https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:35:18 +0000 Wed, 24 Jan 2018 23:38:57 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=7425 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7425&PID=43836&title=intel-spectre-meltdown-fix-pulled#43836 Author: jclausius
Subject: 7425
Posted: 24 Jan 2018 at 11:38pm

I see where the UEFI/BIOS fix from intel for Spectre / Meltdown has been causing random reboots:

- http://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7175&PID=43779&title=bios-update-for-spectre-and-meltdown-for-older-mbs#43779

- http://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-spectre-reboot-update-tested,36378.html

I believe intel has recommended all mobo vendors pull their UEFI/BIOS fixes from respective websites, and that ASRock is no exception. However, in my case I was able to grab and install the UEFI update for my x299e-itx/ac (v 1.40) on the day of its release a week or two ago.

Now, I've patched the BIOS without issue and have not experienced any random reboots, in fact the system has been plain solid. Again, the x299e-itx/ac is only capable of running Skylake-X CPUs. My plan is to go forward using the version I have installed now, and not downgrade my UEFI. Any thoughts this is the wrong course of action?

TIA

Edited by jclausius - 24 Jan 2018 at 11:47pm]]> Wed, 24 Jan 2018 23:38:57 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7425&PID=43836&title=intel-spectre-meltdown-fix-pulled#43836