BIOS Update question

[alii98]

Hi,I have a lenovo v110-15isk and on lenovo site I got a notification saying I need to update 3 things
Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver
Intel Serial-IO Driver
And a Bios update
Should I do it?it says critical on the bios update,but idk if I should do it,as I am not experiencing any issues
and I will put a ssd in the internal sate port and the hdd in the caddy and another 4gb ram stick,if that could not work because bios update

 

[jay32267]

Well...being you're looking for an opinion...being you aren't experiencing issues...I don't think I would do it. I imagine you know that sometimes updates cause problems, and I don't think I would risk it.

As far as the last sentence of your post.....I don't really understand that part.

 

[geofelt]

Because of the recent spcectre threats, oem makers are pushing out bios updates to address the issue.
Updating a bios has some potential risk.
A failed or interrupted flash can brick your motherboard or make it difficult to recover.
My take is to not update a bios unless the update contains a fix that is impacting you.
Particularly if you are inexperienced.

If you do decide to update, read the instructions carefully.
Be patient. A bios update will appear to be doing nothing for a long time.
There may be no progress indicators.
Do not panic and prematurely stop the process.

For the driver updates, take a system protection checkpoint before doing anything, You can use that checkpoint to recover if an update causes a problem.
It is a good practice to do this anyway. Windows 10 sometimes pushes out less than optimal driver updates.

Lenovo is pretty good about hardware updates. I have had no issue with my Lenovo laptops.
On the ssd, consider a Samsung evo.
Samsung has a nice windows mover app that will move your C drive to a ssd.
You will be pleased with the quickness of a ssd.

On ram, go to a ram site like Kingston and access their ram upgrade app.
Enter your make/model of laptop and you will get a list of supported upgrades.
If you subsequently have any issues, the ram vendor can help.

 

[smorizio]

as posted above read the read me info of the bios file to see why it was dropped. if it does not fix an issue you have then i would not update it.

 

[alii98]

ok guys
thanks for the help