Intel ME, AMT, SMT, V-Pro… All of these acronyms can be a little intimidating, but what we know about them is that they are deep inside Intel CPUs and more than operating systems. It’s just that it’s tied to far more deeply rooted remote control technology. However, in some cases, you may need remote control for your own purposes. [ABy] Accomplished. He has his HP ProDesk 600 G3 Mini and decided to put it in a hard-to-reach spot in his apartment, where he wouldn’t be able to easily take out the monitor or keyboard for debugging needs. So he started looking into some sort of remote access option in case he needed to access his BIOS remotely, and did whatever it took to make it work. (Google Translation)
The functionality he needed was covered by Intel AMT. Specifically his BIOS access via WiFi connection. However, his mini PC only had his SMT enabled from the factory and was a scaled down version of his AMT without features such as wireless support. He understood that a BIOS dump was the way to go, did it right away, found his set of tools appropriate for the ME region version, and used Intel’s FIT (Flash Image Tool) software. He enabled AMT.
Currently, dumping an image can be done entirely via software from a running system, but apparently flashback requires an external programmer. He chose the classic his CH341, ran his 3.3 V volt mods necessary to be able to use the flash chip safely, and spent a considerable amount of time getting it working. There was something wrong with the process, probably caused by the proprietary CH341 software. In the comments below the article, he emphasizes that for these tasks he should use FlashROM, and in fact you should use it.
This article provides detailed information about working with Intel BIOS images. No matter what type of configuration you want to change, whether it’s AMT support or a completely different but equally delicious configuration, this article will help you. Up. Comments indicate that you might be better off upgrading your version of Intel ME, but you can also consider disabling it. We’ve shown you why you should do this and some ways you can do it.
