BIOS Question

[Carnau]

I have a ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Performance LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard.

I'm not really having any problems with it but I want to upgrade my video card and I was told I should also update my bios.

I really have no idea what that means. I can change some components and do what I consider minor repairs. I play around a lot with it but really have no idea what I am doing.

Does this mean I will need to reinstall windows on my PC?
Would it be a good idea to put a fresh version of windows on the PC when I update the BIOS
Where would I find an updated BIOS for this and do they make different types? For instance when you update a vehicles computer you can install horse power, torque, fuel programs. Do I need a BIOS for gaming.

Alot of these questions may be stupid but I really don't understand what BIOS do or what I even need them upgraded for and when I try to read it online I have a hard time understanding. If someone could break it down barney style for me that would be great!

If this was building a race car I could do it blind folded.

Thanks for all the help!

 

[Carnau]

BTW here is the website I found for the BIOS. How do I tell if these are the BIOS already installed.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty P67 Professional/?cat=Download&os=BIOS

 

[voyagerfan99]

How do I tell if these are the BIOS already installed.

Boot into the BIOS and look at the current version.

 

[beers]

You probably don't need to do anything unless there are significant changes in the BIOS changelog.

You don't need to change anything about Windows when updating your BIOS.