[FIRMWARE] Intel ME (H470/Z490)

[MoKiChU]

Hi everyone,

- Intel ME Consumer Firmware :

Firmware : 14.1.72.2287 [24/06/2023]
PMC Firmware : 140.2.01.1018 [22/02/2021]
PCHC Firmware : 14.0.0.7002 [12/06/2020]
PHY Firmware : 12.14.215.2015 [25/08/2021]
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.

[scgt1]

Yuniel wrote:
is safe to update the firmware you posted for asus maximus xii formula ? , what you recommened to do first update the bios or firmware ? i using 2301 bios and firmware Version 14.1.53.1649V1.1 2021/06/10
why asus dont update in the site of driver bios firmware your version of firmware and still asppear old version https://rog.asus.com/us/motherboards/rog-maximus/rog-maximus-xii-formula-model/helpdesk_bios

I'm going to throw out a huge caution with updating the ME F/W past what is on the Asus Support site for your board if on 2301.
You will more then likely soft brick your board into a postless repeating boot loop. Has happened with 2 Z490-I boards and a Z490-G that I have had. Spent over a month trying to get it through their thick skulls the Bios needs an update to support the 3 ( at that time) newer versions of the ME F/W. Needless to say they still only have 2301 and no new ME F/W on the support sites.

If you update the ME you can't roll it back and will have to use usb bios flashback to the pre 2301 to get your computer to work again.

[Yuniel]

scgt1 wrote:
I'm going to throw out a huge caution with updating the ME F/W past what is on the Asus Support site for your board if on 2301.
You will more then likely soft brick your board into a postless repeating boot loop. Has happened with 2 Z490-I boards and a Z490-G that I have had. Spent over a month trying to get it through their thick skulls the Bios needs an update to support the 3 ( at that time) newer versions of the ME F/W. Needless to say they still only have 2301 and no new ME F/W on the support sites.

If you update the ME you can't roll it back and will have to use usb bios flashback to the pre 2301 to get your computer to work again.

3 days ago release new bios for xii formula z490 bios version 2403 , so you recommened me to stay in the firmware ME Version 14.1.53.1649V1.1 and bios version 2301 ?
or just only update the bios to 2403 ?

[Ataemonus]

scgt1 wrote:
I'm going to throw out a huge caution with updating the ME F/W past what is on the Asus Support site for your board if on 2301.
You will more then likely soft brick your board into a postless repeating boot loop. Has happened with 2 Z490-I boards and a Z490-G that I have had. Spent over a month trying to get it through their thick skulls the Bios needs an update to support the 3 ( at that time) newer versions of the ME F/W. Needless to say they still only have 2301 and no new ME F/W on the support sites.

If you update the ME you can't roll it back and will have to use usb bios flashback to the pre 2301 to get your computer to work again.

That's nonsense. You are clearly doing something wrong, and yeah, in all honesty, at some level of knowledge one should stick to whatever is on the support site and not dig through forums for unofficial drivers and firmwares, or even better, have a specialist do everything.

[PerpetualCycle]

^ 2403. But no new ME firmware.

[MoKiChU]

Hi everyone,

- Intel ME Consumer Firmware :

Firmware : 14.1.60.1892 [24/11/2021]
PMC Firmware : 140.2.01.1018 [22/02/2021]
PCHC Firmware : 14.0.0.7002 [12/06/2020]
PHY Firmware : 12.14.214.2014 [01/04/2021]

Thread updated.

[Ataemonus]

Thank you.

[MoKiChU]

Hi everyone,

- Intel ME Consumer Firmware :

Firmware : 14.1.65.1969 [24/03/2022]
PMC Firmware : 140.2.01.1018 [22/02/2021]
PCHC Firmware : 14.0.0.7002 [12/06/2020]
PHY Firmware : 12.14.214.2014 [01/04/2021]

Thread updated.

[Tekamine]

MoKiChU wrote:
Hi everyone,

- Intel ME Consumer Firmware :

Firmware : 14.1.65.1969 [24/03/2022]
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

Thread updated.

Thank you so much, knowing that the official inte ME on asus webpage (Formula XII) is completly outdated and vulnerable, I've tied yours, update successful and now ..... booting in loooooop for ever, except with default BIOS settings, bye bye my 5.2 ghz, my 4000mhz ram, and all my OC settings for what I purchased a 500 Euros motherboard 2 years ago. Its bricked and works as good as a 40euros h460 intel low end motherboard....
This is going to RMA, and they better give me a new motherboard, this is unacceptable not to have new BIOS or new intel ME offical support for such a chipset Z490 spread all world wide, especially for high end users !

Explain me why Asrock, gigabyte, MSI etc... all have new bioses updating still nowadays and fixes about inel ME leaks that everybody knows ???
How come the intel ME from Asus website is so old (14.53....) and so easy to get hacked with ?????
Do you care about your customers being the No 1 motherboard LEADER on the planet ????

