Find your computer and choose Updates. Choose Check for updates and messages. If you need a BIOS update, a checkbox will appear next to the BIOS update field. Check it, along with any other updates you want to be done, and choose Download and install.

What does flashing the BIOS mean?

Flashing it means to update it with a new program. … Flashing the BIOS is akin to updating software on your operating system but is a different process because the BIOS software is stored, not the hard drive, but rather on a chip on the motherboard.

Do I need to flash my bios?

In general, you shouldn’t need to update your BIOS that often. Installing (or “flashing”) a new BIOS is more dangerous than updating a simple Windows program, and if something goes wrong during the process, you could end up bricking your computer.