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BIOS Update on Dual-Booted Windows PC (7pro+8.1) - Tips, Risks, etc.?
Hi all,
I'm on a dual booted Toshiba laptop (Win7pro+8.1 - for reasons and basic setup, please see first post this thread: Multi Boot computer - how to keep data and programs in sync ), which has been running real fine so far for about one and a half years.
When setting up this System, I completely wiped the disk and installed the OSes according to some of the tutorials found around the seven- and eightforums. Of course, I had to manually download and install all drivers afterwards. Among the things installed, I must some "non-driver" programs hidden in Toshiba's "driver" download section, and that got me "Toshiba Service Station" installed.
Service Station turned out to be issuing maintenance-related messages from Toshiba (e.g. WRT battery pack problems they have been having - I was not affected), but also software updates (like for a Toshiba-supplied Blue-Ray player that I also installed accidentally).
About a year ago, though, Service Station started (and has since kept) bugging me about a BIOS / UEFI update. I refused it at first because I didn't (don't) know the risks of installing a BIOS update on a dual booted system. However, as time passed, two more BIOS updates have appeared, the latest one saying is fixes security vulnerabilities. Now that is one I'd like to have, of course. - BUT...
- Can a BIOS update be performed without breaking my complete system?
- Are there any other risks when installing BIOS updates on a dual boot (W7+8.1) system?
- Is there anything special one has to keep in mind (other than having good backups)?
- Will I have to keep record of my BIOS settings to be able to implements them again after the update? IOW, will the update reset the BIOS to standard settings?
Yours, Markus