Hello,

Today I've kept trying and trying different ways to fix this issue that I've got. PC shuts down at exactly 29:41 system uptime. Considering the boot timing that would be 30 minutes.

My system is old but it still runs smooth for the thing I use it for.

Running on an Intel DQ67SW Motherboard with I5-2500.

I think I've found the issue but I need a solution. IME firmware is shown as 0.0.0.0 in Bios. In windows it was hidden. Uninstalled the driver hoping to install it again but what do you know, it won't show at all nowa in Device Manager. I'm pretty fudged now.

Just ran a system full reset hoping the driver will be reinstalled.

I have updated my Bios to latest version 0070. Tried 0069 as well. Can't go lower as Intel removed all support for this motherboard.

What do I do besides changing the motherboard?

Important! System shuts down even if I leave it in Bios.

I've tried unplugging my SSD. Left it there with the error saying there's no operating system. Nothing. I've switched the RAM on all sides and possibilities. Nothing.

One thing that was weird. After removing the Graphics Card (GTX 1050) the system beeps twice - two times saying there's no video output but doesn't shut down.

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Motherboard
Manufacturer Intel Corporation
Model DQ67SW (SKTH)
Version AAG12527-310
Chipset Vendor Intel
Chipset Model Sandy Bridge
Chipset Revision 09
Southbridge Vendor Intel
Southbridge Model Q67
Southbridge Revision B2
System Temperature 34 °C

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BIOS
Brand Intel Corp.
Version SWQ6710H.86A.0070.2018.1024.1352
Date 10/24/2018

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Bios says: IEM FW 0.0.0.0

Device Manager had IME hidden. Made the mistake to uninstall it hoping to install it again but it just disappeared from the list after I've uninstalled it.

OK, so I've managed to have it working once by installing Intel INF Chipset Drivers. After a restart the issue reappeared and when trying to install Intel INF Drivers, I get an error saying "This platform is not supported". The system broke after I went into Bios to change the boot device since I wanted to reinstall my OS. I think that making changes to Bios broke it. The change is not important, I guess.

One thing I've observed is that when the computer shuts down or restarts the HDD clanks like when you'd lose power all of a sudden.

Note: I'm just a beginner when it comes to Bios settings and everything related.

Cheers, A.

Thanks for answering.

Here's the output you've requests:
Intel(R) MEInfo Version: 7.1.50.1166
Copyright(C) 2005 - 2011, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.


Error 9455: Fail to read FW Status Register value 0x0

The last command failed.

Output attached.

Thanks,

I'll try and see what I come up to. Will post if I run into trouble, hope you'll be here to help.

I have found something related to resetting MEBX in the Motherboard Manual, Page 58 - attached.

Is this something related Unlocking FD?

For your board you need to remove the bios jumper to get read/write access. And if that doesn't work maybe need to change some UEFI variables to unlock everything. Have you tried the Intel recovery method using the .bio file with the jumper removed?




@plutomaniac Hivemind haha!

Ok, I'll try removing the Recovery Jumper completely.

Will be back with an update.
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Great, removing the Bios Configuration Jumper worked and I was able to generate the spi.bin file using FPT.

Attached.

What do I do now?

All you need to do reflash the ME region from fully working image. Plutomaniac pointed you to the right threads to get that done since you need a cleaned up one. You can probably get away with extracting the file you dumped in FIT and then after its unpacked replace the corrupt ME region file with a cleaned up one, build a new bin file and flash it.

For what I see there are different points 'Dx' for different versions of ME. I remember needing ME 7, should I only proceed with the steps for D3. ME 7 - 10 & TXE 1 - 2?