I was able to extract these executables but they are not really useful to us at they include only the (encapsulated, .cap) BIOS region and not full SPI image. However, since you have a programmer and can test, we'll definitely solve the problem. The way I see it, there are two possible solutions. Option 1 is to remove the 1st incomplete "firmware" and adjust the 2nd to take it's place followed by the cleanup guide which should now work. Option 2 is to keep the 1st incomplete "firmware" (in case it's there for OEM ME Recovery purposes) and just replace the 2nd one manually with it's equivalent output from the cleanup guide, meaning: copy the 2nd (proper) firmware, use the cleanup guide on it and replace it. It's my belief that the former option is the one that makes sense so this is what I suggest we try first. I have attached below a fixed SPI image which is based on your system's dump with the following changes: FD Unlocked (you will be able to use fpt -d, no programmer or pinmod unless you want to lock it again later on), Removed 1st incomplete ME firmware from 0x1000 and adjusted the one that was at 0x3000 to (correctly) start at 0x1000 with proper size, Cleanup guide to update+clean+configure while at the same time disable Intel Anti-Theft Technology to not cause any such issue in the future again. Try the fixed image attached below and let me know how it goes. Oh, you may need to remove all power (cord + batteries) for 1 minute or so in case the system doesn't seem to start after the SPI (ME in this case mostly) reflash.

@ debmasta:

Go to the ME thread and download ME System Tools v9.0. From then, run Flash Programming Tool (FPT) with command "fptw -greset" which will reset the ME/platform and hopefully solve the problem. If not, you will need to reflash the ME region of your BIOS (SPI) chip. For that to be possible you need to have an unlocked Flash Descriptor (FD) which, in a simplified one-sided manner, is what controls read/write access to the ME region's firmware for security purposes. To verify the FD lock status, run FPT with command "fptw -d spi.bin" and hopefully you won't see any cpu access error. If you do, your FD is locked and you'll need to unlock it first, otherwise compress and upload the resulting "spi.bin" file for me to fix it for you.

Open a command prompt and run Flash Programming Tool with the command "-greset". Whether you use the x86 (fptw) or x64 (fptw64) version is up to you.

I assume the 30 minute shut down problem was not solved by the "-greset" command. The problem is either ME firmware corruption or the defunct Intel Anti-Theft technology acting up. Read my reply here again to understand what you need to do. You got error 26 so your FD is locked and cannot reflash the ME region firmware. It might not be easy to unlock it at a laptop though. The instructions can be found here, obviously ignore the last line. Once you unlock the FD and can dump your BIOS/SPI image with "-d spi.bin" command, compress and attach the file.

Try what Ferrous suggested as the guide should work, you must be doing something wrong. As for the 3 files, MS keeps the ME firmware at a ME or similar folder at those .zip or .msi updates from their website. I think it is EXTR but I don't remember. Either way, you must use your own full SPI dump at the guide.