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FoLmEr

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ME Firmware on GA-Z68X-UD4-B3
« on: October 03, 2011, 09:15:26 am »
Hi,

So I downloaded the latest Intel Management Engine software for my board and there seems to be all kinds of developer tools included in the package and not just the driver as I anticipated.

Is the average user expected to use all these tools to flash his own ME firmware? It seems Gigabyte doesn't even know what they released here..

I know there's tons of documentation included but it's all formal Intel stuff and no specific Gigabyte user guide.

Dark Mantis

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Re: ME Firmware on GA-Z68X-UD4-B3
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2011, 09:19:46 am »
Hi

Obviously you are only expected to use the driver not all the other tools but can I ask where you actually downloaded it from ?
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy

FoLmEr

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Re: ME Firmware on GA-Z68X-UD4-B3
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2011, 09:39:00 am »
Hi,

I'm glad I got a quick reply because I might just be one of those impatient enthusiasts who has a hard time not pulling the trigger on the update command from the DOS prompt even thought it could mean total system meltdown :P

Anyway, got it from the download section for my board on the Gigabyte site. Official file, no funny business.

http://www.gigabyte.eu/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3849&dl=1#driver
Win7 x64

Dark Mantis

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Re: ME Firmware on GA-Z68X-UD4-B3
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2011, 10:52:57 am »
I was just interested in where you got it from and thought that it could have been the Intel site or somewhere else. ;)
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy

FoLmEr

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Re: ME Firmware on GA-Z68X-UD4-B3
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2011, 05:05:38 pm »
... so I should just keep my hands off of the many exciting knobs?

Is Gigabyte aware that they've released potentially destructive developer tools together the drivers?

(Oh, and btw, the drivers included in the package is actually the same version as the previous ones, 7.0.0.1144)