1 - ME firmware : infos and tools
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1 - ME firmware : infos and tools
2 - Checking ME firmware
- A - Update ME FW with MEupdate
- B - Check ME FW with MEinfo
- C - Check ME FW functionality with MEManuf
- D - Check ME FW in BIOS file with FITC
3 - Extracting ME firmware
- A - Extracting ME firmware with FITC
- B - Extracting ME firmware with HxD editor
4 - Setting ME firmware
- A - ME FW settings for Z77/Z68/P68
- B - ME FW settings for X79
- C - ME FW settings for Z87
- D - Prepared ME FW files
5 - Replacing ME firmware in BIOS file
Do not confuse ME firmware and MEI driver, ME FW is part of the BIOS while MEI driver is installed on Windows and allows software to communicate with ME firmware in BIOS (as some overclocking and fan management software).
Fernando and Odiebugs have done a very good topic about ME firmware.
CodeRush also gave interesting infos in Hardforum.
BIOS consists of 3 to 5 regions (some BIOS don’t have Gbe and/or PDR region), ME firmware is an important part :
ME firmware contains different modules : AMT (Active Management Technology), ASF (Alert Standard Format), QST (Quiet System Technology) and TPM (Trusted Platform Module) for hardware remotely management… but it also contains chipset’s settings (clocks, frequencies,...) which affect important parameters as BCLK, RAM, Turbo Boost, fans speeds…
For further, here are some useful links (Intel chipset 6 and 7 series for P68/Z68/X79/Z77, Intel chipset 8 series for Z87) :
- HxD editor
- Flash Image Tool (FITC) for 6 and 7 series and FITC for 8 series (about 1.5MB)
- MEupdate 8.1.51.1471 for 6/7series and 9.0.30.1482 for 8 series (about 4MB)
- MEInfo for 6/7series and MEInfo for 8 series (about 0.8MB)
- MEManuf for 6/7 series and MEManuf for 8 series (about 1.5MB)
(Thanks to Pacman… and Google)
For greedy, here's full packages :
- Full Management Engine Tools 8.1.10.1286 for C600/6/7 series and Management Engine Tools 9.0.21.1462 for 8 series (with complete tools as MEinfo, MEManuf, FWupdate, Flash Image Tool and Flash Programming Tool, contains also ME and Gbe original binaries and old MEI drivers - about 120MB)
- and Intel System Tools user guides 7 series and 8 series (about 2MB)
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