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Re: Neutralize ME firmware on SandyBridge and IvyBridge platforms

From Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca>
Newsgroups comp.misc
Subject Re: Neutralize ME firmware on SandyBridge and IvyBridge platforms
Date 2016-12-01 23:28 -0500
Organization National Capital Freenet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Message-ID <alpine.LNX.2.02.1612012327100.2109@darkstar.example.org> (permalink)
References <hkirRoa+3O6LLCz9+UEw1gy/@dont-email.me> <ea6rnoF962aU1@mid.individual.net> <o1o65t$li0$1@dont-email.me>

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On Thu, 1 Dec 2016, Aharon Robbins wrote:

> In article <ea6rnoF962aU1@mid.individual.net>,
> Sylvia Else  <sylvia@not.at.this.address> wrote:
>> Unfortunately, as long as Intel want this stuff on their processors,
>> there's going to be an arms race with those who don't. What works now
>> won't work in the future.
>
> The ME is on the chipset, not the processor itself. You can easily
> buy computers with the latest processors but without ME enabled
> chipsets. Intel uses the brand "vPro" for systems with the ME.
> Just don't buy one if you don't want it.

Yikes.

That refurbished computer I bought last month has "vPro" listed on the 
"Intel Inside" sticker.  I'd wondered what that was.

   Michael

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Neutralize ME firmware on SandyBridge and IvyBridge platforms Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-11-29 11:27 +0000
  Re: Neutralize ME firmware on SandyBridge and IvyBridge platforms Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-11-30 13:27 +1100
    Re: Neutralize ME firmware on SandyBridge and IvyBridge platforms arnold@skeeve.com (Aharon Robbins) - 2016-12-01 03:41 +0000
      Re: Neutralize ME firmware on SandyBridge and IvyBridge platforms Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-12-01 23:28 -0500
        Re: Neutralize ME firmware on SandyBridge and IvyBridge platforms arnold@skeeve.com (Aharon Robbins) - 2016-12-02 11:25 +0000
          Re: Neutralize ME firmware on SandyBridge and IvyBridge platforms Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-12-02 19:08 -0500

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