AMD: brief statement on Spectre/Windows Update issue

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 01/09/2018 08:56 PM | source: | 35 comment(s)

Earlier today we already posted news that some AMD platforms have issues with the new Microsoft Spectre and Meltdown patches. Some end-users ended up into systems not booting after Microsoft applied the patch.

AMD just send out a small statement on that, I'll just post that as -is:

-- AMD --

AMD is aware of an issue with some older generation processors following installation of a Microsoft security update that was published over the weekend. AMD and Microsoft have been working on an update to resolve the issue and expect it to begin rolling out again for these impacted shortly. Also, we wanted to make it clear this patch is to address GPZ Variant 1 (one of the variants of Spectre) and not GPZ Variant 3 (Meltdown).

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kruno
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#5509084 Posted on: 01/09/2018 10:13 PM

So, how will these users receive and apply the patch on non-booting systems?

Reformat and fresh install of Windows , non-booting refers to OS not PC

gdmaclew
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#5509097 Posted on: 01/09/2018 11:00 PM

We are sorry that the patch we applied to your new car has destroyed your engine...you will have to rebuild your engine.

So sorry.

gdmaclew
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#5509100 Posted on: 01/09/2018 11:02 PM

Reformat and fresh install of Windows , non-booting refers to OS not PC

Those who have valid backups will just restore. Others...?

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#5509101 Posted on: 01/09/2018 11:06 PM

Those who have valid backups will just restore. Others...?

bingo^....or install windows on a new hard drive and then extract needed documents off of old hard drive.

it still sucks that a windows update broke s***

kruno
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#5509108 Posted on: 01/09/2018 11:15 PM

Those who have valid backups will just restore. Others...?

I am seeing multiple post across internet from people saying that patch borked system restore,and that nothing besides fresh install helps.
That is for both AMD and Intel based systems.

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