Is it safe to install BIOS version that supports earlier version of windows?

[maged_rifaat]

i have windows 8.1 but i cant find the update for this version of windows on HP site although i can find the update for windows 7

 

[ffg7]

why do want to update the bios for, is there something wrong?

 

[maged_rifaat]

why do want to update the bios for, is there something wrong?

I cannot find the option to enable virtualize technology n the BIOS settings although it is supposed to be available for my processor(Q9550) the only solution i have is to update the BIOS

 

[darkbreeze]

BIOS versions are not for support of OS versions. BIOS directly relates to hardware support. In that some hardware supports particular features of a particular OS, like GPT partitioning and secure boot, but any newer version of the BIOS should have all support that was included in prior versions of the bios, so upgrading won't diminish that support at all. If you are looking for support for a newer feature to support a feature of Windows 8.1, like UEFI hardware or GPT partitioning, and your motherboard is old enough, there may simply not be a newer revision available that has the features you are looking for.

 

[darkbreeze]

What is the model number of your motherboard?

 

[ffg7]

or make & model# of that hp laptop?

 

[maged_rifaat]

What is the model number of your motherboard?

The motherboard is HP 3032h and the BIOS version is Hewlett-Packard 786G1 v01.08 and its date is 8/25/2008 (that is typically what i found in msinfo32.exe)
All i want is to have tha option to enable virtualize technology that the current version lacks but i have read that a wrong BIOS version could permenantly damage the motherboard

 

[maged_rifaat]

or make & model# of that hp laptop?

It is a PC actually but i couldnt find the forum for that its model is HP compaq dc7900 convertible minitower