Download: inSpectre Meltdown and Spectre Check tool for Windows

#5511607

TheDeeGee

2018-01-17 16:14

Still nothing from Gigabyte for Z87.

#5511608

mbk1969

2018-01-17 16:17

Dragondale13:

Lol! mbk1969 did it first, then Ashampoo utility. I can bet I'll end up with more tools to remind me of upgrading, than one that actually FIXES THE ISSUE! I'm hating Intel right now...but not that much..my cpu is running real good tbh! PC parts can smell the aroma of "replacement" 😀

Well, Microsoft did it first with their PowerShell script. And script is sky high cool. I just translated it to C# (to build standalone app) seeing many guys here having trouble with PowerShell.

#5511618

Agent-A01

2018-01-17 16:49

fantaskarsef:

Thanks for the link, but I'm fairly aware I'm still vulvernable because Asus does not provide any updates for the Rampage 5 Extreme besides their stupid RGB everything version. I'm actually rather pissed about it, that board cost a ton of money and they can't even give you a BIOS, yet they offer it for other boards with X99. My board was their FLAGSHIP X99 board. And you don't get any BIOS updates... that's just a bad joke. If I could I'd take my revenge on them... 😡

Hold your anger my young padawan. There are no stable microcode updates for broadwell/haswell available so really an update is still required by intel.

#5511621

Extraordinary

2018-01-17 16:55

Last BIOS update in 2012 😀 https://i.imgur.com/lu3IToq.png

#5511634

LocoDiceGR

2018-01-17 17:21

-> NO -> YES -> SLOWER. Thanks M$.

#5511635

TheDeeGee

2018-01-17 17:22

slickric21:

Ive just updated my own bios with UBT containing latest CPU microcodes that have spectre fixes. Tool from https://www.win-raid.com/t154f16-Tool-Guide-News-quot-UEFI-BIOS-Updater-quot-UBU.html latest version has the latest Intel Microcodes dated 20/11/17 that have Spectre fix. You download a copy of your latest bios, run UBT, open your bios, update CPU Microcode to latest (may as well update all other stuff - Intel OROM etc etc) save bios, then flash this bios on your mobo. Viola you are upto date. Ive been using the tool for years to keep my Bios upto date Screen shot of my 4770k with MSI z87 [URL='http://www.imagebam.com/image/08f1a2721482763'] http://thumbs2.imagebam.com/32/8e/9c/08f1a2721482763.jpg[/URL]

So let me get this right for my 4770K. 1) Download UBU. 2) Download MMTool 5.0.0.7. 3) Download latest BIOS (F10e with MATS update). 4) Extract UBU in UBU folder. 5) Extract MMTool.exe in UBU folder. 6) Extract BIOS in UBU folder. 7) Start UBU.bat as Admin. 8) Type 7 to select CPU Microcode Updater. 9) Type 1 to show the list of Microcodes. 10) Type 23 (latest available code from November 20, 2017) to update Microcode. 11) Type 0 to Exit 12) Type 1 to save the BIOS.

#5511643

slickric21

2018-01-17 17:48

TheDeeGee:

So let me get this right for my 4770K. 1) Download UBU. 2) Download MMTool 5.0.0.7. 3) Download latest BIOS (F10e with MATS update). 4) Extract UBU in UBU folder. 5) Extract MMTool.exe in UBU folder. 6) Extract BIOS in UBU folder. 7) Start UBU.bat as Admin. 8) Type 7 to select CPU Microcode Updater. 9) Type 1 to show the list of Microcodes. 10) Type 23 (latest available code from November 20, 2017) to update Microcode. 11) Type 0 to Exit 12) Type 1 to save the BIOS.

Yup you got it !! I usually rename the bios.bin that the tool created to the same name that my Mobo bios was initially. You then flash this new bios to your Mobo of course

#5511648

AzzKickr

2018-01-17 17:55

A good weekly backup plan is what is protecting my machine. No slow down patches for me !

#5511653

Agent-A01

2018-01-17 18:13

TheDeeGee:

So let me get this right for my 4770K. 1) Download UBU. 2) Download MMTool 5.0.0.7. 3) Download latest BIOS (F10e with MATS update). 4) Extract UBU in UBU folder. 5) Extract MMTool.exe in UBU folder. 6) Extract BIOS in UBU folder. 7) Start UBU.bat as Admin. 8) Type 7 to select CPU Microcode Updater. 9) Type 1 to show the list of Microcodes. 10) Type 23 (latest available code from November 20, 2017) to update Microcode. 11) Type 0 to Exit 12) Type 1 to save the BIOS.

