Author: dbeachy1Subject: Intel Management Engine Issue INTEL-SA-00086 Fix
Posted: 05 Jan 2018 at 10:03am
Some interesting news here -- I heard back from ASRock support tonight, and here is the message:
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From: Support [mailto:pablomedina@asrockamerica.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2018 7:51 PM
To: <redacted>
Subject: RE: $X299 TAICHI/A/ASRK$ Unable to update to Intel ME11.8.50.3425 (United States)
check the information below if your motherboard chipset iseffected
Intel released the newer ME version to fix the security bugrecently.
The models 100/200/300 could be updated ME firmware by MEtool directly.
Please be noted that there are two different ME type for ourmodels.
1. Consumer ME
Chipset: Z170, Z270, H110, B250, H270, Z370
Consumer ME link: http://asrock.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com/TSD/ME-consumer_11.8.50.3425.zip
2. Corporate ME
Chipset: H170, B150, Q170
Corporate ME link: http://asrock.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com/TSD/ME-corporate_11.8.50.3425.zip
Microsite link:
Reference: http://www.asrock.com/microsite/2017IntelFirmware/
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I replied and said that I had already tried running that Consumer ME patch version per my original message. What is interesting, however, is that support said that the consumer ME patch only supports these chipsets:
1. Consumer ME
Chipset: Z170, Z270, H110, B250, H270, Z370
I replied and asked if they know if and when a version of the patch for the X299 chipset, which is what my motherboard uses, will be available.
So this explains why the patch doesn't work with our X299 boards: the patch doesn't support that chipset.
Hopefully ASRock will make an X299 version of the ME firmware patch available soon.