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Should I update my BIOS to prevent Spectre?
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<blockquote data-quote="Vasudev" data-source="post: 828725" data-attributes="member: 30411"><p>Firstly, check if Acer does support USB BIOS recovery in case BIOS update fails mid-way or new update causes specific issue.</p><p>Go into BIOS and enable BIOS flashback to allow downgrades. </p><p>If you want just microcode updates any OS does that for you automatically. Do keep in mind, OS protection won't during PC booting and only works once OS is loaded.</p><p>I suppose you have necessary protections for Spectre already. Just post a screenie of HWINFO summary or HWinFO CPU section which shows microcode or uCode.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vasudev, post: 828725, member: 30411"] Firstly, check if Acer does support USB BIOS recovery in case BIOS update fails mid-way or new update causes specific issue. Go into BIOS and enable BIOS flashback to allow downgrades. If you want just microcode updates any OS does that for you automatically. Do keep in mind, OS protection won't during PC booting and only works once OS is loaded. I suppose you have necessary protections for Spectre already. Just post a screenie of HWINFO summary or HWinFO CPU section which shows microcode or uCode. [/QUOTE]
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