Don't update it. MCU for haswell/braodwell is not stable. Need to wait for a newer revision.

#5511655

mbk1969

2018-01-17 18:16

TheDeeGee:

So let me get this right for my 4770K. 1) Download UBU. 2) Download MMTool 5.0.0.7. 3) Download latest BIOS (F10e with MATS update). 4) Extract UBU in UBU folder. 5) Extract MMTool.exe in UBU folder. 6) Extract BIOS in UBU folder. 7) Start UBU.bat as Admin. 8) Type 7 to select CPU Microcode Updater. 9) Type 1 to show the list of Microcodes. 10) Type 23 (latest available code from November 20, 2017) to update Microcode. 11) Type 0 to Exit 12) Type 1 to save the BIOS.

No need to start UBU as Admin, as all it does is working with local files in subfolders.

#5511656

mbk1969

2018-01-17 18:17

AzzKickr:

A good weekly backup plan is what is protecting my machine. No slow down patches for me !

That will help against viruses. But Meltdown/Spectre is not about changing or adding files in OS.

#5511657

Koniakki

2018-01-17 18:21

Haven't updated my Asrock Z370 Ex4 to v1.40 yet. Still on v1.30 bios. Which means Spectre might still get me! *Pulls eth plug!

#5511660

liveonloan

2018-01-17 18:24

I also have strangeness, this tool gives me a different result than the microsoft powershell script check. With MS script I am supposed to be protected. With this tool I am not protected against Spectre. Asus Prime Z270-A with last BIOS 1203 (2018/01/09) and windows 10 LTSB x64 1607 with the latest update (kb4056890). http://funkyimg.com/i/2BkRH.jpg http://funkyimg.com/i/2BkRJ.jpg

#5511667

tsunami231

2018-01-17 18:41

GRC trust worth for sure, Not sure why Windows 10 complains about this is APP like one from windows store I had to change store setting from Store only to allow me but warn me. the exe doesnt actual install anything thought, it just wont run if app are set to store only. I protected from everything but spec which i already know

#5511681

TheDeeGee

2018-01-17 19:13

Agent-A01:

Don't update it. MCU for haswell/braodwell is not stable. Need to wait for a newer revision.

Thanks, i will hold out for now then. Atleast i know how to update it now. Perhaps by the time a new Microcode comes out Gigabyte has an actual BIOS available.

#5511682

XP-200

2018-01-17 19:14

Yeah us poor Haswell/Broadwell users have to wait a bit more so don't update anything as of yet.

#5511683

OldTarget

2018-01-17 19:15

liveonloan:

I also have strangeness, this tool gives me a different result than the microsoft powershell script check. With MS script I am supposed to be protected. With this tool I am not protected against Spectre. Asus Prime Z270-A with last BIOS 1203 (2018/01/09) and windows 10 LTSB x64 1607 with the latest update (kb4056890). http://funkyimg.com/i/2BkRH.jpg http://funkyimg.com/i/2BkRJ.jpg

Same behavior there with Asus Z170-Pro and BIOS 3703

#5511689

slickric21

2018-01-17 19:33

Agent-A01:

Don't update it. MCU for haswell/braodwell is not stable. Need to wait for a newer revision.

Perfectly stable here 😉 Read some hearsay reports of servers or datacentres rebooting.... but I don’t think they are running a 4770k on a Z87 lol

#5511693

Agent-A01

2018-01-17 19:44

slickric21:

Perfectly stable here 😉 Read some hearsay reports of servers or datacentres rebooting.... but I don’t think they are running a 4770k on a Z87 lol

Not just servers, other people are having issues. Among reboot/sleep issues, others are having constant CPU errors where they were stable pre-update even at stock settings.

#5511695

slickric21

2018-01-17 19:56

Agent-A01:

Not just servers, other people are having issues. Among reboot/sleep issues, others are having constant CPU errors where they were stable pre-update even at stock settings.

Any links to share ? It’s all fine and dandy here. (It would be incredibly easy just to flash the old bios back if anyone has issues after updating microcode)