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#16 | RE: I lost my network card after updating MEI datum

Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:38 pm

The #2 next to the name has to do with Windows device naming and it is ok, ignore it. The latest firmware for your system is 8.1.70.1590 1.5MB which can be found at Intel Management Engine: Drivers, Firmware & System Tools. You use FWUpdate tool with the command "FWUpdLcl -f 8.1.70.1590_1.5MB_PRD_RGN.bin", as explained there. After a restart, the system should have the latest ME firmware and be healthy as verified by MEInfo and MEManuf tools.

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#17 | RE: I lost my network card after updating MEI datum

Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:47 pm

Zitat von plutomaniac im Beitrag #16
The #2 next to the name has to do with Windows device naming and it is ok, ignore it. The latest firmware for your system is 8.1.70.1590 1.5MB which can be found at Intel Management Engine: Drivers, Firmware & System Tools. You use FWUpdate tool with the command "FWUpdLcl -f 8.1.70.1590_1.5MB_PRD_RGN.bin", as explained there. After a restart, the system should have the latest ME firmware and be healthy as verified by MEInfo and MEManuf tools.

Okay, in case I format Windows this # 2 will disappear? In the folder has FWUpdLcl and the FWUpdLcl64 my windows are the 7 64bits which one to use? I know it has nothing to do with what we are talking about but is it worth to modify a BIOS to update efi marvell and the network card?

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#18 | RE: I lost my network card after updating MEI datum

Wed Sep 26, 2018 1:04 am

Zitat von sergio987 im Beitrag #17
Okay, in case I format Windows this # 2 will disappear?

No you don't need to format. If you desperately need to remove the #2 then just show the hidden devices in Device Manager and remove its old copy. Seriously, that is useless, ignore it.

Zitat von sergio987 im Beitrag #17
In the folder has FWUpdLcl and the FWUpdLcl64 my windows are the 7 64bits which one to use?

Obviously if your OS is 64-bit then you can use FWUpdLcl64 but the 32-bit one will work just as fine.

Zitat von sergio987 im Beitrag #17
I know it has nothing to do with what we are talking about but is it worth to modify a BIOS to update efi marvell and the network card?

This is off-topic so you should ask elsewhere. Unless you use LAN PXE or you have something connected to the Marvell controller then no, leave them as they are.

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#19 | RE: I lost my network card after updating MEI datum

Wed Sep 26, 2018 1:29 am (Last edited: Wed Sep 26, 2018 12:40 pm)

As for # 2 not nothing desperate just doubts. I asked why I downloaded a package that only had FWUpdLcl and it had worked I did not even know I had FWUpdLcl64 so I was in doubt. And I realized that the modified BIOS was unnecessary for me. I use the 6g intel and asmedia but I did not find how to update the firmware asmedia and in bios nothing modified does not appear anything on asmedia.

Obs:I updated the ME firmware to 8.1.70.1590. I'm going to leave a print of the error it gave in MEManuf, I do not know if it's bad.

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#20 | RE: I lost my network card after updating MEI datum

Wed Sep 26, 2018 4:01 am

@plutomaniac One thing that is noticed is that my MAC address is like 88.88.88.88.87.88. I have the original mac in the box have how to retrieve it? I do not know if it gets recorded in BIOS or network firmware.

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#21 | RE: I lost my network card after updating MEI datum

Wed Sep 26, 2018 7:38 am

Upload current dump of your BIOS using EZ Flash from within the BIOS (Save current BIOS), or use Asus AI Suite or whatever the name is now of the in-windows BIOS update software.

Or use FPTw from the package below
https://mega.nz/#!CF1l1LJK!K2l6_74FPsGig...Rvp8Efj8a5drZSc

For FPTw, in Flash Programming Tools folder, select the "Windows" folder hold shift and then right click and choose "open command window here" Then run the following command
FPTw.exe -bios -d backup.bin

If you have a full 8MB backup from before making any of these changes, include that as well.

I will try to find your serial number, UUID, DTS key etc then I will fix new BIOS with all these details and your LAN MAC ID too (Please post that, or include in BIOS package on text file)
Also, include images of all the stickers on your board (All), be sure to check side of 24 pin, and top/bottom sides of PCI/PCIE slots too, and the back of the board as well and the sticker on the box too.
Due to how you swapped BIOS when updating you may now have incorrect board details in the BIOS as well, from the other board.

