Excuse me. Can i safely update IME using FWUpdate or do i need to update it to the bios file and then update the bios?

new driver :) http://www.station-drivers.com/index.php...id=3194&lang=fr

Where is 9.1.42.3000...?

Sorry if i am in the wrong place, i want to ask @plutomaniac if i can flash my MEI firmware to the latest : 8.1.70.1590 (1.5mb)
Ive got a gigabyte x79-ud3 mobo.
Thanks.

I clear me finished close to the mailboard then run but win is automatically turned off
pls help me !

@timofonic, @Jest, @plutomaniac, @igorsk: Thank you for your replies to my post. :)

Zitat von timofonic im Beitrag #3366

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My paranoid mind reads...

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What is MEI: (...) it is an interface that uses the Intel ME hardware features (always-on watchdog in the CPU) to enable an interaction between high- and low-level hardware systems in a system (to always be able to control a system, despite the desires of the user). With this Intel feature, the administrators can now handle the tasks (of spying on users) without intervention of the human beings (without them being aware of it). This has simplified various tasks in a computer system(, such as spying). Intel Management Engine Interface allows you to work in both low as well as high level hardware environments (it's multi-platform spy tool).

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Well, I must say that when I was browsing many other internet websites that was one of most common "suspicion". People like to create conspiracy theories about the things they do not fully understand - and that's the reason why I asked my questions here: to get more knowledge about this "stupid thing" *I* do not understand. :D

Zitat von Jest im Beitrag #3377

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MEI is OS independant (...). It even works when computer is off.

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Zitat von plutomaniac im Beitrag #3376

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The Chipset INF Installer is useless, has no actual drivers and should only be installed if you see yellow exclamation marks for Intel devices at Device Manager. Read more here. Intel MEI is a system device and used for communication between the OS and ME, whenever that is needed. Install the latest driver from Section A1, nothing more is needed.

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Zitat von igorsk im Beitrag #3382

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In consumer systems, the ME mostly works independently from the OS and does not require drivers to function. Drivers are needed in the following situations:
1) To get rid of the "Unknown Device" entry in the Device Manager.
2) There is some software which communicates with the ME and to avoid issues it should do so using the driver instead of poking the PCI bus directly. I *think* that, for example, Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility (Intel® XTU) is one of those. Maybe there are others. I expect they will notify you in case they can't communicate with the ME, but it's possible they may also fail silently.
3) Intel's integrated video drivers may communicate with ME to enable playback of some DRM-protected media via PAVP (Protected Audio-Video Path), so if you use integrated video you *may* get playback issues without MEI drivers.

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hello,
found a command in one tutorial to flash the same ME FW version.
FWUpdLcl64.exe -ALLOWSV -f MEver.bin

what does -ALLOWSV parameter exactly mean and what is deference if using without it?

I think "-ALLOWSV" means "Allow Same Version".

so without that param. ME Region will stay untouched(if I just want reflash same ver. using FWUpdate)?