Pavilion a6600f: ok to load win 7 bios on win8?

I installed a new graphics card, power supply, memory and fancy new monitor, printer and scanner.  Graphics card stopped working after about a month.  AMS suggests that I update my bios.

My computer is kind of old.  Not sure when I bought it, but the bios is 2008.

I looked on the support site, and HP has a bios update from 2012, but he does not appear in Windows 7.  I'm under Win 8.1.  Does anyone know if I can / should I use?

Hello

The update of the BIOS won't do harm to your PC unless it fails during the installation.  There is always a low risk to the update of the BIOS.  If Setup finds Windows 7 as the operation of the platform and then it will not install.

I suggest you RMA graphics cards before looking for a PSU or of the motherboard problem.

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