BIOS - going from Vista 32 bit to Win 7 Pro 64 bit

I have Vista 32 bit on my X200 now and I plan on doing a clean install of Windows 7 Pro 64 bit.
My question is: can I upgrade my BIOS now to the latest 64 bit version or do I update BIOS after installing Win 7 64 bit?
Thank you.

paulinsyr wrote:
Don't count on getting an upgrade disc from Lenovo in less than a few months. By then the program will be over and it's not free.
And how is this related to this thread about BIOS upgrade?

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