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Configuring the Intel, Management Engine ME - bios update

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l Eight characters l One uppercase letter l One lowercase letter l A number l A special (nonalphanumeric) character, such as !, $, or ; excluding the :, ", and , characters.) The underscore ( _ ) and spacebar are valid password characters but do NOT add to the password complexity. Configuring the Intel® Management Engine (ME) To reach the Intel® Management Engine (ME) Platform Configuration page, follow these steps: 1. Under the Management Engine BIOS Extension (MEBx) main menu, select ME Configuration. Press . 2. The following message appears: System resets after configuration changes. Continue: (Y/N) 3. Press . The ME Platform Configuration page opens. This page allows you to configure the specific functions of the ME such as features, power options, and so on. Below are quick links to the various sections. l Intel ME State Control l Intel ME Firmware Local Update Qualifier l Intel ME Features Control ¡ Manageability Feature Selection l Intel ME Power Control ¡ Intel ME ON in Host Sleep States Intel ME State Control When the ME State Control option is selected on the ME Platform Configuration menu, the ME State Control menu appears. You can disable ME to isolate the ME computer from main platform until the end of the debugging process.

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l
Eight characters
l
One uppercase letter
l
One lowercase letter
l
A number
l
A special (nonalphanumeric) character, such as !, $, or ; excluding the :, ", and , characters.)
The underscore ( _ ) and spacebar are valid password characters but do NOT add to the password complexity.
Configuring the Intel
®
Management Engine (ME)
To reach the
Intel
®
Management Engine (ME) Platform Configuration
page, follow these steps:
1.
Under the Management Engine BIOS Extension (MEBx) main menu, select
ME Configuration
. Press <Enter>.
2.
The following message appears:
System resets after configuration changes. Continue: (Y/N)
3.
Press <Y>.
The
ME Platform Configuration
page opens. This page allows you to configure the specific functions of the ME such as features, power options, and so on.
Below are quick links to the various sections.
l
Intel ME State Control
l
Intel ME Firmware Local Update Qualifier
l
Intel ME Features Control
¡
Manageability Feature Selection
l
Intel ME Power Control
¡
Intel ME ON in Host Sleep States
Intel ME State Control
When the
ME State Control
option is selected on the
ME Platform Configuration
menu, the
ME State Control
menu appears. You can disable ME to isolate
the ME computer from main platform until the end of the debugging process.