SPECTRE and MELTDOWN: Bug rocks Intel / ARM CPUs

[segfaulted]

Kinda glad I bought AMD this round. For those who don't know there is a new bug affecting just about every SKU from Intel made in the last .. ohh.. _DECADE_ or so. It's actually worse then F00F or FDIV. Only mitigation appears to castrate the CPU upward of 30%! (depending on processes).

Can Asus confirm AMD and more importantly for me, this or any AMD motherboard are not affected? If so, will there be RMAs?

Fun fact, Intel's CEO dumped stock back in November before they started issuing gags on people from even talking about it.

*****ASUS advisory page(may get updated): https://www.asus.com/News/V5urzYAT6myCC1o2 ******

[rmongiovi]

If they don't, I wouldn't be surprised if those of us in the US could take Asus to small claims court for diminished value.

Back in 2012 a woman in Southern California took Honda to small claims over their inflated mileage estimates and won almost $10K. You never know unless you try and small claims doesn't require a lawyer. You might be able to get a couple of hundred out of them considering the price of these boards.

[Arallu]

Well, small glimmer of hope, it is from a customer support rep but:

Here is the information you requested:

I just want to let you know our software engineer is currently developing new BIOS update.

Please bear with us and kindly check the website from time to time for the update.

Thank you for your time and patience.

[alligator69]

"...our software engineer is currently developing new BIOS update."

Well, that actually explains everything, doesn't it? :D:D:D
'Cmon Tommy, hurry up with those BIOSs, we're all counting on you man!

[Axle_Grease]

Oh, God... at long last.. . Intel posts the latest microcode update which is dated March 12. Man, did I miss the big news because THAT WAS FOUR DAYS AGO! Now I can update the BIOS myself and not have to wait for a fat-arse behemoth to get around to doing it.

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27591/Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-File?product=873

[SebastianMan]

Axle Grease wrote:
Oh, God... at long last.. . Intel posts the latest microcode update which is dated March 12. Man, did I miss the big news because THAT WAS FOUR DAYS AGO! Now I can update the BIOS myself and not have to wait for a fat-arse behemoth to get around to doing it.

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27591/Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-File?product=873

Hello My Friend, I wanted to ask you if this process is possible with an ASUS Sabertooth Motherboard Z97 Mark 1 and a Core I7 4770K? I read your instructions and I think the process is simple but I would like to confirm that it can be done with this particular model.

On the other hand I would like to ask you if something goes wrong, is it possible to revert the process by installing the BIOS again without patching?

Thanks for the help.

[Axle_Grease]

Yessiree-bob.

[Powerfull]

Axle Grease wrote:
Yessiree-bob.

Hello,

Would you mind sharing your 3801 modded bios for the Rampage V Extreme?

Thanks

[Axle_Grease]

Powerfull wrote:
Hello,

Would you mind sharing your 3801 modded bios for the Rampage V Extreme?

Thanks

Sure. https://1drv.ms/f/s!AlA7nS-QQfcxgQLhjHx1xAsxbM6m

[Powerfull]

Axle Grease wrote:
Sure. https://1drv.ms/f/s!AlA7nS-QQfcxgQLhjHx1xAsxbM6m

Thank you for this 3801 updated bios (Haswell-E only) with 3C cpu microcode.

[Nixon2992]

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05869091
HP roll out updated firmware for workstations and consumer PC.