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Is ME enabled by default? I ask because I've never seen its webserver on my home network. Heck, I don't even get how it could connect to the internet on a powe

• kawsper 8y ago
  > Is ME enabled by default? Yes, and it can't be disabled on all newer systems. The Active Management Technology (AMT) application, part of the Intel “vPro” brand, is a Web server and application code that enables remote users to power on, power off, view information about, and otherwise manage the PC. It can be used remotely even while the PC is powered off (via Wake-on-Lan). The ME is present on all Intel desktop, mobile (laptop), and server systems since mid 2006. Before version 6.0 (that is, on systems from 2008/2009 and earlier), the ME can be disabled by setting a couple of values in the SPI flash memory. The ME firmware can then be removed entirely from the flash memory space. libreboot does this on the Intel 4 Series systems that it supports, such as the Libreboot X200 and Libreboot T400. ME firmware versions 6.0 and later, which are found on all systems with an Intel Core i3/i5/i7 CPU and a PCH, include “ME Ignition” firmware that performs some hardware initialization and power management. If the ME’s boot ROM does not find in the SPI flash memory an ME firmware manifest with a valid Intel signature, the whole PC will shut down after 30 minutes. (snipped from https://libreboot.org/faq.html#intel https://libreboot.org/faq.html#intel)