Critical Updates For Intel Core Processors

The Inquirer noticed a new entry on the Microsoft support site which mentions a hotfix to aide in reliability of Intel processors. What this means exactly, no one seems to know. According to the Inq, it affects most recent Core CPUs including the E4000/E6000, Q6600 and both the QX6700 and QX6800. You can download the hotfix through Microsoft’s support site although I am sure it would be available through Windows update as well. For those not using Windows, there should be BIOS updates available for your board. If not now, soon. Now if we only knew why a hotfix was necessary…

In the mobile world, people with the Core 2 Duo T5000 and T7000 need to visit Microsoft’s site, while the server guys will want to use motherboard BIOSes if they do not rely on Microsoft Windows operating systems. The affected servers are Xeon 3000, 3200, 5100 and 5300s – or just about every model from the second generation of Core marchitecture. Oddly enough, Yonah – 32-bit Core Duo processor – isn’t among the affected cores.

Source: The Inquirer