Max VII ranger lost ME firmware

[MaccieD]

If bin trying for days to get Intel Management Engine installed , and just found out my motherboard, a Asus Maximus VII Ranger lost it's ME firmware.
(When in BIOS on the main page you see N/A after Intel ME)

How this happened I don't know, wild geuss is when flashing to a newer motherboard BIOS.

Could someone tell me how to get ME back up and running ?
By flashing the firmware is probably the first response, thing is I understand that it is a tricky business to flash a ME firmware.

Anyone know an other way ?

[voron00]

Download the firmware you need to flash from here http://www.station-drivers.com/index.php/downloads/Drivers/Intel/Management-Engine-Interface-(MEI)/F.... You most likely need 9.1.25.1005 (1.5Mo), which also comes with premade flashing scripts, then just run .me_flash.bat as administrator, that's all.

[MaccieD]

Thanks, just tried it but it didn't work

I get a 8743 error : unknown or unsupported platform

[Praz]

Hello

You need to do one of the following:

1. Flash the chip using a programmer
2. Purchase a new preflashed BIOS chip
3. RMA the motherboard

[Margus]

Praz wrote:
Hello

You need to do one of the following:

1. Flash the chip using a programmer
2. Purchase a new preflashed BIOS chip

Man dont offer information witch you not tested programmer not work on z97 motherboards from asus and ebay or bios chip flashed chips not work at all your system simply not bootable not post due security. i orderd 3 chips different places non of them booted made copy from working chip with programmer its not helped also.

[Praz]

Margus wrote:
Man dont offer information witch you not tested programmer not work on z97 motherboards from asus and ebay or bios chip flashed chips not work at all your system simply not bootable not post due security. i orderd 3 chips different places non of them booted made copy from working chip with programmer its not helped also.

Hello

Properly flashed BIOS chips will work fine. I have programmed countless chips for the 7 series boards and have never had an issue. I guess I should have added to 1 and 2 above this was assuming the person doing the programming knew what they were doing. I thought that was a given but by your post evidently not.

[Pandur]

Have you tried removing all power to your computer? I had my current M7H show ME: N/A after my first Windows installation. But unplugging the mains for a few minutes sorted it out. That being said, I returned my first M7H because of this same problem (and removing power didn't fix that).

[MaccieD]

Pandur wrote:
Have you tried removing all power to your computer? I had my current M7H show ME: N/A after my first Windows installation. But unplugging the mains for a few minutes sorted it out. That being said, I returned my first M7H because of this same problem (and removing power didn't fix that).

IT WORKED 😄

Thanx, this thing has bin giving me grief for days now , thank you very much 😄

[Pandur]

Yeah more people need to be made aware of this!

The ME portion of the uefi firmware is powered by the standby rail in your psu. Turning off your computer is not enough if you're trying to restart the ME firmware.

You have to completely remove the power to your computer! 🙂