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Microsoft Advice Against Nehalem Xeons Snuffed Out

Posted by Soulskill on from the keep-that-under-your-hat dept.

Eukariote writes "In an article outlining hidden strife in the processor world, Andreas Stiller has reported the scoop that Microsoft advised against the use of Intel Nehalem Xeon (Core i7/i5) processors under Windows Server 2008 R2, but was pressured by Intel to refrain from publishing this advisory. The issue concerns a bug causing spurious interrupts that locks up the Hypervisor of Server 2008. Though there is a hotfix, it is unattractive as it disables power savings and turbo boost states. (The original German-language version of the article is also available.)"

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  1. Damn pesky kids by oldhack · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Nothing to see here. Move along. What? Nevermind where I work.

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  2. Re:Windows specific? by RotateLeftByte · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The funny symbol (a C with two lines in it ) is the international symbol for the Euro.
    You know that funny currency that is in use in a bigger trading block than the almighty US Dollar. Ok, not all EU countries use it but places like Germany, France, Italy, Spain etc use it and have done for over 5 years.

    At the moment, the Euro is regarded as a more valuable currency thant the USD.

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