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Updating motherboard bios/drivers

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You should never update the BIOS unless you're battling with a specific issue that the update is intended to fix. You're only adding a point of failure to the system and risking bricking it. But to answer your question, with such a modern board, it's no more or less risky to skip to the newest.

The drivers you can update however you want. Skipping to the newest is just fine. But Windows 10 should update them automatically tot he newest validated WHQL version. As in, the manufacturer may or may not have a newer available, but Windows hasn't verified it's fully stable.

Personally I'd just leave the BIOS as it is and get the Chipset drivers via Windows update. 

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Motherboard: Asus Hero Alpha Z170

Current Bios: Version 0205 released 10/23/2015(Shipped with motherboard)

Latest Bios  : Version 1902 released     07/28/2016

 

I have a few questions regarding bios/drivers

1.)When flashing bios I can skip directly to the latest or no?

2.)Updating chipset driver directly over the old version or is a uninstall required?

 

Pure newbie when it comes to motherboard software so any tips will be appreciated thanks.

 

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You can just flash the newest one. And if you already have the newest chipset drivers you won't need to do anything there.

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You should never update the BIOS unless you're battling with a specific issue that the update is intended to fix. You're only adding a point of failure to the system and risking bricking it. But to answer your question, with such a modern board, it's no more or less risky to skip to the newest.

The drivers you can update however you want. Skipping to the newest is just fine. But Windows 10 should update them automatically tot he newest validated WHQL version. As in, the manufacturer may or may not have a newer available, but Windows hasn't verified it's fully stable.

Personally I'd just leave the BIOS as it is and get the Chipset drivers via Windows update. 

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