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Nothing requires that the ME initializes the hardware - the BIOS can do so as well. So if the initialization sequence is well-understood the ME can be disabled
by Kliment 8y ago
Nothing requires that the ME initializes the hardware - the BIOS can do so as well. So if the initialization sequence is well-understood the ME can be disabled entirely and the initialization done by coreboot or whatever. This is possible on Intel CPUs. Unfortunately on AMD it doesn't work as unless the secure coprocessor clears the reset lines the other cores cannot wake up.