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#1 | ASUS x79 Motherboards Microcode Update for Meltdown and Spectre datum

Tue Sep 04, 2018 2:17 pm (Last edited: Tue Sep 04, 2018 2:46 pm)

Hello,

I think ASUS will not release new BIOS for X79 platforms, and we have to update the BIOS ourselves.
This is ASUS's statement: https://www.asus.com/News/V5urzYAT6myCC1o2

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*Intel will not release microcode updates for some processors based on the X79/X58/P45 platforms. For details, please see the Intel Microcode Revision Guidance document at: https://newsroom.intel.com/wp-content/up...te-guidance.pdf.

In this PDF you can find:

Only Sandy Bridge E is missing... bad Intel :P

Product Names: Ivy Bridge Server EX (correct name Sandy Bridge EP?)
CPUID: 306E7
Platform ID: ED
New Production MCU Rev: 0x713
CPU's List: E5-4610, E5-4620, E5-4624L, E5-4627, E5-4640, E5-4650, E5-4657L

Product Names: Ivy Bridge Server E, EN, EP, EP4S
CPUID: 306E4
Platform ID: ED
New Production MCU Rev: 0x42C
CPU's List: Intel® Xeon® Processor v2: E5-1428L, E5-1620, E5-1650, E5-1660, E5-2403, E5-2407, E5-2418L, E5-2420, E5- 2428L, E5-2430, E5-2430L, E5-2440, E5-2448L, E5-2450, E5-2450L, E5-2470, E5-2603, E5-2609, E5-2618L, E5- 2620, E5-2628L, E5-2630, E5-2630L, E5-2637, E5-2640, E5-2643, E5-2648L, E5-2650, E5-2650L, E5-2658, E5- 2660, E5-2667, E5-2670, E5-2680, E5-2687W, E5-2690, E5-2695, E5-2697, E5-4603, E5-4607, E5-4610, E5-4620, E5-4624L, E5-4627, E5-4640, E5-4650, E5-4657L

Product Names: Ivy Bridge Xeon E3
CPUID: 306A9
Platform ID: 12
New Production MCU Rev: 0x1F
CPU's List: Intel® Core� Processor Extreme Edition i7-4960X, Intel® Core� Processor i7-4820K, i7-4930K

Product Names: Ivy Bridge E
CPUID: 306E4
Platform ID: ED
New Production MCU Rev: 0x42C
CPU's List: Intel® Core� Processor Extreme Edition i7-4960X, Intel® Core� Processor i7-4820K, i7-4930K

The question is - how can we update the Motherboards Microcode for x79 platform?

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#2 | RE: ASUS x79 Motherboards Microcode Update for Meltdown and Spectre datum

Tue Sep 04, 2018 4:52 pm

Zitat von FirstEver im Beitrag #1
Hello,

I think ASUS will not release new BIOS for X79 platforms, and we have to update the BIOS ourselves.
This is ASUS's statement: https://www.asus.com/News/V5urzYAT6myCC1o2

Zitat
*Intel will not release microcode updates for some processors based on the X79/X58/P45 platforms. For details, please see the Intel Microcode Revision Guidance document at: https://newsroom.intel.com/wp-content/up...te-guidance.pdf.

In this PDF you can find:

Only Sandy Bridge E is missing... bad Intel :P

Product Names: Ivy Bridge Server EX (correct name Sandy Bridge EP?)
CPUID: 306E7
Platform ID: ED
New Production MCU Rev: 0x713
CPU's List: E5-4610, E5-4620, E5-4624L, E5-4627, E5-4640, E5-4650, E5-4657L

Product Names: Ivy Bridge Server E, EN, EP, EP4S
CPUID: 306E4
Platform ID: ED
New Production MCU Rev: 0x42C
CPU's List: Intel® Xeon® Processor v2: E5-1428L, E5-1620, E5-1650, E5-1660, E5-2403, E5-2407, E5-2418L, E5-2420, E5- 2428L, E5-2430, E5-2430L, E5-2440, E5-2448L, E5-2450, E5-2450L, E5-2470, E5-2603, E5-2609, E5-2618L, E5- 2620, E5-2628L, E5-2630, E5-2630L, E5-2637, E5-2640, E5-2643, E5-2648L, E5-2650, E5-2650L, E5-2658, E5- 2660, E5-2667, E5-2670, E5-2680, E5-2687W, E5-2690, E5-2695, E5-2697, E5-4603, E5-4607, E5-4610, E5-4620, E5-4624L, E5-4627, E5-4640, E5-4650, E5-4657L

Product Names: Ivy Bridge Xeon E3
CPUID: 306A9
Platform ID: 12
New Production MCU Rev: 0x1F
CPU's List: Intel® Core� Processor Extreme Edition i7-4960X, Intel® Core� Processor i7-4820K, i7-4930K

Product Names: Ivy Bridge E
CPUID: 306E4
Platform ID: ED
New Production MCU Rev: 0x42C
CPU's List: Intel® Core� Processor Extreme Edition i7-4960X, Intel® Core� Processor i7-4820K, i7-4930K
The question is - how can we update the Motherboards Microcode for x79 platform?

For 3960X I'd already update with modded BIOS here.

https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.ph...ode-patch-here!

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#3 | RE: ASUS x79 Motherboards Microcode Update for Meltdown and Spectre datum

Tue Sep 04, 2018 7:10 pm (Last edited: Tue Sep 04, 2018 7:28 pm)

Some Sandy Bridge (and Ivy Bridge) CPUs there:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help...-windows-server
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help...crocode-updates
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help...crocode-updates

According to www.cpu-world.com
3960X CPUID=206D6
3930K CPUIDs=206D5, 206D7 (diff steppings)
3820 CPUIDs=206D6, 206D7 (diff steppings)

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#4 | RE: ASUS x79 Motherboards Microcode Update for Meltdown and Spectre datum

Tue Sep 04, 2018 8:12 pm

We (people here) can update BIOS with microcodes for you, as long as their is codes available which there usually is. And you can always use UBU to update as well.

Please don't send PM's for help on BIOS edits, I can't help with BIOS in PM's. Please make a thread and I will try to help as soon as I can - thanks!
If you appreciate my efforts and are willing to donate to help improve my hardware, gift cards work for me (Amazn, NuEgg, eBa) - send me a PM
I view the forum like this, please bump your thread 1x every 24-48 hours if no reply

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#5 | RE: ASUS x79 Motherboards Microcode Update for Meltdown and Spectre datum

Fri Sep 07, 2018 3:34 pm (Last edited: Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:17 pm)

Thank you, I used UBU Tool: [Tool Guide+News] "UEFI BIOS Updater" (UBU)
Everything is explained in section B, point e) Update of the "CPU MicroCode" modules (here: for Intel CPUs).

I was able to update CPU MicroCode, Intel LAN firmware and MArvell controller :)
My motherboard is ASUS P9X79 Pro with XEON E5-1660 v2.

UPDATE 1

Unfortunately, I don't have additional BIOS EEPROM chip but I ordered some on eBay...

UPDATE 2

I received additional BIOS EEPROM chips, but after updating CPU MicroCode (with the latest UBU Tool 1.70 RC10.2), my motherboard resets over and over.
It works fine when I update only Network and SATA Controller firmware with UBU + Intel ME Firmware 8.1.70.1590 with other updater.

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