Did I corrupt my Intel ME Firmware?

Special Topics Intel Management Engine
1

My MSI mobos had an ME Firmware update that runs in Windows.

I ran it and after which it asked to reboot. Unfortunately the reboot was stuck doing nothing for like 30 minutes before I power-cycled the PC.

Thinking I borked the firmware - I turned it back on and checked the ME version - and the new version number showed up on HWInfo64.

However it said my ME Firmware was running in Manufacturing Mode - is that normal?

Did I screw up my ME Firmware somehow from this or is everything running fine as long as the new version number shows?

2

MSI has left ME firmware in Manufacturing mode quite often. This alone isn’t a sign of corruption.

3

That’s good to know - HWInfo currently says both the Current Working State and Current Operation Mode is Normal.

So I guess I should be fine right?

4

Yes, that’s a guess.

You can check the state of the ME with MEInfo and test with MEManuf (versions corresponding to ME version!)