Hi @meicu and @Lost_N_BIOS

I was able to flash the BIOS using @meicu 's spi, and now the system can boot. But it seems I've encountered the ME region issue as well.

How can I flash/clean the ME? Do I still need to flash it using programmer?

Thx in advance!

There's sticky topic about cleaning ME region. And you can flash it directly from windows with FPTW

Thanks. @meciu I used fptw -d spi.bin, but got CPU/BIOS Access errors. How did you resolve this issue?

Put device to sleep, wait few seconds, wake it up and try again. Now it should pass

If not you'll need to short two pins on HDA chip to bypass that.

[Guide] Unlock Intel Flash Descriptor Read/Write Access Permissions for SPI Servicing

Hi @plutomaniac and @Lost_N_BIOS can I get an bios advance menu unlock for Insyde20h? I tried using UEFI Tool to extra the Intel Page but it cannot replace the body.


Is there a way to unlock it permanently? Here's the VN7 591G's bios dump: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c3gFy8i...iew?usp=sharing

Thank you in advance!

@Lost_N_BIOS @syscl @meciu

Sorry to be barging in an old post. I need your help.

My Laptop:
Acer Nitro V (VN7 591G)
Bought it from a guy from a selling platform. Who has stopped responding to my calls/texts once I talked to him about the issue of auto-shutdown

My Problem:
Laptop shuts down exactly at 30 mins
ME region Firmware is shown as Unknown when Intel's ME Region Identifier
Also in Device Manager there is a yellow triangle on MEI

My Background:
No knowledge of programming and the programming software being used, but can workaround with instructions.
Cant desolder the chip.
As I understand, the ME region is corrupted? or Intel anti-theft?

Current Status:
Have gone through numerous threads here as a passive reader and now I'm all confused.

I understand I need this:
https://www.banggood.com/CH341A-24-25-Se...ur_warehouse=CN
Is it good enough to go? Or do I need the 1.8v adapter as well?

I dont have backup of my current BIOS as well.

Please guide me from step 1 to fix this, the 30 mins shutdown is so annoying.