Intel Management Engine Interface, is it needed?

[gijoe50000]

Re: Intel Management Engine Interface, is it needed?

Well ****,
I've ended up back on this page again 8 months later and I STILL don't know what IMEI does!

I'm bored so I'm updating drivers, but somehow I have a newer version of IMEI installed than Intel or Gigabyte have available on their websites.. What the hell?

[stasio]

Re: Intel Management Engine Interface, is it needed?

With all posts explained earlier,read one more:

Intel Management Engine: Drivers, Firmware & System Tools

[gijoe50000]

Re: Intel Management Engine Interface, is it needed?

With all posts explained earlier,read one more:

Intel Management Engine: Drivers, Firmware & System Tools

So from this I found out that it "performs various tasks" and "perform(s) functions".
Anybody know what these 'functions' and 'tasks' actually are?

It would be nice to get a concrete list..

[plutomaniac]

Re: Intel Management Engine Interface, is it needed?

So from this I found out that it "performs various tasks" and "perform(s) functions".
Anybody know what these 'functions' and 'tasks' actually are?

Platform Clocks Control (ICC), Thermal Monitoring/Fan Control/Power Management, Overclocking, Silicon Workaround, Identity Protection Technology, Rapid Start Technology, Smart Connect Technology, Sensor Hub Controller, Active Management Technology, Small Business Advantage, Wireless Display, Protected Video/Audio Path etc

[xcx]

Re: Intel Management Engine Interface, is it needed?

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[profJim]

Re: Intel Management Engine Interface, is it needed?

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[zalia64]

Re: It is an opened backdoor! for whom?

[TsVk!]

Re: Intel Management Engine Interface, is it needed?

Thought I'd answer this question, as there seems to be some confusion.

The Intel AMT facility is accessed for configuration on boot by tapping ctrl+p or ctrl+j

Within there you can set all sorts of boot options, network options and remote control options.

To access a machine that has AMT enabled (which is what the management engine let's you interface you would use a browser on the same network, in the address bar you would enter

machinename.domain.domainextension:16992

This will give you a back end BIOS access that allows you to turn on machines that are off, restart machines, check hardware status and more.

Sadly it's a bit insecure these days....

I've been using it for years though.

[MisterFix]

Re: Intel Management Engine Interface, is it needed?

I know this thread is old, but there's a lot of misinformation here.

So here's the thing. AMT is different than the Management Engine Interface.

AMT is for remotely controlling a machine, but it uses the Management Engine Interface.

The Management Engine Interface has uses such as:
1. Overclocking - Allows you to change CPU voltage, core speeds, memory timings, etc on the fly
2. Sensors and management - Allows you to control fan speeds, read sensors (temperature, etc)
3. Making changes to the BIOS from within Windows (or whatever OS)
4. You can do things such as power off the computer, reboot the computer, etc, through the MEI, too, but it's often easier to use the OS's built-in features for this (or the power/reset buttons), so there's not much use for this locally.

Most personal computers have the MEI, but don't have the AMT, as that's usually only needed on workstation-class and server machines.

Hope that clears things up!

[electronicsguy]

Re: Intel Management Engine Interface, is it needed?

Plus, what we've discovered by Jan 2018: IME could be categorized as a 'backdoor' - since it's all undocumented, closed-source and has serious vulnerabilities which have now been made public.

[tr00don]

Re: Intel Management Engine Interface, is it needed?

Wow, is there a doubt in anyone's mind as to what IME is for? Let's see:

- IME has been installed on all Intel chipsets since 2008;
- user has no control over it;
- it's a standalone Minix-based system that can take control of the system at the lowest level;
- it cannot be turned off by user;
- tech specs are not publicly available.

Also have a look here

[hmidas]

Re: Intel Management Engine Interface, is it needed?

Hello,

I noticed on my new motherboard there is a device in device manager with an exclamation mark and obviously this is related to the "Intel Management Engine Interface" drivers gigabyte offers.

I researched about this a lot, and it's of no use to me, my question is, is it needed? What is the recommendation on this? There is no option to disable this in bios, so I reckon it's necessary?

Thanks,

I have an asus vivobook/zenbook laptop. and the computer goes to sleep and refuses to wake up no matter what keys you press. disabling this management engine in device manager fixed that problem.