2009 6:28am CST
I recently did a BIOS upgrade on a WINDOWS xp PRO sys and the IDE configurations changed so am wondering what the problem might be. i got the BIOS updated download from the Manufacturers websites so am sure the software should be Ok. but the system behaves very funny these days. Please if you have any suggestions, do not hesitate to holla back and let me know!
1 response
@bayernfan (1430)
• Canada
10 Apr 09
Yes, sometimes a BIOS update can cause negative effects. There could be a mistake with the coding or an issue could occur that the manufacturer didn't anticipate when they enhanced the new BIOS. Sometimes if enough users notify the manufacturer, a new BIOS update will be provided quickly. In the meantime, try flashing back to the old BIOS version. If that doesn't solve the problem, then he issue you are experiencing is likely due to something else. Good luck and let us know how you made out. 
@nuemann (332)
• United States
11 Apr 09
Yeah I have tried but nothing seems to be happening so I have decided to upgrade to SP3 and the effects have changed since and the system has normalised a little safe for the fact athat I cannot get updates on the sp3 because its not truly from Microsoft directly...so am looking forward to how I can get updates without having to go microsoft websites. please if you now how i can go about getthis updatess please let me know. Thank you for your response
