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On 01/17/2011 11:12 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:

> alsmost all bios load the microcode automatically.

I've known for years what microcode is and what it does, but the idea
of updating it is a complete surprise to me.

 From where does the bios get the microcode that it loads?