Question about BIOS

kezzik

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I was thinking about updating bios because I wasn't sure if my cpu 3rd gen is 100% working, and my ASrock bios says you need a certain update (via asrock site) to fully be compatible with 3rd gen intel (i7).

my question is, in my system information, it says this:

BIOS Version/Date : American Megatrends Inc. P2.20, 5/11/2012

but the versions on asrock are..

2.10 5/23/2012 Windows®

2.20 6/6/2012 Windows®'

if my version is 2.2 and on 5/11/2012, why do I have THAT version if the site is saying it came out a month later? shouldn't I have a version before 2.1?
 
Solution
Ok. I've checked it. You are right about the available updates:

2.20 6/6/2012
2.10 5/23/2012

My humble recommendation is not to update the BIOS if your system is working normally.