Optiplex XE3 ME FW issue/upgrade (MeSpiLock)

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@marchewd

Since it’s not a Windows machine, anyone know how to manually update the ME firmware from the boot menu?

From the boot menu?

FwUpdate tools exist- version dependant- often for DOS, EFI shell, linux 32 and 64 and Win32 and Win64. But if the update fails often these tools fail, too.

For the understanding of these tools and the update files for for example CSME 2-15:

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