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December 10th, 2021 21:00

How do I know What System Firmware I Need?

Hi,

Specs:

  • Alienware Area 51 R2.
  • Intel i7-6800K
  • Intel X99 (stock).
  • GTX 1080 (stock).
  • Samsung 970 Evo Plus (boot SSD drive w/M.2 to PCIe adapter).
  • 16GB RAM (stock).
  • BIOS A14

So I have a yellow exclamation point in Device Manager>Firmware>System Firmware. It states, "This device cannot start. (Code 10)". The system firmware version is 1.0.8.

When Driver Booster 9 (uninstalled now) updated my system firmware to that version above, my BIOS beeped at me 10 times when I restarted it and I got no video feedback after that. The BIOS never popped up and it also dried up the CMOS battery, which I had to replace. Nonetheless, I got it working now.

I just checked my drivers in Device Manager and that is what I found for system firmware.

How do I know what version I need to install for my device? Should I disable/uninstall that driver or just leave it be? I am scared to touch it since that was the culprit to my BIOS getting corrupted.

Thanks!

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