For 1.5MB/Consumer when using it for the identical OEM system, no. I can't think of something solid. For non-vPro systems all settings are pre-configured by the OEM so the user doesn't really have to do anything else. Apart from filesystem corruption I can only think of advanced users (the ones who usually create SPI mods and distribute them) having modded the ME firmware's ICC to allow overclocking on mobile systems or for non-K cpu SKUs where that is possible/applicable which may result in some unwanted (for other users) limitations on power savings and so on. As you said, that's for the sake of the argument, most people don't mess with these things on 1.5MB/Consumer either way.

Zitat von davidm71 im Beitrag #1898

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I can tell you that I did a file compare analysis in Hx Edit of the clean production release of 9.1.1037 and the FPT dump of that flashed ME version using FITC and the two files were slightly different. Probably some modification is being made by bios after flashing ME and reboot?

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@ davidm71:

Well, honestly it should be ok in your case. Your MEInfo, MEManuf reports show that everything is ok and you will release it only for the same system, plus it's 1.5MB firmware which doesn't really get dirty. The FITC method is very easy, just takes 5-10 minutes to move settings. You don't have to care about HEX Editing, sizes or anything. I should have recommended that option when we first spoke, don't know what I was thinking with all those size checks and so on. Anyway, it's up to you. Remember there's always the extremely easy FWUpdate tool which doesn't mess with any ME DATA, just the CODE (version)so it's safe no matter the OEM, Model etc as long as the correct fw (9.1 1.5MB) is used on the correct platform (9-series/X99) with the correct tool (FWUpdate v9.1).

@ davidm71:

Yes, sort of. Similar, ME is easier (less settings compared to BMP).

@ lordkag:

If I remember properly, these XML have versions/revisions. So if we have an old FITC but a much newer ME firmware there might be inconsistencies. Similar to Intel BMP + BSF but not the same. I will try it though later. For example, 11.0.0.1160 has xml version 9.59 whereas 11.0.0.1194 has 9.62.

Intel MEI Driver v11.0.0.1176
Intel MEI Drivers & Software v11.0.0.1177 for Consumer systems

Thanks to tObber166 for letting me know and Station-Drivers for the new drivers.

@lordkag

I did some quick tests with the XML. You were right this time (that's rare... ). I underestimated FITC, it seems that it is clever enough to notice the loading of both an older or newer XML file. It seems that Intel keeps a record of any XML/firmware setting changes inside FITC so if you load an older firmware it will adjust it and automatically fill the missing/new options with defaults. If you load a newer XML it will tell you that there should be a newer FITC available based on that XML version and warn of possible misconfiguration. I tested with ME 10.0.25 and 10.0.47 FITC. I will write in the future a guide regarding Flash Descriptor (check lock state, difference with SPI image/chip) and another about transfering xml settings (maybe inside this one). I will look into the XML fringe cases then a bit more, for example ME6 for which we still have a very old FITC and so on. But from now on I will recommend the XML method. It's there for a reason and Intel thankfully does some checking before loading these files. I can't say the same about FWUpdate 11 though, that is just insane.

NEW! Intel ME 3 Corporate ASF Firmware v3.2.10.1041

Note: I uploaded that almost a year ago (02/2015) but completely forgot to include it in this thread. If mediafire wasn't showing the number of downloads (0 in this case) I probably would have never realized it. Better late than never as they say!

Intel MEI Drivers & Software v11.0.0.1177 for Corporate systems

Thanks to Station-Drivers for the Corporate driver package.

Also, the broken Intel TXE 1.0 3MB Firmware v1.0.2.1160 BYT-I/T link was replaced over at the TXE thread (won't make a new post for that).

@Rafa Zambrota:
Welcome at Win-RAID Forum!

Zitat von Rafa Zambrota im Beitrag #1908

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The rar file "Intel ME System Tools v11.0 r14 - (Updated: 16/01/2016)" in: http://www.mediafire.com/download/hqsp6h...s+v11.0+r14.rar IS CORRUPT. Won't open

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Intel ME 11.0 Consumer PCH-H Firmware v11.0.0.1202



Note: Version Control Number (VCN) increased to 11.