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On Monday 17 January 2011 20:19:04 meino.cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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> Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> [11-01-17 20:16]: |
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> > On Monday 17 January 2011 18:21:48 meino.cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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> > > Hi, |
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> > > |
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> > > I have two questions: |
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> > > 1) Do I have to enable microcode updates in the BIOS of my |
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> > > Crosshair |
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> > > |
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> > > IV Formula to activate microcodes push in the CPU by the |
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> > > module |
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> > > "microcode" ? (AMD Phenom X6 1090T) |
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> > you ALWAYS have to activate that! This way the bios updates the |
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> > microcode with the latest version it is carrying around. Not activating |
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> > that option is really, really stupid. For many reasons. It is also |
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> > (almost) completely unrelated to that blob. |
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> > That blob is for the OS so you can upload an even more recent version of |
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> > microcode. In case your bios sucks. For example. |
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> > > 2) Does anyone know, what these microcodes do? They are fixes |
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> > > for... |
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> > > |
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> > > ...what? |
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> > |
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> > the CPU. All CPUs use microcode. For decades. Google, or go straight to |
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> > wikipedia. |
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> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcode |
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> Cool down. I know for waht microcodes are good for. |
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> My question means: What specific bugs/features of my CPU get fixed, |
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> when I use the microcde included in the recent microcode update??? |
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nobody knows. |