Pavilion Office HP500 - a60: UPDATE the BIOS

Help!

I just got an email from HP on an update for my present bios and a download for this update. I'm afraid to change a crucial part of my system, especially when I'm having no problem with the current system. What happens if my computor, for some reason, does not work after the upgrade? That's what I'm afraid of. Kindly help if you can. Thank you very much.

Norman

PS: I am 77 years old and a little fear of change

Strange that you would receive an email regarding an update of the HP BIOS, personally I do not these emails unless I asked for it.

If your system works well, ignore it for now.  If it's not broken, don't fix it is my motto.

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