BIOS question about aspire V3-551-8887

thurgood
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edited November 2023 in 2019 Archives
Current BIOS is 1.02. This is a screenshot from the Bios files page on the Acer website for this modeI.  I am not sure what "not for upgrades" means... and I am
using Windows 10. Can someone please advise... thx

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  • The models that came with windows 7 came with the normal bios firmware. The models that came with windows 8 onwards came with firmware uefi that supports bios legacy mode.
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  • thurgood
    thurgood Member Posts: 53 Enthusiast WiFi Icon
    Muito obrigado pela vossa rápida resposta... My laptop originally came with windows 7... I can see by the sticker. So, the v2.11 BIOS is good for me?
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,865 Trailblazer
    Absolutely NOT good. Unless your machine has a serious problem that a BIOS update addresses, you should not try to update your BIOS firmware. Jack E/NJ

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  • thurgood
    thurgood Member Posts: 53 Enthusiast WiFi Icon
    JackE said:
    Absolutely NOT good. Unless your machine has a serious problem that a BIOS update addresses, you should not try to update your BIOS firmware. Jack E/NJ
    Are you saying this on General Principles... as in, if it ain't broke don't fix it? Or, is there something wrong with the 2.11 BIOS
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,865 Trailblazer
    NO. The v2.xx are for a UEFI bootstrapper with a GPT partitioned boot disk. You have a BIOS bootstrapper with an MBR partitioed boot disk. .You could disable or brick your machine if you try to install v2.xx UEFI firmware on a BIOS chip. Jack E/NJ 

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  • thurgood
    thurgood Member Posts: 53 Enthusiast WiFi Icon
    JackE said:
    NO. The v2.xx are for a UEFI bootstrapper with a GPT partitioned boot disk. You have a BIOS bootstrapper with an MBR partitioed boot disk. .You could disable or brick your machine if you try to install v2.xx UEFI firmware on a BIOS chip. Jack E/NJ 
    My bootdisk, only hard drive in the machine, is a GPT SSD drive... Make a difference?
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,865 Trailblazer
    Are you sure this was a factory Win7 machine? Win7 recognizes but won't normally boot from a GPT partitioned disk.  Jack E/NJ

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  • Yes @JackE. This model came with windows 7 according to the Acer dashboard
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  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,865 Trailblazer
    Well,  egydiocoelho   maybe you can explain better than me why trying to update BIOS firmware on a fully functional laptop is a bad idea. And why trying to update BIOS firmware with UEFI firmware is an even a worse idea.  Jack E/NJ

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  • Yes, because upgrading the motherboard firmware can turn the notebook into a brick.
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  • thurgood
    thurgood Member Posts: 53 Enthusiast WiFi Icon
    I will defer to the sages here and leave the BIOS as is. thx
  • You made the best decision my friend.
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