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Meltdown and Spectre Patched BIOS for X58 Motherboards

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Guess they had a change of heart.

106A4 = i7 9xx series and Xeons steppings C0/C1/B0 are VULNERABLE
106A5 = i7 9xx series and Xeons steppings D0/B1 should be PROTECTED
206C2 = Hexacore i7 series and Xeons should be PROTECTED
206E6/206F2 = Socket 1567 Xeons should be PROTECTED


If you get any other result, try to power cycle the system, re-flash, play around with the OS, check for updates, etc.
 
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Guess they had a change of heart.

106A4 = i7 9xx series and Xeons steppings C0/C1/B0 are VULNERABLE
106A5 = i7 9xx series and Xeons steppings D0/B1 should be PROTECTED
206C2 = Hexacore i7 series and Xeons should be PROTECTED
206E6/206F2 = Socket 1567 Xeons should be PROTECTED


If you get any other result, try to power cycle the system, re-flash, play around with the OS, check for updates, etc.

Interesting..

Yeah, in my case it's possible that InSpectre was reading some kind of cached result or something, not really sure.

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P6T Deluxe V2 successfully patched without issue. Also, I ran into the same issue with InSpectre caching the analysis. I also didn't lose my bios settings after flashing.

Quick Cinebench R15 comparison:
x5670 @ 4.4ghz (200x22, 1.325v) DDR3 @ 2000mhz

Best result of ten runs:
Before: 1000cb
After: 1000cb

Cinebench doesn't seem to be affected by the updates.
 
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I'm updating all ROMs with a more recent microcode for 106A4. It is still vulnerable to Spectre, but newer (2015) than the one used by the vendor (2009).
 
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Cool project, keep up the good work @Regeneration like @R-T-B said earlier, some community service is pretty thankless but your doing great so far (and secretly its kind of fun isnt it ;) )
 
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Editted: wrong MB model....

Thanks Regeneration , been watching the Thread and am wondering if your Gigabyte GA-X58A-UDR3 V2 has the updated Intel Rom similar to Tweaktown's FH Mod2 of several years ago?

I have been using it for sometime, with no issues, FH Mod 2 with the updated Intel ROM (with trim) and other modules so perhaps that would be a better one? not sure if you are doing other Mods or just the MC update but I am using a Raid0 Array and I am not sure if a different Intel RAID rom would be a good idea so thought I'd better ask 1st.

https://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte/48085-gigabyte-modified-bios.html about 1/2 way down the page , bottom of the 4th section....

Direct file link : http://www.mediafire.com/download/hn5g8jyvhvj1san/x58aud3r_mod2_fh.zip

thanks for looking into it....

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I skipped updating the Intel RAID module as it can corrupt the array and I don't want to be blamed for it.
 
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I skipped updating the Intel RAID module as it can corrupt the array and I don't want to be blamed for it.

Okay thanks for an answer I guess I had better not use your Modded Bios's then as I an not sure what Raid Bios FH had but I think it was a 10 series without Trim enabled.

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Or even better, don't use RAID0, it doesn't worth the risk.

I've had enough RAID0 array failures in my lifetime to learn not to use it ever again.

Last time occurred 8 years ago on DX58SO, I remember whining about it to anyone I know of, including @W1zzard.
 
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Or even better, don't use RAID0, it doesn't worth the risk.

I've had enough RAID0 array failures in my lifetime to learn not to use it ever again.

Last time occurred 8 years ago on DX58SO, I remember whining about it to anyone I know of, including @W1zzard.


You are right of course ....I have been very lucky but these WD Black drives just keep on ticking.... RAID was only ever for the performance but these days it doesn't really matter having gone to SSD for the OS etc. I should break the Raid and just run them as separate HDDs nowadays since they are used for storage only anyway.

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I have an EVGA e767 x58 board with a Xeon x5675 -- besides the vulnerability protection, are there other benefits to using updated microcode? Any downsides?
 
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Raid 1 or Raid 10 are the only raid levels worth it. Raid 0 is fine for ssd but not drives, Raid 5 or 6 are hellish nightmares.

Raid 10 is by far the best, being resilient to 2 drive losses and giving the increased speed of Raid 0, its the only one I would use anymore.
 
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Thanks a lot for updating and uploading these Regeneration. I would like to update my wifes MSI Big Bang as she has the latest bios from MSI but it seems compatibility for X5687 is wonky as it doesnt read SPD on a lot of memory with that chip installed. Also doesnt allos uncore adjustment but with i7 975 installed it does.
Is X5687 supported with latest microcode update in this BIOS?
 

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Thanks a lot for updating and uploading these Regeneration. I would like to update my wifes MSI Big Bang as she has the latest bios from MSI but it seems compatibility for X5687 is wonky as it doesnt read SPD on a lot of memory with that chip installed. Also doesnt allos uncore adjustment but with i7 975 installed it does.
Is X5687 supported with latest microcode update in this BIOS?

Yes, but not sure if the uncore adjustment is fixed.
 
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Question... I have an Asus P6X58-E and EVGA x58 SLI, both running Ubuntu desktop for WCG crunching. No critical data on either system, they are just workhorses for WCG. An X5670 in each.

What do I have to worry about if I don't patch?
 

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What do I have to worry about if I don't patch?
You get pwnd your wife and 6 daughters get kidnapped and sold to a Nigerian 419 Prince apart from that not alot for the average user ( and seeing as they get used for)
both running Ubuntu desktop for WCG crunching.
 
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You get pwnd your wife and 6 daughters get kidnapped and sold to a Nigerian 419 Prince apart from that not alot for the average user ( and seeing as they get used for)

Other than the Nigerian prince I've been sharing account details with, nothing to be concerned with? *

* I don't have any daughters (that I know of)
 

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I heard the Chinese are looking to steal Steam accounts to cheat in PUBG and to prove to the world that China is number 1.
 

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Updated all ROMs with TRIM support for SSDs in RAID0.

I can't test 85 motherboards, so if something goes wrong during POST, just reset the CMOS, disable RAID from the BIOS, and let me know.
 
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Thanks R.

Does this mean you think I could now try this modded Bios for my Gigabyte GA-X58A-UDR3 V2 ? did you happen to look at the TT Mod 2 bios to see what they did ?

I have found with mine that 12.9.4.1000 work well too in Win10
 

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Thanks R.

Does this mean you think I could now try this modded Bios for my Gigabyte GA-X58A-UDR3 V2 ? did you happen to look at the TT Mod 2 bios to see what they did ?

I have found with mine that 12.9.4.1000 work well too in Win10

Yes. They just updated the option ROMs for the on-board controllers (LAN, SATA, RAID), which isn't a wise thing to do since some versions are designed for specific chip stepping (e.g. Jmicron).
 
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Oh ok , I thought you may have updated the RAID ORoms too and this would be safe for my Array but I guess I had better not , at least not till I break the Raid Array.

Thanks.
 
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