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What is Intel ME Region

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    What is Intel ME Region:

    ME (Management Engine Stands or Manageability Engine) is a driver stored in the BIOS and only on the recent Intel platform (Core i). ME was first built in network card then transferred to the chipset (GMCH, then PCH, and MCH).
    - ME is stored in the BIOS source however it works completely independent from the main CPU.
    - ME works even when the computer is in hibernation mode or turned off but still plugged in the machine.

    Region operations ME how to PCH?

    - When the computer boot is finished, ME Region will receive all the information from the PCH taken to compare with the information stored in the BIOS ME Region, so whether you have saved this BIOS for other machines, even the same model, but PCH bin has been replaced, you are assigned with the error arising from the ME Region. The cause is the information from the new PCH does not match the BIOS ME Region.
    Thus ME Region does not give error that ME Region does not work as the information does not match the PCH replaced by a new chip or from other main mount over. There are also some cases of ME Region from the BIOS still fail from different reasons.

    ME Firmware divided into two categories:
    For common systems such as Hxx, MXX, Xxx, Zxx (about 1.5MB)
    For enterprise systems such as Qxx, QMxx, QSxx (about 6MB)

    Intel ME Firmware v2.x to v5.x, has a lot of varieties, such as AMT, NoAMT, QST, ASF etc under version the main fault is it so here not talking to for this again.

    These errors arise when the ME Region fault or not activities:

    + fan always runs at full speed 100% Full Speed, CPU temperature is always set at 100%.
    + Machine starts after 15-60 seconds / display comes after 15-60 seconds
    + Machine runs 30 seconds, 1 minute or 1 hour or 2 hours sometimes, automatically shut down or automatically restart.
    + Computers are not very Win, running crashes, run magnet offerings can be unloaded from the ME Region faulty.
    If after replacing PCH that meets pan arises is as if you are comfortable on the right to replace it with a BIOS was not beating Clear ME or ic chip to generate additional miscellaneous hardware failure.
    This was the reason that you need BIOS Clear ME. In this topic will publish all the source ME ME such used to Clear the BIOS when needed.

    Note: Do not confuse MEI ME firmware and drivers, ME FW is part of MEI Driver BIOS also installed on Win ME FW to communicate with the BIOS.
     
    Last edited: Nov 8, 2017

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