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Why do computers sometimes need updates with external data drives?

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Suleyman’s Answer

Hi Rachel,

some updates are for the Firmware/BIOS of a system. The BIOS comes pre-installed on a PC and is the first software that is run when you power on the system. Since BIOS is a "basic input-output system" some "older" systems may require external disks to perform the update. Newer generations of hardware provide Operating System (OS) based tools for BIOS updates.
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Adeel’s Answer

Computers need updates to address some of the following:

  1. Bug(Logical Errors) Fixes
  2. Optimized Software for better performance
  3. New Features
  4. Security Patches

External drives are needed for BIOS/Firmware updates on the hardware. With the latest hardware it is becoming less prevalent as most hardware vendors are bringing tools to update them from OS.
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Alan’s Answer

Most like the update is related to firmware or BIOS update to the system. Those update will need to get the system to boot into a special mode in order update those components.

Alan recommends the following next steps:

It is good practice to keep the BIOS current.
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