A Beginners Guide: How to Update Your Motherboard BIOS

Ever wondered why you'd want to update your Motherboard BIOS/UEFI? Or are you contemplating updating your motherboards BIOS/UEFI but have never done it before and want to know where to get an update for your motherboard, what the risks involved with updating it are and how to do it? In this video I cover all of these questions. Starting with Why someone might want to update their BIOS/UEFI, what risks are involved with a BIOS update and finally give an example of what you'll need to search for to download an update for your board as well as an example of how a BIOS update is usually executed. I hope you find the information in this video helpful and help you decide whether updating your BIOS is something you need or even want to do. Thanks for watching. Cheers. :)

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Time Stamps

0:00 - Intro
0:32 - What is a Motherboard BIOS?
0:54 - What does BIOS mean?
1:31 - What are the reasons to update my BIOS/UEFI?
3:33 - Risks involved with a BIOS/UEFI update
4:24 - Using a UPS is a good idea
4:58 - One last warning before we begin
5:15 - Identify your motherboard manufacturer and model
5:37 - Go to your motherboards product/support page
6:03 - Where to download your motherboards BIOS
7:27 - I recommend using rear USB ports
7:50 - Updating the motherboards BIOS/UEFI
10:07 - Do Not interrupt the update process!
10:51 - Restoring BIOS/UEFI settings after update
11:54 - Update complete, install hardware
12:12 - Thanks for Watching! Like, Share, Comment & Subscribe! :)

Music in this video -

"It's All Happening" by Huma-Huma from the YouTube Creator Studio Music Library

"Arp Bounce" by Geographer from the YouTube Creator Studio Music Library