Thanks again !

And ill come back to my old lovers, the fatal1tys from asrock e.g. velocitas,Oc formulas and taichis .... I m bored of this (not my first complain about asus produtcs here, always so expensive, so good looking and innovative, always deficient about drivers/tools (Armoury crate and its infinite services and adwares......) and cheap in the end (e.d. Asus claymore II 260 euros keyboard! yes keyboard! with cheap abs keycaps for european customers, why ? because europeans are useless ?

[Fr0stX]

Tekamine wrote:
Thank you so much, knowing that the official inte ME on asus webpage (Formula XII) is completly outdated and vulnerable, I've tied yours, update successful and now ..... booting in loooooop for ever, except with default BIOS settings, bye bye my 5.2 ghz, my 4000mhz ram, and all my OC settings for what I purchased a 500 Euros motherboard 2 years ago. Its bricked and works as good as a 40euros h460 intel low end motherboard....
This is going to RMA, and they better give me a new motherboard, this is unacceptable not to have new BIOS or new intel ME offical support for such a chipset Z490 spread all world wide, especially for high end users !

Explain me why Asrock, gigabyte, MSI etc... all have new bioses updating still nowadays and fixes about inel ME leaks that everybody knows ???
How come the intel ME from Asus website is so old (14.53....) and so easy to get hacked with ?????
Do you care about your customers being the No 1 motherboard LEADER on the planet ????

Thanks again !

And ill come back to my old lovers, the fatal1tys from asrock e.g. velocitas,Oc formulas and taichis .... I m bored of this (not my first complain about asus produtcs here, always so expensive, so good looking and innovative, always deficient about drivers/tools (Armoury crate and its infinite services and adwares......) and cheap in the end (e.d. Asus claymore II 260 euros motherboard with cheap abs keycaps for european customers, why ? because europeans are useless ....

Hi Tekamine,

I'm in the same boat as you with the same board. I managed to get everything back to what it use to be by finding out which settings was interfering with the new ME firmware.

First I did a clear cmos to get my computer to boot (and access the bios...). Then I dialed the setting back one by one until one made my system go in boot loop. It turns out that the one that interfered was if I manually added a max temp threashold to my CPU. I had 95 degree as the max CPU temp under "power management" settings. Now everything is back to what it use to be, well kinda, except now when cold booting I get a double boot (code 19 for 10 seconds, computer reboot then normal post...)

For reference I use Bios 2103


I would suggest looking at this first. And YES! I absolutely agree, this is a 2 year motherboard and Asus should keep supporting the new ME firmwares thru bios updates.

[Tekamine]

Fr0stX wrote:
Hi Tekamine,

I'm in the same boat as you with the same board. I managed to get everything back to what it use to be by finding out which settings was interfering with the new ME firmware.

First I did a clear cmos to get my computer to boot (and access the bios...). Then I dialed the setting back one by one until one made my system go in boot loop. It turns out that the one that interfered was if I manually added a max temp threashold to my CPU. I had 95 degree as the max CPU temp under "power management" settings. Now everything is back to what it use to be, well kinda, except now when cold booting I get a double boot (code 19 for 10 seconds, computer reboot then normal post...)

For reference I use Bios 2103


I would suggest looking at this first. And YES! I absolutely agree, this is a 2 year motherboard and Asus should keep supporting the new ME firmwares thru bios updates.

I ve downgraded to 2103 and reflashed in 2403 after I could boot (default settings).

Good to know thanks man, I ve abandonned the bios in default mode, and booting in windows doing my OC with Ai suite .... which is quite a nightmare, i hate to touch cpu/wattage settings under windows, makes it very unstable, besides having different Vcore values between the software Ai suite and CPUZ/AIDA/HWmonitor etc.. I have to calculate the delta since the Vcore you settle is not the real one ... Geniuses....

I could get back some of my OC setup but still... At what cost !

Did you figure that in the bios, under the new ME firmware, power duration and current limit changed ? we could go to 255A or more before, 4095 W as well ... Now TDP is limited to 125W and 250 at max, we all know that a 10900K can go up to 330w under heavy load ...

I ll try to resetup my bios settings except the temp threshold, to see if I boot, with my regular profiles (have 6 of them), nevertheless, power limits will avoid my cpu to boot correctly @52ghz/49 Cache, 4200C16@1.45v VCSA and VCCIO @1.25 under LLC6, all of those voltages inquires high currents and so high power limits, 250W will never be enough to feed such values, I guess ...

So far i have to launch Ai suite, load my profile for voltages only (that arnt acurate..), and redo the fan curve and DIGI+ settings (LLC @6, extreme probe, etc ...) at every boot...

Thank you anyway for the tip.

To asus ! It is time to release a NEW bios and NEW ME firmware PLEASE ! I had to spend 6 hours to boot and get back my settings ! PLEASE !