BIOS Update version NCCN20WW released July 2024 for my Lenovo Yoga Laptop.
I guess that by now if there were any 'issues' they have been resolved ... anyone familiar with this update?
Also, should such updates be routinely installed ... they only seem to be released during the early life of a Windows device and its the one update that I fret over
CYa Ron
W11 pc, Android toys.
The only reason we have the 4th dimension of Time is so that everything does not happen at once.
BIOS updates are released by the computer manufacturer - their frequency may vary. I have a Dell desktop and laptop and both receive several BIOS updates per year. I have never experienced a problem installing them.
I have a Lenovo LOQ laptop for just over a year. It came with an application called Lenovo Vantage, which amongst other things, can check for and install (Lenovo) updates. It doesn't run unless I invoke it but I do so each month, when Windows Updates arrive. I'm not at my laptop at the moment so I can't confirm but I think Vantage has installed at least three BIOS updates in the (short) time I've had this machine. I've installed them all and never had any trouble with any of them. Vantage requires you to plug your laptop into the mains before it will do a BIOS update.
If your machine has Vantage on it, I'd use it. If you've not got it, you might be able to get it by starting from this page: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/gb/en
Thanks Ken.
Yes, my Yoga has Vantage which is where I found the outstanding BIOS. I will action update tomorrow. From readings it is clear that these days one can be (mostly) confident.
CYa Ron
W11 pc, Android toys.
The only reason we have the 4th dimension of Time is so that everything does not happen at once.
I just this minute finished a BIOS update on my Lenovo laptop. I think this is now the fourth flash that I've done and there has been absolutely no problem. At one time, the advice was "If it ain't broke .........." for if you didn't know what you were doing (and sometimes even if you did), there was a real possibility that that a botched flash would lead to an expensive "brick". Things have changed for the better.
John A Child's Mind, Once Stretched by Imagination...
Never Regains Its Original Dimensions
If you are using Vantage, and you said you are, it should be no more scary than a Windows update. It will only take a few mins. NB the fans may become very noisy for a short time.
I haven't flashed a BIOS in years. I think that's because my system were so old; however, I now have 2 systems running Windows 11 so perhaps I should check to see if there are BIOS updates for them. Neither is new in market terms but both are faily new to me, having been acquired within the last year.
Thanks for the reminder!
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Sorted ... very straight forward and informative during the update.
Just 5 years ago the advice HansV wrote to me:
I agree with "Don't update' unless you have obvious problems". I'd leave it as it is unless your laptop is experiencing problems.
How times have changed (in some respects) for the better
CYa Ron
W11 pc, Android toys.
The only reason we have the 4th dimension of Time is so that everything does not happen at once.
I haven't flashed a BIOS in years. I think that's because my system were so old; however, I now have 2 systems running Windows 11 so perhaps I should check to see if there are BIOS updates for them. Neither is new in market terms but both are faily new to me, having been acquired within the last year.
Thanks for the reminder!
Don't forget that (ideally) you should be running off a UPS backup when installing BIOS updates.
Except, for my Lenovo LOQ laptop anyway, Lenovo Vantage requires the machine to be plugged into the mains before it will do a BIOS update. No mains, no BIOS update.
I assume, Ken, that you deploy a UPS just in case of a mains power flick/failure during the update?
Vantage will likely have standard requirements for all included laptops ... with power failures not uncommon here then I best invest in UPS or opt to ignore BIOS updates. Seems a strange policy of Lenovo because I am guessing that 99% of users have no knowledge of this requirement... including me until now.
CYa Ron
W11 pc, Android toys.
The only reason we have the 4th dimension of Time is so that everything does not happen at once.
Except, for my Lenovo LOQ laptop anyway, Lenovo Vantage requires the machine to be plugged into the mains before it will do a BIOS update. No mains, no BIOS update.
Ken
My guess would be that this prevents folks from attempting an update when they are on their last 3% of battery...
Leif,
From your post I'm guessing that Lenovo only require mains to start the update eg a power flick/failure during process is OK... providing your battery doesn't go flat
CYa Ron
W11 pc, Android toys.
The only reason we have the 4th dimension of Time is so that everything does not happen at once.
I assume, Ken, that you deploy a UPS just in case of a mains power flick/failure during the update?
until it came up in this topic I can't say I've ever thought about it.
However, I think the risk of damage is low. I've never noticed the slightest flicker during normal use if my laptop is plugged in and I just pull out the power cable. I'm guessing that's because even when it is plugged in it's still running off the battery, i.e. the battery is simultaneously providing power and recharging. In other words it's behaving like a UPS.