I would like to ask for some guidance since I'm new to this and don't want to end up with a non-bootable situation. I have read the guides, and I have tried the different toolsets needed but did not find courage to execute.
Motherboard is BIOS version 1301 and updated with ME v11.8 with ASUS downloadable tools. I have been overclocking cpu+ram+bclk, which i suspect might be the reason for my corrupted ME region. Possible second reason is my bootloader was set up with "usefirmwarepcisettings No", which causes windows to alter I/O's while ASUS MEupdate tool is run from within windows. If i boot with "usefirmwarepcisettings yes" IMEI and pci-express ports stop functioning. I experience issues with horrible stuttering which is the cause for my digging in the first place. Oh well, here comes some info gathered.
FPTW -d spi.bin (version 11.8.60.3561) works, and spits out spi.bin 16,384kB. I tried -greset, which rebooted computer but issue persists.
ME Analyzer of dumped spi.bin:
║ Family │ CSE ME ║ ╟─────────────────────────┼───────────────────╢ ║ Version │ 11.8.50.3399 ║ ╟─────────────────────────┼───────────────────╢ ║ Release │ Production ║ ╟─────────────────────────┼───────────────────╢ ║ Type │ Region, Extracted ║ ╟─────────────────────────┼───────────────────╢ ║ SKU │ Consumer H ║ ╟─────────────────────────┼───────────────────╢ ║ Chipset │ KBP/BSF-H A ║ ║ │ SPT-H D ║ ╟─────────────────────────┼───────────────────╢ ║ Security Version Number │ 3 ║ ╟─────────────────────────┼───────────────────╢ ║ Version Control Number │ 269 ║ ╟─────────────────────────┼───────────────────╢ ║ Production Version │ Yes ║ ╟─────────────────────────┼───────────────────╢ ║ Lewisburg PCH Support │ No ║ ╟─────────────────────────┼───────────────────╢ ║ OEM RSA Signature │ No ║ ╟─────────────────────────┼───────────────────╢ ║ OEM Unlock Token │ No ║ ╟─────────────────────────┼───────────────────╢ ║ Date │ 2017-09-26 ║ ╟─────────────────────────┼───────────────────╢ ║ File System State │ Initialized ║ ╟─────────────────────────┼───────────────────╢ ║ Size │ 0x1F0000 ║ ╟─────────────────────────┼───────────────────╢ ║ Flash Image Tool │ 11.6.0.1126 ║ ╟─────────────────────────┼───────────────────╢ ║ Latest │ No
MEinfoWIN -verbose:
C:\Users\zeewor\Downloads\Intel CSME System Tools v11 r20\MEInfo\WIN32>MEInfoWin.exe -verbose
Intel(R) MEInfo Version: 11.8.60.3561 Copyright(C) 2005 - 2018, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows OS Version : 10.0
FW Status Register1: 0x94000245 FW Status Register2: 0x82110346 FW Status Register3: 0x00000020 FW Status Register4: 0x00084000 FW Status Register5: 0x00000000 FW Status Register6: 0x40000000
CurrentState: Normal ManufacturingMode: Disabled FlashPartition: Valid OperationalState: CM0 with UMA InitComplete: Complete BUPLoadState: Success ErrorCode: No Error ModeOfOperation: Normal SPI Flash Log: Not Present FPF HW Source value: Not Applicable ME FPF Fusing Patch Status: ME FPF Fusing patch NOT applicable Phase: Maestro ICC: Valid OEM data, ICC programmed ME File System Corrupted: Yes FPF and ME Config Status: Match FW Capabilities value is 0x31111540 Feature enablement is 0x11111140 Platform type is 0x71440322 No Intel Wireless device was found Intel(R) ME code versions:
Table Type 0 ( 0x 00 ) found, size of 0 (0x 00 ) bytes BIOS Version 1301 Table Type 0 ( 0x 00 ) found, size of 0 (0x 00 ) bytes Table Type 0 ( 0x 00 ) found, size of 66 (0x 42 ) bytes Table Type 1 ( 0x 01 ) found, size of 131 (0x 83 ) bytes Table Type 2 ( 0x 02 ) found, size of 112 (0x 70 ) bytes Table Type 3 ( 0x 03 ) found, size of 98 (0x 62 ) bytes Table Type 8 ( 0x 08 ) found, size of 16 (0x 10 ) bytes Table Type 9 ( 0x 09 ) found, size of 28 (0x 1C ) bytes Table Type 10 ( 0x 0A ) found, size of 33 (0x 21 ) bytes Table Type 11 ( 0x 0B ) found, size of 60 (0x 3C ) bytes Table Type 12 ( 0x 0C ) found, size of 21 (0x 15 ) bytes Table