HP Desktop p6213w...Looking for latest BIOS

[Alabama35121]

Hello to all...

I am trying to update a friend's p6213w BIOS as they are running Windows 10 and I feel it will perform better with the most recent BIOS.  Can anyone tell me where I can find it and download it?  I believe the current BIOS in the system is from 2009.

Thanks in advance!

[itsmyname · Accepted solution]

@Alabama35121 -- is this your computer: HP Pavilion p6213w Desktop PC Product Specifications | HP® Customer Support

Why do you think that a BIOS update will improve that 2009-vintage computer?

When you open the Windows "Task Manager", and switch to the "Performance" tab, what you do see? Is the speed of the CPU listed? Is the number of "cores" listed? Is the number of "threads" listed? Does the graph show that the CPU is continually running at/near 100% busy?  When you look at the graph for RAM, how much RAM is accessible to Windows? How much is "used"? How much is "free" (50% ? 10% ?). When you look at the graph for the disk-drive, is it showing 100% active, or much less?  

One of those components (CPU, RAM, disk-drive) may be the "bottle-neck" that is limiting the performance of the entire system.

I VERY MUCH DOUBT that a BIOS update will make any improvement.

P.S. To me, it is a surprise that a computer from 2009 is compatible with Windows 10 (released in 2015).

It may be "underpowered".  Was it originally factory-loaded with Windows Vista, or Windows 7?

[Alabama35121]

Hi Itsmyname and thank you for the response.

Yes, that is the computer I am working on increasing performance.

Although I would tend to agree with you as to the possible hardware bottleneck between an old 2009 system and a newer OS, sometimes an improvement built into a BIOS update to better support things like the cpu have improved performance between older systems and newer OS.

As requested, I did look into Task Manager and found the intermittent spikes by the disk-drive.  The other hardware specs were very low.

This system shipped with Windows 7.

As this is a vintage 2009 system, I believe that I will not worry so much about the performance or a BIOS upgrade.  I will just keep it running as is until I can upgrade to a newer system.

Thanks again for looking at my post and for offering your opinions/suggestions.

[itsmyname]

@Alabama35121 --  I will just keep it running as is until I can upgrade to a newer system.

I think that you have a good idea.  Microsoft will support Windows 10 through October 2025.

By that time, your disk-drive will truly be an "antique" -- if it still is working.

Depending on when you decide to purchase a computer with Windows 11 preloaded, you may wish to proactively replace the disk-drive with an SSD (Solid State Device), both to improve your computer's performance and to proactively prevent a sudden "death" of the disk-drive. [If my automobile's tires were as old and "bald" as your disk-drive, I would consider replacing those tires, before they "blow".]