bdary
 
 
Interesting.  Version 2.06 for the Classified shows in the release notes it has the microcode for Spectre.  But when I run the InSpectre tool, it shows I don't have Spectre protection.
 
I'n not really worried about it, so will wait to see if anyone else with a Classy board chimes in with their result...

X99 Classified here and running the tool showed me I'm fully protected.

GTXJackBauer

bdary
 
 
Interesting.  Version 2.06 for the Classified shows in the release notes it has the microcode for Spectre.  But when I run the InSpectre tool, it shows I don't have Spectre protection.
 
I'n not really worried about it, so will wait to see if anyone else with a Classy board chimes in with their result...

X99 Classified here and running the tool showed me I'm fully protected.

Thanks for letting me know...
 
I figured out why I wasn't showing as being protected.  I remembered when I had BIOS rev 2.05, the first Spectre BIOS EVGA put out, I had disabled the Spectre protection using the InSpectre tool.  Then I flashed BIOS 2.06 over 2.05, but never re-enabled Spectre protection prior to the new BIOS flash, leaving the enable/disable button greyed out in the tool.  So I tracked down the registry value that had been added and changed by the InSpectre tool and set it back, rebooted, and now I show I have the protection enabled again...
 
And now the Inspectre tool is back to being able to enable/disable both the Meltdown & Spectre protections...

bdary

GTXJackBauer

bdary
 
 
Interesting.  Version 2.06 for the Classified shows in the release notes it has the microcode for Spectre.  But when I run the InSpectre tool, it shows I don't have Spectre protection.
 
I'n not really worried about it, so will wait to see if anyone else with a Classy board chimes in with their result...

X99 Classified here and running the tool showed me I'm fully protected.

Thanks for letting me know...
 
I figured out why I wasn't showing as being protected.  I remembered when I had BIOS rev 2.05, the first Spectre BIOS EVGA put out, I had disabled the Spectre protection using the InSpectre tool.  Then I flashed BIOS 2.06 over 2.05, but never re-enabled Spectre protection prior to the new BIOS flash, leaving the enable/disable button greyed out in the tool.  So I tracked down the registry value that had been added and changed by the InSpectre tool and set it back, rebooted, and now I show I have the protection enabled again...
 
And now the Inspectre tool is back to being able to enable/disable both the Meltdown & Spectre protections...

Thanks for the heads up.   Just wished it was a simple enable and disable button instead of going through all that trouble. 
 
I thought about disabling it for testing but I'll just leave it alone.  Everything is running smoothly so far.  (fingers crossed lol)

GTXJackBauer

bdary

GTXJackBauer

bdary
 
 
Interesting.  Version 2.06 for the Classified shows in the release notes it has the microcode for Spectre.  But when I run the InSpectre tool, it shows I don't have Spectre protection.
 
I'n not really worried about it, so will wait to see if anyone else with a Classy board chimes in with their result...

X99 Classified here and running the tool showed me I'm fully protected.

Thanks for letting me know...
 
I figured out why I wasn't showing as being protected.  I remembered when I had BIOS rev 2.05, the first Spectre BIOS EVGA put out, I had disabled the Spectre protection using the InSpectre tool.  Then I flashed BIOS 2.06 over 2.05, but never re-enabled Spectre protection prior to the new BIOS flash, leaving the enable/disable button greyed out in the tool.  So I tracked down the registry value that had been added and changed by the InSpectre tool and set it back, rebooted, and now I show I have the protection enabled again...
 
And now the Inspectre tool is back to being able to enable/disable both the Meltdown & Spectre protections...

Thanks for the heads up.   Just wished it was a simple enable and disable button instead of going through all that trouble. 
 
I thought about disabling it for testing but I'll just leave it alone.  Everything is running smoothly so far.  (fingers crossed lol)

Normally it is, it just requires a reboot. Also make sure you're using the latest version of the tool. It has been updated several times.

Regarding the 'BIOS' update method:
 
Is it still recommended to revert to default settings before the flash. And if so, is there a way to save settings if I'm not in the mood to manually reset everything? Sorry, I haven't flashed in awhile.

I noticed that having all c-states enabled manually causes my motherboard to hang before I can even get into Windows with this update.
 
Works fine with c-states on Auto.
 
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Regarding the 'BIOS' update method:
 
Is it still recommended to revert to default settings before the flash. And if so, is there a way to save settings if I'm not in the mood to manually reset everything? Sorry, I haven't flashed in awhile.

Yes, to reverting to default settings and I don't know of any way to save your old settings/profiles so they can be used on the new BIOS you just flashed.  If you flash on a different BIOS chip, then your old settings will still be there with the previous BIOS you were running.
 
You could use a USB flash drive to save pics of your settings in case you need to refer to them to set up your profiles in the new BIOS.  Just plug the USB drive in and press F12 to snap a pic to the drive while in the BIOS.  Whatever you're seeing when you hit F12 is what you'll see in the pic.

I use my smart phone to snap a few shots of all my settings and revert back to them.

GTXJackBauer
I use my smart phone to snap a few shots of all my settings and revert back to them.

That'll work...

Thanks for the replies, guys. I got it up fine. I simply had to write down a few things since it had been so long since I messed with the bios settings.