What is firmware and what happens when I update it?

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Published on 2010-04-19T00:48:52Z Indexed on 2010/04/19 0:53 UTC
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I've seen the phrase "firmware update" a few places before. Why and how do I update it? What changes are made to my computer?

EDIT: I originally wrote "what it firmware?" but I'll save someone the trouble of posting the wikipedia article

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