BIOS, Software, and OS updates. If it ain't broke, don't fix it? I'd have to disagree. Recently I had a case were a piece of software would fail and fall over at what initially looked like random periods. After doing some research I found a fix pack release which matched the behavior of this particular problem. After applying the update all was well with the world.

If you're anything like me, you may have the intention of keeping your system updated, but never quite find the time. There will be times when once you apply the update, something will stop working and initially this may support the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" theory. The difference being you're geared for potential issues, rather than been called up on your day off, or when you have something else planned.

If it takes you 30 minutes to research, download and apply a patch, schedule in 2 hours. After you've applied the patch list some common tasks you can run through. To begin with this may seem like additional unnecessary work, but it the long term I'm sure it will improve system stability and your overall system maintenance process.

Cheers
Ryan Partington