I understand it should work, but it doesn't. I looked in the entire BIOS options and there is no option for ME/MEBx (on my older Optiplex machines, there was a separate main entry for ME). I recall updating the BIOS on this Optiplex a month ago when I posted first. I see that the latest bios for the 7010 is from 2015 so I already have the latest one. I didn't reset to default BIOS settings, I can try that tomorrow - though that shouldn't make a difference (should it?).

Is it at all possible you uploaded a different file or that you generated it form a different file than the one in my link? What else could it be?

I was just coming to post that I found the latest bios to be A25 from May 2017 and that I'm no longer sure I have the latest BIOS. I'll try everything you suggested tomorrow as I'm now away from it. What's the actual step by step here:

- set jumper to service mode
- flash bios to A25
- flash your fixed ME fw again
- reboot
- set jumper back to normal mode
- reset bios to defaults
- see if ME appears in BIOS

Is that the right sequence?

I did all those steps very carefully in the order indicated. There is no ME or MEBx in the BIOS, but there is one when pressing F12 (boot menu). There I can see MEBx and was very happy, but entering it I can see the 4 entries:

- MEBx Login
- Intel ME General Settings
- Intel AMT configuration
- MEBx exit

I can only select the 1st and last option, and for the first option it asks me for a password, which I don't know. I googled and tried "admin" as password but it didn't work. CTRL+P after reboot still doesn't do anything.

What am I missing? I'm not sure if this MEBx screen was accessible before (I never pressed F12 until now) and whether it was again only allowing "Login" or "Exit" to be chosen.

Like I said, "admin" didn't work. How exactly do you do an RTC reset on this model? I didn't see a coin battery on the motherboard - at least where I could look (I didn't dismantle everything like PSU, etc)

Strike that - it was a silly oversight on my part: my keyboard has the numpad integrated on the main keys, and num lock was on, so tapping "i" was actually typing "5", so "admin" became "adm5n" and gave an error. It worked afterwards and asked me to change it (spent 5 minutes and had to google to see that i need a super strong password).

I was able to configure it and access the web page on port 16992.

New problem: VNC access (KVM) is not working ... should it work? While configuring AMT in the MEBx bios, there was a "KVM Feature Selection" option which is set on "Enabled", so I thought KVM via VNC should work like on my other Lenovo small server, on port 5900 (this guy can do it on the Optiplex 7010). Any clues?

Port 5900 is not open. Is it possible that your fixed ME firmware doesn't have KVM via VNC? If yes, would you be able to include it?

Try to use MeshCommander to config and test the AMT.
http://www.meshcommander.com/meshcommander

Well, port 5900 is not open (nothing is listening on it) so no external tool can help. It seems KVM via VNC is just not available or not actually working in this ME firmware (though it is definitely possible in other Optiplex 7010 like seen here). I may be out of luck :(

Zitat von plutomaniac im Beitrag #73

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The firmware is capable, the problem is not there. Read the MEBx User Guide, it should guide you on how to properly set KVM.

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As I told you with MCommander you will be able to activate/deactivate KVM and user consent and check the settings.
Have a look.