From 00989c607d79b039de3feb717203d611fb52ce9b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonas Nick <jonasd.nick@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 23:12:54 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Mention installing latest firmware in install.md

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 docs/install.md | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md
index f1ff476..4fe05f1 100644
--- a/docs/install.md
+++ b/docs/install.md
@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ Tutorial: install and configure NixOS for nix-bitcoin on your own hardware
 
 ## 0. Preparation
 
-1. Optional: Disable Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) in the BIOS
+1. Optional: Make sure you have the latest firmware for your system (BIOS, microcode updates).
+
+2. Optional: Disable Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) in the BIOS
 
     Researchers recommend disabling (SMT), also known as Hyper-Threading Technology in the Intel® world to significantly reduce the impact of speculative exacution-based attacks (https://mdsattacks.com/).