tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016709139053396535.post5798352100536815734..comments2024-03-18T17:34:35.079+00:00Comments on A Smackerel of Opinion: Installing Intel Microcode UpdatesColin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016709139053396535.post-27148587276408869102010-03-30T23:00:10.538+01:002010-03-30T23:00:10.538+01:00@Tim, that's a nice workaround. I always hate ...@Tim, that's a nice workaround. I always hate reflashing kit, because I know one day it will bite me and I won't have a "get out of jail free" card. Hence the trick of using the kernel loadable microcode update - this is a really useful feature IMHO.Colin Ian Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016709139053396535.post-56559323155036327432010-03-29T11:32:02.681+01:002010-03-29T11:32:02.681+01:00My favourite solution for a bricked BIOS was in PC...My favourite solution for a bricked BIOS was in PC Format a few years ago. Find a spare chip from somewhere that works. Boot the PC with the new chip and once started swap the chips around and flash the bricked one. Always seemed a little risky(!), which is why I had a preference for gigabyte boards with their backup bios chip. Not that I ever needed one.Tim Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01028862753789818670noreply@blogger.com