@ el_zari:

The ME Region is not included in that SPI image. If your flash descriptor is locked then you cannot create a full SPI dump and the ME Region is skipped. Since the ME Region is empty but the reference to it's presence is still there at the SPI dump's Flash Descriptor, MEA categorizes it as "unidentifiable", in this case: empty.

@ el_zari:

To dump the full SPI image you need either an unlocked flash descriptor or a programmer. Unlocking the descriptor is possible but not always easy. Until I write a guide on the Flash Descriptor, check the previous pages on how to unlock it using the "pinmod". I've mentioned it multiple times in the past.

@ Nexus35:

If you continue what you are doing because you'll probably end up with a bricked system, if that's not the case already. What are you trying to do exactly? Dump the contents of the SPI chip or flash something? What Region do you want to dump/flash, or is it the whole SPI chip? More info is required.

I don't understand what you are trying to do and why. Please explain in more detail. If your system has ME8, you stay at ME8. You cannot downgrade to ME7 and you have no reason to. Also, the firmware provided at the first post are meant for FWUpdate. To add into an SPI image you need to use FITC with a Region (not Update) image and adjust settings according to the ones your OEM's latest ME has.

Intel ME 11.0 Consumer PCH-LP Firmware v11.0.0.1202
Intel ME 11.0 Corporate PCH-LP Firmware v11.0.0.1202



Big thanks to Station-Drivers & Lenovo for the new LP firmware.

Note: VCN was increased to 11. No downgrade possible via FWUpdate after updating.

MEA DB Entries:

11.0.0.1202_CON_LP_C0_PRD_RGN_16196F0F57D0657AAD3294AB9BF23981F2EFBA8B_SHA1
11.0.0.1202_COR_LP_C0_PRD_RGN_C2A979824466A916613F99BBA6B1E50E0AA0BB0C_SHA1

Intel ME System Tools v11.0 r15 (ReUpload):

FWUpdate(DOS, Win): 11.0.0.1202

@ tymol:

As I said at the previous post:

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[...] the firmware provided at the first post are meant for FWUpdate. To add into an SPI image you need to use FITC with a Region (not Update) image and adjust settings according to the ones your OEM's latest ME has.

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For <= ME7, the images in this thread are UPD and not RGN/EXTR. To learn what these are visit the Intel Engine Firmware Repositories thread, download the correct pack and use the correct RGN or EXTR firmware you wish to replace.

Even for > ME7 firmware, the images provided in this thread are not meant to be inserted as they are on a SPI/BIOS image. Their settings need to be adjusted first using Flash Image Tool (FITC) to be the same as the ME that came in the SPI/BIOS image from the OEM and then inserted.

As you said, you think. A lot of problems and also bricking can occur because of such actions. Read the first post to understand what Flash Image Tool is and read the System Tools User Guide from the equivalent System Tools package you have downloaded for your system to learn how to use it and move the settings, that the OEM's ME region has, to the new one. Engine firmware is lot like RST, LAN, uCode where no adjustments are required before replacing with newer modules. Similar to VBIOS (BMP Tool), for ME you must use FITC before replacing the already existing firmware.