DO I NEED TO UPDATE MY BIOS FOR A NEW BATTERY TO WORK?

I bought a new battery on ebay to replace my old battery and adapter because my computer wasnt charging and didnt know if it was the adapter or battery. The adapter was fine, it powered my laptop, but the battery has never been able to charge.  When I contacted the seller, he said to update my BIOS. and to power up my laptop and choose start battery calibratation and update battery to known.   I've read not to update the BIOS unless it is neccasary.  What do you say?
Sincerely, 
Dawn

Hello Dawn, welcome to the HP Forums.
I see that you've replaced the battery for your notebook and are now having issues with it charging. I will try to assist you with this.
I recommend following this document for any troubleshooting. It will also guide you threw calibrating the battery. Battery Does Not Power Notebook or Hold a Charge.
As there is no mention of updating the BIOS in that document, I don't recommend doing so unless deemed necessary later on.
I hope this is able to help you and answer the questions you had.
Thank you for posting on the HP forums.
I worked on behalf of HP.

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