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Title: System76 to disable Intel Management Engine on its notebooks
Post by: Redaktion on November 30, 2017, 23:46:38

While Intel is working with the big brands to patch the major security holes recently discovered in its Management Engine firmware, System76 plans to take it all to the next level by disabling IME entirely via a firmware update.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/System76-to-disable-Intel-Management-Engine-on-its-notebooks.267696.0.html

Title: Re: System76 to disable Intel Management Engine on its notebooks
Post by: reader156783115 on December 01, 2017, 10:59:49

Why no mention of puri.sm? Purism ships laptops with removed ME, not just dissabled ME.

Title: Re: System76 to disable Intel Management Engine on its notebooks
Post by: ldx on December 01, 2017, 21:39:23

I don't believe this. They would order CPUs from Intel with IME removed. This is something which managed only and only Apple, as far as I know. Small companies are far below Intel's sight.

Title: Re: System76 to disable Intel Management Engine on its notebooks
Post by: Leonid on December 02, 2017, 10:30:58

Thanks for mentioning puri.sm, I'll check their solutions.

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