Type 32 ( 0x 20 ) found, size of 22 (0x 16 ) bytes Table Type 34 ( 0x 22 ) found, size of 29 (0x 1D ) bytes Table Type 26 ( 0x 1A ) found, size of 29 (0x 1D ) bytes Table Type 36 ( 0x 24 ) found, size of 18 (0x 12 ) bytes Table Type 35 ( 0x 23 ) found, size of 27 (0x 1B ) bytes Table Type 28 ( 0x 1C ) found, size of 29 (0x 1D ) bytes Table Type 36 ( 0x 24 ) found, size of 18 (0x 12 ) bytes Table Type 35 ( 0x 23 ) found, size of 27 (0x 1B ) bytes Table Type 27 ( 0x 1B ) found, size of 30 (0x 1E ) bytes Table Type 36 ( 0x 24 ) found, size of 18 (0x 12 ) bytes Table Type 35 ( 0x 23 ) found, size of 27 (0x 1B ) bytes Table Type 27 ( 0x 1B ) found, size of 17 (0x 11 ) bytes Table Type 36 ( 0x 24 ) found, size of 18 (0x 12 ) bytes Table Type 35 ( 0x 23 ) found, size of 27 (0x 1B ) bytes Table Type 29 ( 0x 1D ) found, size of 27 (0x 1B ) bytes Table Type 36 ( 0x 24 ) found, size of 18 (0x 12 ) bytes Table Type 35 ( 0x 23 ) found, size of 27 (0x 1B ) bytes Table Type 26 ( 0x 1A ) found, size of 29 (0x 1D ) bytes Table Type 28 ( 0x 1C ) found, size of 29 (0x 1D ) bytes Table Type 27 ( 0x 1B ) found, size of 30 (0x 1E ) bytes Table Type 29 ( 0x 1D ) found, size of 27 (0x 1B ) bytes Table Type 39 ( 0x 27 ) found, size of 184 (0x B8 ) bytes Table Type 40 ( 0x 28 ) found, size of 65 (0x 41 ) bytes Table Type 41 ( 0x 29 ) found, size of 26 (0x 1A ) bytes Table Type 16 ( 0x 10 ) found, size of 25 (0x 19 ) bytes Table Type 17 ( 0x 11 ) found, size of 112 (0x 70 ) bytes Table Type 19 ( 0x 13 ) found, size of 33 (0x 21 ) bytes Table Type 7 ( 0x 07 ) found, size of 29 (0x 1D ) bytes Table Type 4 ( 0x 04 ) found, size of 188 (0x BC ) bytes Table Type 20 ( 0x 14 ) found, size of 37 (0x 25 ) bytes Table Type 130 ( 0x 82 ) found, size of 22 (0x 16 ) bytes MEBx Version 0.0.0.0000 GbE Version 0.2 Vendor ID 8086 PCH Version 0 FW Version 11.8.50.3399 H Security Version (SVN) 3 LMS Version 1824.12.0.1139 MEI Driver Version 1828.12.0.1152 Wireless Hardware Version Not Available Wireless Driver Version Not Available
FW Capabilities 0x31111540
Intel(R) Capability Licensing Service - PRESENT/ENABLED Protect Audio Video Path - PRESENT/ENABLED Intel(R) Dynamic Application Loader - PRESENT/ENABLED Service Advertisement & Discovery - NOT PRESENT Intel(R) NFC Capabilities - NOT PRESENT Intel(R) Platform Trust Technology - PRESENT/DISABLED
Re-key needed False Platform is re-key capable True TLS Disabled Last ME reset reason Global system reset Local FWUpdate Enabled BIOS Config Lock Enabled GbE Config Lock Enabled Get flash master region access status...done Host Read Access to ME Enabled Host Write Access to ME Disabled Get EC region access status...done Host Read Access to EC Disabled Host Write Access to EC Disabled Protected Range Register Base #0 0x0 Protected Range Register Limit #0 0x0 Protected Range Register Base #1 0x0 Protected Range Register Limit #1 0x0 Protected Range Register Base #2 0x0 Protected Range Register Limit #2 0x0 Protected Range Register Base #3 0x0 Protected Range Register Limit #3 0x0 Protected Range Register Base #4 0x0 Protected Range Register Limit #4 0x0 SPI Flash ID 1 EF4018 SPI Flash ID 2 Unknown BIOS boot State Post Boot OEM ID 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 Capability Licensing Service Enabled OEM Tag 0x00000000 Slot 1 Board Manufacturer 0x00000000 Slot 2 System Assembler 0x00000000 Slot 3 Reserved 0x00000000 M3 Autotest Disabled C-link Status Disabled Independent Firmware Recovery Disabled EPID Group ID 0x1FC2
Retrieving Variable "LSPCON Port Configuration" LSPCON Ports None
Retrieving Variable "eDP Port Configuration" 5K Ports None OEM Public Key Hash FPF 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Retrieving Variable "OEM Public Key Hash" OEM Public Key Hash ME 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ACM SVN FPF 0x0 KM SVN FPF 0x0 BSMM SVN FPF 0x0 GuC Encryption Key FPF 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Retrieving Variable "GuC Encryption Key" GuC Encryption Key ME 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
