luisam Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Having done a system update using LENOVO VANTAGE, a legitimate aplication for my Lenovo Ideapad, it recommends critical update for my laptop's bios. The laptop is about 2 years old. It should use the BIOS downloaded from the official site and the proper Lenovo application, so not supposed to use a BIOS and flash application downloaded from a "third site" Do I need to "repair" something that works well? Is there any risk that this procedure shoud fail and "brick" my laptop? I have a computer I bought 12 years ago and works just fine with it's original BIOS so, is a BIOS update really "critical" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbojet2011 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 If it aint broken dont fix it. Although it goes most of the time right theres always a risk in doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp68terr Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Check lenovo's site about bios versions/changes. If the new bios fixes issues you have problem with, then update; otherwise keep the original bios as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zinoswink Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 27 minutes ago, mp68terr said: Check lenovo's site about bios versions/changes. If the new bios fixes issues you have problem with, then update; otherwise keep the original bios as it is. Exactly! If you have no issues, forget about it. If you experience a problem and a new bios revision can correct it, I'd update the bios. Make sure the battery is sufficiently charged and the laptop is plugged in. Power failure during a bios update will brick most PC's, but not all. Some have a bios designed with a failsafe in such an event. I've done many dozens of bios revisions over the years with only 1 mishap around 15 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debebee Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 bios flashing is not for the faint of heart... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The AchieVer Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Download the BIOS update from Lenovo < Run the downloaded file as an admin < click yes to the update < just wait till the update is flashed. NOTE: 1.Power on the laptop , so there is no power failure. 2.Do not interrupt the process. It will reboot the system and thereafter flash the BIOS update. It’s quite simple and I do update as and when it’s available from Lenovo. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coromonadalix Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 did that for an hp 6200 pro, had v 6.15 bios, now 6.32 learned too late it has very long restart / reboot time pfffffff and you cant go back Read the bios notes / infos and do a search before doing anything, and if its working well do nothing. my 2 cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurobyn Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 remove the Lenovo app that checks for bios updates. if you have no problems then do not update the bios you have to remove the Lenovo app that makes the chek ups for updates. you do not need this program. it can only create problems. bios updates are only for problem solving or better support for newer hardware. Read the changes txt on the site support Lenovo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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