Ever since the PIII Intel has included a microcode update mechanism. Not all processor errata are fixable though, and the microcode update needs to be applied on every boot.
Microsoft has use it in the past to fix CPU specific reliability problems: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936357 Thomas Gonzalez wrote: > Do they fix it at the plant then send out a ridiculous amount of chips? -- Phil Brutsche [email protected] ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
