Should I update my BIOS? Aspire V5-571

alex_ncfc

Hi all,

 

I've looked at the BIOS page on the Acer Drivers and downloads section for my laptop (V5-571 Aspire, Ultrathin) and there are some more recent revisions. I usually wouldn't update my BIOS if things are going well but is it worth it to see if I get any sort of performance increase?

 

One thing that's confused me - my laptop is running BIOS version 2.11, dated 05/11/2012. But when I look at the BIOS downloads on the Acer website for this laptop (I used my laptop's serial number to search for drivers) there is no 2.11 version!

 

There's 2.09, 2.15, 2.17 and 2.18.

 

Is there a chance my laptop could be running a BIOS not designed for it? Far fetched I know but I can't see why there wouldn't be a 2.11 on the download page. Also what does "Not for upgrades" mean next to some of the BIOSs listed?

 

Thanks for any information.

 

Alex

IronFly

a BIOS version missing from support website, means nothing.

they probably did a quick update to V2.15 and it was not worth to publish V2.11

 

(not for upgrades) means that only laptops with windows 8.x OS from factory can upgrade to this version; the others that had windows 7 can't do it.

 

if you need it, you can update straight to V2.18