Parsec's PC SpecsMotherboardASR Z97 Extreme 6. ASRock Z87 Extreme 6Motherboard BIOS version1.70.

Download Lenovo ThinkPad W701ds Intel MEI Driver 6.2.50.1062 (Motherboard). Integrated Intel AMT 6.0 - Management Engine Interface and Serial Over LAN (SOL) Driver for Windows 7/Vista/XP Professional/XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 version 6.0.0.1179 (6IR120WW) in this package.

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8GB 1866 1.35VVideo Card #1EVGA 760. Nvidia GTX 650.Hard Drive #1SanDisk Ex Pro 240GB. SanDisk Ex Pro 240GBHard Drive #2Samsung 840 Pro x2 RAID 0. Intel 730 x2 RAID 0Hard Drive #3Samsung 830 x2 RAID 0. Crucial MX100 512GBHard Drive #6Various 1TB - 2.2TB HDDs externalOptical Drive #1LG BD UH10SL20 - unpluggedCaseFractal R4. Nanoxia Deep Silence I.CoolerScythe Mugen 4.

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Seasonic X660 Gold.Sound CardOnboard digital out to outboard DACMonitorDell P2714H, Dell U2312HM, ASUS VS24AOperating SystemWindows 8.1 Update 1 Pro 64bit UEFI Boot, Win 10. The IME software initially (several years ago) was mostly for AMT and vPro, but it has evolved into more than that. Documentation of all its functions is not available to the general public AFAIK, I've searched for information on it many times and never found anything. So beyond AMT and things useful in the professional IT environment, I doubt I can tell you much more than you already know.The IME firmware, which is part of a board's BIOS/UEFI file, is important but separate from the IME software.

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IME firmware allows you to OC your CPU.If you don't install the IME software, you'll see a problem entry in Device Manager with the description, ' PCI Simple Communications Controller'.Any over clocking programs that are available in Windows most likely will not work unless the IME software is installed. It acts as the interface between a Windows program and the IME firmware.If you don't install it, and you get errors or issues that are related to the mother board, try installing the IME software as a fix.I'm not aware of any downside to installing it, besides using about 10MB of space.Edit: Hybrid Vigor, ever since Intel stopped making desktop PC mother boards (8 series chipset were the last boards), they have stopped posting IME software on their download servers, including the generic version. The latest versions available are only for the Intel NUC PC, and their 8 series chipset boards.Selecting IME software from the Chipset Software category brings you to a dead end.

All the versions of IME Intel has available now are listed in the link below, AFAIK:Last edited by parsec; at 01:11 PM. The IME software initially (several years ago) was mostly for AMT and vPro, but it has evolved into more than that. Documentation of all its functions is not available to the general public AFAIK, I've searched for information on it many times and never found anything. So beyond AMT and things useful in the professional IT environment, I doubt I can tell you much more than you already know.The IME firmware, which is part of a board's BIOS/UEFI file, is important but separate from the IME software. IME firmware allows you to OC your CPU.If you don't install the IME software, you'll see a problem entry in Device Manager with the description, ' PCI Simple Communications Controller'.Any over clocking programs that are available in Windows most likely will not work unless the IME software is installed.

It acts as the interface between a Windows program and the IME firmware.If you don't install it, and you get errors or issues that are related to the mother board, try installing the IME software as a fix.I'm not aware of any downside to installing it, besides using about 10MB of space.Edit: Hybrid Vigor, ever since Intel stopped making desktop PC mother boards (8 series chipset were the last boards), they have stopped posting IME software on their download servers, including the generic version. The latest versions available are only for the Intel NUC PC, and their 8 series chipset boards.Selecting IME software from the Chipset Software category brings you to a dead end.

All the versions of IME Intel has available now are listed in the link below, AFAIK:Hi Parsec,I take it this will no longer work as well? Parsec's PC SpecsMotherboardASR Z97 Extreme 6. ASRock Z87 Extreme 6Motherboard BIOS version1.70. 2.40ProcessorIntel Xeon E3-1276 v3. Pentium G3258MemorySamsung MV-3 16GB 2000 1.35V.

