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Can this be used to easily disable ME?
by noja 7y ago
Can this be used to easily disable ME?
- wmf 7y agoShort answer: no. Longer answer: You cannot fully disable the ME (the system won't boot) but you can use me_cleaner https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner to remove parts of the ME firmware that you don't want. "However, ... flashing back the modified [ME firmware] is usually not trivial, as the Intel ME firmware region is often non-writable from the OS (and it's not a safe option anyways), requiring the use of an external SPI programmer."
- iamnothere 7y agoYou're right in most cases, although it's doable on very old hardware. Depending on your use case that may be an acceptable tradeoff.