ME is also used to prevent certain requests from being executed and eliminate known exploits. Some argue that this is a privacy risk, but unless AMT is enabled, it seems to be generally accepted that this is unlikely. It's claimed that Intel ME has full access to your system hardware, including your system memory, the contents of your display, keyboard input, and even the network. It would be unusual for this to be enabled on a domestic PC as it's really a feature for corporate machines. This can be used to control computers remotely, even when in a sleep state. One of the ideas behind ME is that it can be used to support a feature called Active Management Technology (AMT).
ME can communicate with just about all system components, even before the OS has started, using code within the CPU, chipset and BIOS. The CPU itself also has ME dedicated silicon and in addition, the BIOS and OS (if running) also communicate with ME. When the CPU starts, it loads the ME code into the chipset and it can operate independently of Windows. Intel don't say much about ME, so the following is a summary of what I believe to be true from various sources. These will need to be installed every time you do a fresh install of Windows. It remains in place unless updated.Ģ) Intel ME interface drivers for Windows. This is flashed to your motherboard and is independent of the OS. Once that's done and your PC is running as it should, then there are 3 components associated with Intel ME and the BIOS to be aware of:ġ) Intel ME Firmware.
Before worrying about updating Intel ME (which only applies to Intel processors) and your BIOS, it's a good idea to check that all of your other motherboard and Windows drivers are up to date. I've seen a lot of threads about Intel ME and BIOS updates, so in the spirit of trying to be helpful, I'm going to summarise what I've learnt from the web, other threads and user's experience, including MoKiChU, who also does a great job with driver thread updates. So without further ado, here is the first post. I haven't been able to create a new thread for some reason, so I asked Brucey to do it for me.
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