Should I update my BIOS? Aspire V5 - 571
Hi all
I looked at the page of the BIOS on the Acer drivers and the section of downloads for my laptop (Aspire V5 - 571, ultrathin) and there are a few more recent changes. Usually, I wouldn't update my BIOS if everything of fine, but is it worth it to see if I get any kind of performance increase?
One thing that confused me - my laptop is running BIOS version 2.11, dated Date 11/05/2012. But when I look at the downloads of BIOS on the Acer site for this laptop (I used the serial number of my laptop to search for drivers) there is no version 2.11.
There is 2.09, 2.15, 2.17 and 2.18.
Is there a chance that my laptop could be running a BIOS that is not designed for him? Crazy, I know, but I don't see why it would not be a 2.11 on the download page. Also means "not for upgrades" next to some of the listed BIOS?
Thanks for any information.
Alex
a version of BIOS is missing from the support Web site, doesn't mean anything.
they probably made a quick update V2.15 and it wasn't worth it to publish V2.11
(not for upgrades) means that only laptops with windows factory OS 8.x can upgrade to this version; those who have windows 7 can not do.
If you need it, you can be directly updated to V2.18
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