FPF ME --- -- Force Boot Guard ACM Disabled Retrieving Variable "Force Boot Guard ACM Enabled" Disabled Protect BIOS Environment Disabled Retrieving Variable "Protect BIOS Environment Enabled" Disabled CPU Debugging Enabled Retrieving Variable "CPU Debugging" Enabled BSP Initialization Enabled Retrieving Variable "BSP Initialization" Enabled Measured Boot Disabled Retrieving Variable "Measured Boot Enabled" Disabled Verified Boot Disabled Retrieving Variable "Verified Boot Enabled" Disabled Key Manifest ID 0x0 Retrieving Variable "Key Manifest ID" 0x0 Enforcement Policy 0x0 Retrieving Variable "Error Enforcement Policy" 0x0 PTT Enabled Retrieving Variable "Intel(R) PTT Supported" Enabled PTT Lockout Override Counter 0x0 EK Revoke State Not Revoked PTT RTC Clear Detection FPF 0x0
MEManufWIN -verbose:
C:\Users\zeewor\Downloads\Intel CSME System Tools v11 r20\MEManuf\WIN32>MEManufWin.exe -verbose
Intel(R) MEManuf Version: 11.8.60.3561 Copyright(C) 2005 - 2018, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows OS Version : 10.0
FW Status Register1: 0x94000245 FW Status Register2: 0x82110346 FW Status Register3: 0x00000020 FW Status Register4: 0x00084000 FW Status Register5: 0x00000000 FW Status Register6: 0x40000000
CurrentState: Normal ManufacturingMode: Disabled FlashPartition: Valid OperationalState: CM0 with UMA InitComplete: Complete BUPLoadState: Success ErrorCode: No Error ModeOfOperation: Normal SPI Flash Log: Not Present FPF HW Source value: Not Applicable ME FPF Fusing Patch Status: ME FPF Fusing patch NOT applicable Phase: Maestro ICC: Valid OEM data, ICC programmed ME File System Corrupted: Yes FPF and ME Config Status: Match
FW Capabilities value is 0x31111540 Feature enablement is 0x11111140 Platform type is 0x71440322 No Intel Wireless device was found Feature enablement is 0x11111140 ME initialization state valid ME operation mode valid Current operation state valid ME error state valid OEM ICC data valid and programmed correctly
Error 238: MFS is corrupted PCH SKU Emulation is correct FPF and ME Config values matched
Request Intel(R) ME BIST status command... done
Get Intel(R) ME test data command... done
Get Intel(R) ME test data command... done Total of 10 Intel(R) ME test result retrieved
Policy Kernel - Boot Guard : Self Test - Passed MCA - MCA Tests : Blob - Passed MCA - MCA Tests : MCA Manuf - Passed SMBus - SMBus : Read byte - Passed VDM - General : VDM engine - Passed PAVP - General : Verify Edp and Lspcon Configurations - Passed PAVP - General : Set Lspcon Port - Passed PAVP - General : Set Edp Port - Passed
Clear Intel(R) ME test data command... done
Error 117: MEManuf Operation Failed
When I downloaded different BIOSes from ASUS website I quickly realize my regions are setup very different from the original ones. From this point on I am not confident in the next steps. If anyone with experience from this area would offer some guidance I would appreciate it, and hopefully learn a thing or two in the process (and not have to RMA my card). The thing is, ASUS doesn't offer option to enable/disable HPET within its BIOS, which I hope to be able to mod as I learn more about BIOS modding. (possibly a step towards getting a stutter-free platform)
ME Re-Flash can be enabled on these BIOS with a modified BIOS, it's more hoops to jump through first before you can get where you're going (Have to unlock BIOS lock via grub, reflash mod BIOS, then do the ME reflash), but if you can't get FD unlocked via pinmod this is the way to go. Let me know if you need BIOS with ME Re-flash enabled, if you do, please run the following FPT command from DOS and send me the output file >> FPT.exe -bios -d biosreg.bin
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