This was sort of a surprise to me but after downloading the updates one at a time I uncovered a fix to my system crashes in one of the updates. It is a little tricky to update the bios but for most of us it should be quite simple and probably save us some angry moments.

If you happen to get a corrupted file - say if the download got messed up or the floppy disk goes goofy - that's the end of it, your computer will NOT work and the only way to fix it is to replace the BIOS chip on the motherboard.

Sometimes the BIOS chip is plugged into a socket and can be replaced by the end user, other times the chip is soldered right to the motherboard and will require taking it to a tech.