11-04-2021 01:35 PM - last edited a week ago
Hi everyone,
- Intel ME Consumer Firmware :
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 H610/B660/H670/Z690/B760/H770/Z790 chipset.
05-17-2023 01:54 PM - edited 05-17-2023 01:57 PM
Hello pcandmac,
It's not necessary to update the bios unless you're having issues, but it won't hurt to update if you want to. It's a good idea to update the Intel Me driver when updating the bios.
In green it says you're not vunlerable, so this all looks good to me.
With your 12th Gen cpu, one thing I'd do is update to windows 11 for better utilization of the P-Cores and E-Cores.
Windows 11 is free. Download it from the Microsoft download page onto a 16GB usb flash drive, you don't need a key as it links to your windows 10 account.
05-18-2023 01:15 AM
Hi I have a new build PC using a Z690-A Gaming D4. I need to flash my BIOS to support the 13600k. At the moment I am intending to use BIOS 2204 as I believe this appears to be most stable.
I just wanted to confirm which Intel MEI Driver and ME Firmware I need to pair this with. My understanding is versions as follows:
Please can you confirm my understanding is correct?
Thanks!
05-19-2023 02:36 AM
ME firmware is I think causing an issue on Z790 Extreme with bios 1102. In memtest5 extreme config my ram passes test with bios 0904 and 1102 using ME 16.1.25.2124 but on my second bios switch which uses ME 16.1.27.2176 and bios 1102 it fails memtest5. Seems I can’t downgrade the ME on that other bios either so thankfully my board has dual bios.
05-31-2023 06:57 AM
Never mind its just a bad issue with ASUS bios. Issue is fixed now and i can only get bios 1103 for the Z790 Extreme to work if I use ME firmware 2176 despite Asus saying to stick to 2124. If I use 2124 and their newest bios is make the new 48GB Gskill ram kits fail memtest.
06-09-2023 04:44 AM - edited 07-25-2023 09:35 AM
@yahfz wrote:
wtf, my ME engine seems to have vanished? Any ideas on how to fix this? @MoKiChU
Hi,
Before trying to update your Intel ME firmware, you must install/update your Intel MEI drivers first :
@Braegnok wrote:
Thanks MoKichu,.. ME 2176, Beta 1201, and Microcode 115,.. huge update for me. 😋
Hi,
You're welcome 😉
@ Everyone (Motherboards with Intel H610/B660/H670/Z690/B760/H770/Z790 chipset owners) : Know that if you plan to switch to the Raptor Lake Refresh CPU (14th Gen CPU) this fall 2023, the Intel ME Consumer Firmware v16.1.27.2176 or newer must be installed before.
06-09-2023 02:44 PM
That was the first thing I tried actually, but the issue persists. The only way I was able to update my ME firmware was by using WinPE and running it in there. Thanks for the suggestion anyways
06-18-2023 04:34 AM
thank you, but i found this in internet and installed them yet... is it possible i did something not right? i updated before by update tool from 2020 to 2124 and update tool worked before