Please don't send PM's for help on BIOS edits, I can't help with BIOS in PM's. Please make a thread and I will try to help as soon as I can - thanks!
If you appreciate my efforts and are willing to donate to help improve my hardware, gift cards work for me (Amazn, NuEgg, eBa) - send me a PM
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#22 | RE: I lost my network card after updating MEI datum

Wed Sep 26, 2018 12:48 pm

Zitat von sergio987 im Beitrag #19
Obs:I updated the ME firmware to 8.1.70.1590. I'm going to leave a print of the error it gave in MEManuf, I do not know if it's bad.

Ignore that, it is a known side-effect when upgrading from ME 7 to ME 8 and it doesn't matter at all.

Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #21
Upload current dump of your BIOS using EZ Flash from within the BIOS (Save current BIOS), or use Asus AI Suite or whatever the name is now of the in-windows BIOS update software.

No need for all that. Dump the GbE region only via "fptw -gbe -d gbe.bin" and replace its first 8 bytes with the proper MAC. Flash it back via "fptw -gbe -f gbe_fix.bin" and do a "fptw -greset". After the reboot, everything should be perfect.

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#23 | RE: I lost my network card after updating MEI datum

Wed Sep 26, 2018 7:57 pm

Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #21
Upload current dump of your BIOS using EZ Flash from within the BIOS (Save current BIOS), or use Asus AI Suite or whatever the name is now of the in-windows BIOS update software.

Or use FPTw from the package below
https://mega.nz/#!CF1l1LJK!K2l6_74FPsGig...Rvp8Efj8a5drZSc

For FPTw, in Flash Programming Tools folder, select the "Windows" folder hold shift and then right click and choose "open command window here" Then run the following command
FPTw.exe -bios -d backup.bin

If you have a full 8MB backup from before making any of these changes, include that as well.

I will try to find your serial number, UUID, DTS key etc then I will fix new BIOS with all these details and your LAN MAC ID too (Please post that, or include in BIOS package on text file)
Also, include images of all the stickers on your board (All), be sure to check side of 24 pin, and top/bottom sides of PCI/PCIE slots too, and the back of the board as well and the sticker on the box too.
Due to how you swapped BIOS when updating you may now have incorrect board details in the BIOS as well, from the other board.

Thank you for trying to help me. But thanks to @plutomaniac, I got something I never imagined hot swap and managed to recover the original BIOS chip. About my MAC address, it gave me a very simple way to fix my problem. Thanks again for your willingness to help me.

Note: Sorry for my bad english. I'm from Brazil and I do not speak English. That's why I use google translator that sometimes messes up the words and the translation gets bad or misunderstood.

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#24 | RE: I lost my network card after updating MEI datum

Wed Sep 26, 2018 8:12 pm (Last edited: Wed Sep 26, 2018 10:16 pm)

Zitat von plutomaniac im Beitrag #22
Zitat von sergio987 im Beitrag #19
Obs:I updated the ME firmware to 8.1.70.1590. I'm going to leave a print of the error it gave in MEManuf, I do not know if it's bad.

Ignore that, it is a known side-effect when upgrading from ME 7 to ME 8 and it doesn't matter at all.

Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #21
Upload current dump of your BIOS using EZ Flash from within the BIOS (Save current BIOS), or use Asus AI Suite or whatever the name is now of the in-windows BIOS update software.

No need for all that. Dump the GbE region only via "fptw -gbe -d gbe.bin" and replace its first 8 bytes with the proper MAC. Flash it back via "fptw -gbe -f gbe_fix.bin" and do a "fptw -greset". After the reboot, everything should be perfect.

Okay, which software use to replace the 8 bytes after extracting the file? Is it easy to replace these 8 bytes? One last question about the MEI. I updated the firmware to the latest version with your help and would like to know which latest available driver I can use? I am currently using the 9.5.23.1766 driver.

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#25 | RE: I lost my network card after updating MEI datum

Thu Sep 27, 2018 7:27 am

Any hex editor, open the file, edit the digits, save and reflash as noted. HxD is a good free one a lot of people use.
This thread explains which drivers you can use, from a quick glance it looks like you need to use 11.0.xxx versions, but please read and be sure - Intel Management Engine: Drivers, Firmware & System Tools

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