@applesnack :
Due to the fact, that your question matches the topic of this already existing thread, I have moved your post here.
Yes, according to my knowledge the latest Intel VGA ROM (vBios) version for SandyBridge CPU systems is 2171. To be sure, please follow the link, which you can find within the start post of this thread after having expanded the "spoiler" of the chapter "Intel PCI ROM modules" (at the bottom).
What is the latest Intel ME firmware version for Sandybridge?
Thanks
Could be 7 or 8/8.1, depends on the one in ur motherboard, as had the manufacturer released in bios version.
Intel Management Engine: Drivers, Firmware & System Tools
Asus P5QL SE
I have updated the modules,microcodes inside.everything seems in working order.
yet here is the catch,bios had ASUSTeK EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility v3.36 ASUSTeK O.C. Profile Utility v1.36 which i have updated to ASUSTeK EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility v4.24 ASUSTeK O.C. Profile Utility v2.24 (from here)
it is not working.running it from bios shows a blue screen saying āfailed to find the update moduleā,running from startup (alt+f2) comes up the same
I have updated the rest of the roms without touching the Ez flash module but could not flash it.
afudos with the command /ibiosname gave an āerror unable to read the romā
afudos /o command gave me the copy with shortened name.but it was also unreadable. (i was expecting to replace the module with previous one)
so,either that module is faulty (or incompatible) and you may want to change it with another (maybe with this one v1.36 or another you can find) or i have messed it up somewhere
i can provide saved rom copy if needed.in case someone wants to inspect it
ASUS P5QL SE (detailed report)
@onuracengiz
I think i know what your problem is. Those modules can only updated as long as it is in the same main version number. There may be many good reasons for that. To name at least one, my guess is that the flash utility v3.xx was made for legacy Bios only, and starting from v4.xx it is made for UEFI Bios. So it is incompatible. The same principle probably apply for the other module too.
Edit: What i said is valid for some modules but i was wrong about the v4.xx, it is made for legacy Bios. So this means that there is another reason, like a version number fit only a specific line of motherboards or something like that.
yeah i am guessing thatās it 
bios is indeed legacy and the update is probably uefi compliant
other modules are fine,like Realtek PCIe GBE LAN PXE ROM v2.67 (dos)
maybe putting a warning next to it and an alternative might be a good idea (like 1 latest eufi and 1 latest legacy version)
now the guestion is how to get rid of it
@onuracengiz
Like i put in my edit on my last post, i was wrong and it is made for legacy Bios. I can confirm this because i am using it myself in a Crosshair III Formula motherboard that is with a legacy Bios. So it is another reason that is causing the problem with the version number. You can try to change it manually with HxD editor. Be sure to restore the checksum after.
/facepalm 
dunno if it can be tricked like that,worth a short but i doubt it
edit: did not work
Realtek PCIe GBE difference between lom and nic ?
extracted rom only hints boot agent in hex, both seems identical but not mentioning anything about boot.both files smaller then the extracted (compressed or not)
can anyone identify this,shows as display manager,in hex: ADMV,ADM Core version 3.1.00 ADM custom version 0000 Generic ADM 03/31/2004 type:flatmode engine type:graphics (file) an obvious guess would be its used for basic display capabilities
@onuracengiz
The differrence is a .lom is used internally. This is what is used in a Bios. A .nic is used externally. This is used in an add-on network card you put in your PC. As such, both files are nearly identical but not completely. They are not the same. If you open them side by side and look carefully, there are some differrences. So someone canāt just change the extention name and use it.
As for the ADM core, your guess is as good as mine. I donāt know where it came from but my guess would be it is some very simple graphic manager. Enough to show the display in a Bios.
some kind of graphic module in bios but there is nothing on web.given the date,maybe not being used anymore
@onuracengiz
These kind of modules are ususally made specifically only for some series of motherboards. So the only persons that can use this are those who recognize the module in their own motherboard and have the same main number version. Those kind of modules are usually only updatable if they are in the same main number version. And even then, it can sometime be a risk.
Good examples of this are the modules Asus EZ-flash v4.24 and Gigabyte Q-flash v2.24 in the first post. I put a warning that those can only be used if a Bios have already a module v4.xx or v2.xx respectively. And i put those there only because i updated them myself in my motherboards, and flashed with them, and truly know that the updates are working. On the other end, at the time before i put the warnings accordingly, someone took a chance to update an EZ-Flash v3.xx with the module v4.24. It didnāt worked and that person ended up with a black screen.
Yeah i have learnt that lesson
No faul in experimenting though here and there
Anyone have access to CGUTIL program?
Updated PXE LAN ROMās from
Intel(R) Network Connections Software Version 28.2 (2023/08/03):
Intel LAN Boot Agent GE ROM v1.5.90.zip (34.4 KB)
Intel LAN Boot Agent I40E ROM v1.1.44.zip (32.7 KB)
Intel LAN Boot Agent ICE ROM v2.6.02.zip (39.9 KB)
Intel LAN Boot Agent XE ROM v2.4.51.zip (40.9 KB)
Intel LAN Boot Agent XE_x550 ROM v2.4.51.zip (31.7 KB)
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