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    Spectre fix, frying CPUs?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Cruellyricisti, Jan 31, 2018.

  1. Cruellyricisti

    Cruellyricisti Notebook Enthusiast

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    Are there any reports of Microsoft's recent Spectre fix bringing down any systems?
     
    Cruellyricisti, Jan 31, 2018
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    No, it will only decrease your CPU's performance.
     
    Spartan@HIDevolution, Jan 31, 2018
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    Vistar Shook Notebook Deity

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    And some reboot issues.
     
    Vistar Shook, Jan 31, 2018
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    Prema Your Freedom, Your Choice

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    Only the Haswell code has apparently killed some systems. Honestly I don't know anyone with a Broadwell model and haven't heard of SKL, KBL or KBL-R casualties...
     
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    I received the update and my system went into perpetual blue screen reboot loops, including/not limited to kernel security blue screens, system memory corruption blue screens, forced reboots (the first time I've ever seen a system say "Windows encountered an error WILL shut down, save your work". I'm an IT coordinator.
     
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    The reboot issue is related to BIOS/firmware updates rather than the software one.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 31, 2018
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