@ caleb59:

I saw your reply, no need for a second one.

Download the attached file. It's the ME Region from your motherboard's latest BIOS (v2.13 , E7758IMS.2D0). Size in HEX is 0x1FF000 or 2MB.

Use command fptw64 -rewrite -me -f ME.bin to replace your current ME Region with the one from MSI's latest BIOS.

Warning: Be very careful with FPT, don't flash a different file and don't forget any parameter by accident.

Once done, reboot. Then test MEInfo and MEManuf again after restart & shutdown as you want.

If everything works, you can update to any latter ME8.1 firmware you want via FWUpdate tool. Afterwards, MEInfo and MEManuf again to verify health.

You may need to reset the ME. Run fptw64 -greset command.

So a ME Reset was needed as I thought. Good, the ME now operates at least. The error is system-specific as I said earlier. Not related to the latest 8.1 firmware.

Did you try MEManuf in DOS mode? You will rule out driver issues that way (not that I believe this is driver-related either way).

You can try flashing the latest BIOS from MSI again > Restore Default Settings but I don't think it's related.

If the result is the same, you do have the stock ME firmware that MSI provides at their latest SPI image. So the problem is on their side. Maybe some misconfigured setting or something else. You should ask them now. Maybe they identify the issue and release a beta bios or something.

And no, you are not "fucked". The ME subsystem does work. Just because one MEManuf test fails, it's not the end of the world.

The update didn't cause this, you need to understand that. The problem was there all along, you just didn't notice it before. Noone runs MEManuf daily to verify that.

Boot into DOS or boot into EFI, the result is the same. No driver used in both cases. Search google on how to do that.

You have their own stock ME Region, they will support it while singing a song at the same time.

Also relax with the curse words, it doesn't make anyone want to help you further.

Updates 26/08/2015:

NEW! Intel ME 11.0 PCH-H Consumer Firmware from v11.0.0.1166 (24/07/2015) --> v11.0.0.1168 (05/08/2015)



Intel ME System Tools v11.0 from r1 --> r2:

* Added Intel ME 11 SW Only 1.5MB and 5MB SKUs Release Notes v11.0.0.1156 (07/2015)
* Added SPT Corporate FW Bring Up Guide v11.0.0.1122 (03/2015)
* Added Intel AMT 11.0 OEM WebUI Guide v0.7 (01/2015)
* Added Intel MEBX User Guide v0.6 (01/2015)