8GB 1866 1.35VVideo Card #1EVGA 760. Nvidia GTX 650.Hard Drive #1SanDisk Ex Pro 240GB. SanDisk Ex Pro 240GBHard Drive #2Samsung 840 Pro x2 RAID 0. Intel 730 x2 RAID 0Hard Drive #3Samsung 830 x2 RAID 0.

Crucial MX100 512GBHard Drive #6Various 1TB - 2.2TB HDDs externalOptical Drive #1LG BD UH10SL20 - unpluggedCaseFractal R4. Nanoxia Deep Silence I.CoolerScythe Mugen 4. Scythe Mugen IIKeyboardMicrosoft Sculpt Comfort.

Microsoft Comfort CurveMouseMicrosoft Sculpt, MS Arc Touch, Logitech G100SPower SupplySeasonic X660 Platinum. Seasonic X660 Gold.Sound CardOnboard digital out to outboard DACMonitorDell P2714H, Dell U2312HM, ASUS VS24AOperating SystemWindows 8.1 Update 1 Pro 64bit UEFI Boot, Win 10. CaneMan, I'm glad you reminded me about that goofy IME Firmware Recovery Agent process.That's a good question, I don't know if no longer works.

Frankly I have never seen it work once on any of my PCs. I always get the message you posted above.Why the firmware recovery agent is needed in the first place, I don't know.

That is, if we can trust the use of 'firmware' in the name, to mean it only deals with IME firmware. The IME Firmware Recovery Agent software is installed by the IME software installation program.You may not know that Intel still provides the IME software to mother board manufactures, I recently installed version 10.0.0.1024 on my ASRock Z87 EX 6 board. That version is listed on the ASRock Z97 EX 6 download page. So the way to get the latest version (if you care) is to check the download pages of the latest ASRock boards, or the ASRock latest download lists (see upper left side of the page):While the IME software is not likely to be a high priority item on your update to the latest drivers list, I noticed that ASRock had newer versions of the IRST AHCI/RAID driver available than Intel had via their Download Center. That is no longer the case, Intel now has those version available, just something to keep in mind.BTW, I looked for the IME Firmware Recovery Agent software on this PC (ASRock Z87 EX 6, Win 8.1, IME 10.0.0.1024), and it was not installed. But I did find something called Intel Update Manager, that looks like this:Does this look familiar?Are these two the same thing?

I don't know. My guess is, yes.Intel has a program (annoyingly) called Intel Update Manager for Windows 8 available from the Download Center, but it has nothing to do with IME, the version numbers don't match, and that program would do nothing on my PC.I ran my Intel Update Manager, it completed fine but found nothing new.My opinion on your question is, since the IME firmware still exists on our Intel PCs, just because Intel does not directly provide the latest IME software anymore, why would they no longer support the IME firmware update, if that is so important?IME software just get more and more weird.

Tourist bus simulator activation key. The main component of Management Engine interface, ME performs a number of tasks in conditions when the system is running or in sleep mode. It also supports several tasks during the boot process. This sub-system is required for proper functioning and maximum efficiency of the PC. The interface checks whether the system is working properly or not while communicating with the operating system of PC.First Intel came out with MEI, started out with older chipsets. I have disabled it myself.Like you have found out it doesnt seem to do anything for the home user after a little research.Can you offer some details as to how you disabled it? And was it at the Windows level or at the BIOS/UEFI level?Here's what I did, with unexpected results:1. I have an ASRock H97 Pro4 v1.40 UEFI/BIOS.

There is no UEFI options related to AMT that I can find.2. I hit Ctrl+P at cold boot to enter Intel Management Engine BIOS Extension v10.0.0.0004 / Intel ME v9.1.2.10103. MEBx Login - 'admin' default password4. Changed the password (requires a capital letter, a number, and a non-alphanumeric)5. Intel Small Business Technology Configuration - Manageability Feature Selection - changed from Enabled to Disabled6.

Exit and reboot (and confirmed the change stuck)7. Windows still shows in Device Manager an exclamation triangle for PCI Simple Communication Controller (VEN 8086, DEV 8CBA), which is associated with the Intel ME.I thought that disabling the ME in the BIOS as above would cut the beast off at the head and prevent Windows from seeing the ME device. Why is this not the case? Any help would be appreciated!Last edited by SurferBoy; at 06:40 AM.

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