@Lost_N_BIOS thanks i will reflash with your version. the laptop is even without your modified bios now running for 50min without shutoff. thats amazing. im tended to not touch it at all :D

Yes, once you reflashed ME that 30 minute issue would be fixed. It's fine, and you should reflash the one I just sent, then you can reboot and all will be unlocked, fixed and next time no hassles needed to reflash anything

@Lost_N_BIOS well, something is wrong. after flashing the bios the laptop does not start anymore, it looks like it tries to start, the fan starts spinning and then it resets and tries again. i already removed the bios battery but nothing changed, what a pitty, it worked already...

EDIT
get it boot with enabled pinmod, any advises? im now in windows - shall i flash back to the bios i just dumped before?

@Chads - That's not good, sorry! Please flash this one, maybe wrong UEFITool version for your BIOS? If error from FPT about file not found, rename to shorter name
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...156639744985621

Flash via >> FPTw.exe -f biosfdstock2.bin

If you are scared now, you can simply reflash Asus Stock BIOS via EZ Flash, but you will have to pinmod any time you have similar issues next time, or use programmer. If you flash the BIOS above you wont, all will be unlocked.

* Edit, I compared files from first one and this one, same, so UEFITool version not an issue here. Please just flash using this way to alleviate any possible issues
Use BIOS above as source file

FPTw.exe -desc -f biosfdstock2.bin
FPTw.exe -bios -f biosfdstock2.bin

@Lost_N_BIOS unfortunately, same issue with the second bios

Yes, sorry, I just edited in above. Please wait one second, let me get you BIOS region and FD separately, there must be some alignment issue
One sec, I'll edit new files in here

@Chads - Here is files, flash per below commands
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...733164018419821

FPTw.exe -desc -f fd.bin
FPTw.exe -bios -f biosdump.bin (This is the dump you sent me originally)

If this fails, then something wrong with the FD, I will have to look at it later and figure it out.
For now if it fails, just reflash stock BIOS from Asus via EZ flash, so you get normal BIOS region back (DO NOT flash stock BIOS via FPT)

* Edit, I have to run, be back tonight! Hopefully above sorts it for you, if not do the stock flash from Asus to put back BIOS region.

still the same
and EZ flash doesnt let me reflash the original version, it tells me the build date is too old, damn :-/
can i reflash with fpt and the 8MB dumped bios?

Edit: Managed to reflash the stock image with EZ Flash (when EZ flash shows the error that the build date is too old you have to type "risky" (no joke!) and it will continue.
Now running on stock bios...

Wow, what's going on here! EZ Flash should always let you reflash same version? Very funky! Where do you type "risky", I've never heard of this as an option too, will have to keep in mind to tell others to try.

Maybe the stock flasher was checking ME version, and wanting to, or did, reflash that, and that's why it was acting funny? Since you'd already flashed in a newer and updated version than what's included in any of the Asus stock BIOS.
What ME version do you see now, still 8.1.70.1590?

I found this trick somewhere in the internet, first i thought someone is kidding, but it worked for my old EZ flash utility. When the error appears, dont acknowledge, just type risky, and then you are able continue.
where can i see my current ME Version?

MEInfoWin still cant detect it and gives same error like mentioned in Post #1

@Chads - thanks, I'll have to keep this in mind, I wonder if it works at all EZ Flash error screens?

I checked your ME in the BIOS dump you provided already after pinmod (in post #29), and ME was updated per the FPT ME flash you did to the mef.bin file.
So it should be working provided you have ME drivers installed and are using the correct MEInfo version (From V8 package). You can see ME version on BIOS main page or with HWINFO64 on the large window, in motherboard section.
However, it will be disabled still if you have not reflashed the stock BIOS region yet, using FPT or Asus EZ Flash with stock BIOS. Maybe that only appeared to flash?

@Lost_N_BIOS it realy seems to work well, no shutdown after 30min, system runs stable. so overall im gonna leave the laptop and bios as it is now. i have to thank you for the great support.

@Chads - So still no ME though correct? It shows ME version as N/A or 0.0.0.0 in BIOS? If yes, then EZ Flash did not update the BIOS like it appeared, since ME still disabled due to ME Re-Flash setting still enabled that I set in the BIOS
However, yes, you can leave like this, but some things will not function with ME disabled.

@Lost_N_BIOS hwinfo64 shows intel ME version 8.1 build 1590 hotfix 70
operation mode normal and manufacturing mode active
is this ok?

@Chads - sounds like it's working then, and EZ Flash did reflash the BIOS region