Option
Description
LocalFWUpdateYoucanenable,disable,orusetheMEBxpasswordto
protecttheIntelMErmwarelocalupdate.Whenthe
LocalFWUpdateoptionissettoENABLED,theIT
administratorcanupdatetheIntelMErmwarelocally
throughthelocalIntelMEinterfaceorthroughthelocal
secureinterface.WhentheLocalFWUpdateoptionis
settoDISABLED,localIntelMErmwareupdateisnot
allowed.WhentheLocalFWUpdateoptionissetto
PasswordProtected,LocalFWupdateisprotectedby
theMEBxpassword.
PowerControl
ThePowerControlmenuenablesyoutoconguretheMEpowercontrolpolicies.Toconformwiththe
ENERGYSTARprogramandtheEuPLot6requirements,theIntelMEcanbeturnedoffinvarioussleep
states.SelectPowerControlandpressEnter.TheINTEL(R)MEPOWERCONTROLwindowopens.Inthe
INTEL(R)MEPOWERCONTROLwindow,thefollowingoptionswillbedisplayed.
Option
Description
Intel(R)MEONinHostSleepStates
UsedtospecifywhentheIntelMEwillbeturnedon.
SelectIntel(R)MEONinHostSleepStatesandpress
Enter.Youcanchoosewhichpowerpackagewillbeused.
•Desktop:ONinS0–ThisoptionmeanstheIntelME
willbeturnedonwhenyourcomputeristurnedonand
operational.
•Desktop:ONinS0,MEWakeinS3,S4-5–This
optionmeanstheIntelMEwillbeturnedonwhenyour
computeristurnedonandoperational.TheIntelME
canberemotelywokenupwhenyourcomputerisin
sleepmode,hibernationmode,orturnedoff.
Notes:
–S0:Poweronstate
–S3:Standbysleepstate
–S4:Hibernatesleepstate
–S5:Shutdownstate
WithIntelMEWakeonLAN(WOL),afterthetime-out
timerexpires,theIntelMEremainsintheM-off
1
stateuntil
acommandissenttotheIntelME.Afterthiscommandis
sent,theIntelMEwilltransitiontotheM0
2
orM3
3
state
andwillrespondtothenextcommand.ApingtotheIntel
MEcanalsomaketheIntelMEtransitiontotheM0orM3
state.TheIntelMEtakesashorttimetotransitionfrom
theM-offstatetotheM0orM3state.Duringthistime,
thesystemwillnotrespondtoanyIntelMEcommands.
WhentheIntelMEisintheM0orM3state,thesystem
willrespondtoIntelMEcommands.
IdleTimeout
UsedtoenabletheIntelMEtowakeupanddenethe
IntelMEidletimeoutintheM3state.Theidletimeout
valueindicatestheamountoftimethattheIntelMEis
1.M-off:AnIntelMEFWpowerstatewhentheIntelMEFWisshutdown.
2.M0:AnIntelMEFWpowerstatewhentheIntelAMTcomputeristurnedonandoperational.
3.M3:AnIntelMEFWpowerstatewhentheIntelAMTcomputerisinsleepmode,hibernationmode,orturnedoff.
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