[FIRMWARE] Intel ME (H470/Z490)

[MoKiChU]

Hi everyone,

- Intel ME Consumer Firmware :

Firmware : 14.1.75.2420 [20/06/2024]
PMC Firmware : 140.2.01.1018
PCHC Firmware : 14.0.0.7002
PHY Firmware : 12.14.215.2015
Download : Link

Check/Update Process :

Check current version : Right click on "Check.cmd" > Run as administrator

Install/Update : Right click on "Install.cmd" > Run as administrator > Automatic restart when install is done

OS requirements : Windows 10 64 bit or more recent.
Hardware requirements : Motherboards with Intel H470/Z490 chipset.

[MoKiChU]

Bunghole wrote:
Windows defender do not permit this download - says about virus inside and erases the content right away.

Hi,

False positive : https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/08508c468b463aa0589ef9ffeb3c56ca88af779075458deb7974a364f005766d...

[Bunghole]

MoKiChU wrote:
Hi,

False positive : https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/08508c468b463aa0589ef9ffeb3c56ca88af779075458deb7974a364f005766d...

Hi!
So, I have to switch off windows defender to use this program.
Thanks!

[btrach144]

Bunghole wrote:
Hi!
So, I have to switch off windows defender to use this program.
Thanks!

Just search the internet for Intel ME Security Check Tool and download it directly from Intel.

[MoKiChU]

Hi everyone,

- Intel ME Consumer Firmware :

Firmware : 14.1.60.1790 [18/08/2021]
PMC Firmware : 140.2.01.1018
PCHC Firmware : 14.0.0.7002
PHY Firmware : 12.14.214.2014

Thread updated.

[PerpetualCycle]

Be aware, my processor OC was unstable after this and you can't go back. I am investigating further to see what it takes to tweak it back stable. So far I have tried resetting CMOS and reapplying settings.

[Ezveedub]

geneo wrote:
Be aware, my processor OC was unstable after this and you can't go back. I am investigating further to see what it takes to tweak it back stable. So far I have tried resetting CMOS and reapplying settings.

geneo wrote:
Well I believe a clear-cmos, restore values and memory retrain, and adding 10 mv vcore bump seems to have gotten me back to where I was before on my 51x all-core. Guess I should have left well enough alone.

Reason I've not touched or updated any bios or firmwares since March or so of this year. Did the increase in Vcore change any core temps? Every time I see these updates, I can assume my OC settings are gonna need more voltage, lol

[PerpetualCycle]

Well I believe a clear-cmos, restore values and memory retrain, and adding 10 mv vcore bump seems to have gotten me back to where I was before on my 51x all-core. Guess I should have left well enough alone.

[scgt1]

MoKiChU wrote:
Hi everyone,

- Intel ME Consumer Firmware :

Firmware : 14.1.60.1790 [18/08/2021]
Firmware PMC : 140.2.01.1018 [22/02/2021]
Firmware PCHC : 14.0.0.7002 [12/06/2020]
Firmware PHY : 12.14.214.2014 [01/04/2021]
Download : Link

OS requirements : Windows 10 64 bit or more recent.
Hardware requirements : Motherboards with Intel Z490 chipset.

Ok this is a new one on me.
Just ran the check and then update to an Asus Z490-I and it's in a boot shutdown boot shutddown loop. The fans are barely spinning up and the rgb is briefly coming on before it shuts off again. Never had this happen before and Unsure if I should just force power it down at this point. It's probably cycled 10 times now which is no where near normal.

Thank god for usb flashback. Back in with 2201. I found a post about this same board and 2301 causing issues but 2301 (win 11 update bios) went through just fine for me at least on initial reboot. This is then when I ran the ME update from the OP and bricked it into a boot loop. So really not sure if it's an issue with 2301 or the ME version or a combo of this ME with 2301 that doesn't play nice.

Well looks like it's still on the 14.1.60.1790 ME FW so maybe the ME FW needs an update to jive with 2301. Guess I'll run 2301 now that the ME is updated and see what happens. YOLO right?

BOOT LOOP.

Bios 2301 DOESN'T PLAY NICE WITH INTEL ME 14.1.60.1790

[kvarq]

if something is working right, don't try to fix it 🙂
the enemy of "good" is "better"

in general, most of the times the FW updates involve security updates
unfortunately, a FW update also cripples performance

kvarq wrote:
99% of the times the FW updates are security oriented, and in general the performance is crippled
I learned the hard way during time this - I still remember with Apex Z390 board, out of boredom I did a FW update, and then I noticed loss of performance in all synthetic tests and most important, in games!
and once the FW is updated, going back is virtually impossible
so I'm leaving the FW default from now on... unless they will issue one for performance, which is unlikely... if FW is constantly updated, 1-2% at least lost every time... forced somehow to "upgrade" to the next generation and so on... 🙂

Silent Scone@ROG wrote:
Hello,

Obviously this will depend on the changes between UEFI builds. The consensus, unfortunately, over the last couple of years is that performance is worse due to the barrage of ucode security updates that had a negative impact on certain workload performance. These have plateaued at this stage, so most changes to the firmware will likely bring stability improvements.

[MoKiChU]

Hi everyone,

- Intel ME Consumer Firmware :

Firmware : 14.1.60.1807 [05/09/2021]
PMC Firmware : 140.2.01.1018
PCHC Firmware : 14.0.0.7002
PHY Firmware : 12.14.214.2014

Thread updated.