Hello, I have long heard the story that one should never flash their BIOS unless it is to apply a specific fix to a specific problem.
Most computers BIOS has to handle a multitude of CPU's and, it seems to me, that can be a major cause of the admonition "If it ain't broke, ..." regarding this subject.
Meanwhile, I happen to have a computer with the CPU soldered in, and the manufacturer is ... Intel!
So, on my NUC5i7RYH with it's "embedded" i7 proc, and given that it is a recent design and there have been several (5, I think) BIOS updates issued since I got my
NUC 6 or 7 months ago. That seems to me like a high rate of tweaking in a short period of time.
So in view of the fact that Intel makes the hardware and software, and they are continuing to produce newer and newer NUC's, I would expect that they are finding ways
to really improve the product with the frequent BIOS changes. And with the soldered CPU, even though they have different models, still a more stable platform for them
to work with.
What I am trying to figure out is
1a: am I correct? EDIT:Isplatform stability increased by an embedded CPU?
And, does platform stability making it easier to nail down and fix BIOS problems?
1b: what am I overlooking?
2: should I just go ahead and flash the BIOS? EDIT:Isn't a "prevent defense" better than waiting for bad things to happen?
3: should all the flashes be performed (in order of course)?
4: Does this have anything to do with UEFI?EDIT:This part was ANSWERED!
I have yet to ground my understanding of UEFI vs BIOS. I don't even know EDIT:why my NUC is not set up as UEFI, or should it be, or should I always go with "Legacy"?
Thanks all for your time even just reading this.
Message was edited by: Mi St on Feb. 1, 2016, 2:16PM PST (UT-8)