Add some details about how to install Intel microcode updates.
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<para>&man.smp.4; has more details.</para>
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<para>&man.smp.4; has more details.</para>
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<para>What is microcode?
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How do I install &intel; CPU microcode updates?</para>
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<para>Microcode is a method of programmatically
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implementating hardware level instructions. This allows
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for CPU bugs to be fixed without replacing the on board chip.</para>
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Install <filename role="package">sysutils/devcpu-data</filename>,
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then add:</para>
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<programlisting>microcode_update_enable="YES"</programlisting>
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<para>to <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename></para>
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