Clean ME Region of ThinkPad T14 Gen2 (Intel - 20W0 20W1)

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  • Spelwe
    New Member
    • Aug 2024
    • 5
    • IT

    #1

    Clean ME Region of ThinkPad T14 Gen2 (Intel - 20W0 20W1)

    Good morning found few posts on the subject.
    I am facing a "problem", I don't know if you can help me or not, but I would like to give it a try.

    I am trying to download the ThinkPad T14 Gen2 bios for ME cleaning.
    I tried a black CH341A (modded) with NeoProgrammer, using Winbond 25Q256JV and 25Q256FV settings even though a 25R256JVEN is installed on the board. (I used those two for compatibility reasons)

    I got 2 .bin files (for the same chip), but both have problems reading by ME Analyzer v1.307.0 r351 on the EFS partition and problems decompiling with Flash Image Tool. (via NeoProgrammer, the "verify" check was successful).

    Have you ever had a similar problem?
    I also notice that compared to other users, I get a dump of 32mb and not 16, could this be normal?

    I post below two dumps in an archive.
    Attached Files
  • volinakis
    Badcaps Legend
    • Jan 2021
    • 2874
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    #2
    Originally posted by Spelwe
    Good morning found few posts on the subject.
    I am facing a "problem", I don't know if you can help me or not, but I would like to give it a try.

    I am trying to download the ThinkPad T14 Gen2 bios for ME cleaning.
    I tried a black CH341A (modded) with NeoProgrammer, using Winbond 25Q256JV and 25Q256FV settings even though a 25R256JVEN is installed on the board. (I used those two for compatibility reasons)

    I got 2 .bin files (for the same chip), but both have problems reading by ME Analyzer v1.307.0 r351 on the EFS partition and problems decompiling with Flash Image Tool. (via NeoProgrammer, the "verify" check was successful).

    Have you ever had a similar problem?
    I also notice that compared to other users, I get a dump of 32mb and not 16, could this be normal?

    I post below two dumps in an archive.
    serial number?
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    • Spelwe
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      • Aug 2024
      • 5
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      #3
      PF-3J4KZJ
      In many post i saw for serial number request, why this information is important?

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      • hoaca388
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        • Jan 2022
        • 12326
        • Socialist Republic of Vietnam

        #4
        Originally posted by Spelwe
        PF-3J4KZJ
        In many post i saw for serial number request, why this information is important?
        T14 Gen 2 Laptop (ThinkPad) - Type 20W1

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        • Spelwe
          New Member
          • Aug 2024
          • 5
          • IT

          #5
          Trying to flash via flashrom, I get
          Code:
          Reading the contents of the old flash chip... executed.
          [1] 2049 segmentation fault sudo flashrom -p ch341a_spi -c W25Q256FV -w cleared.bin
          A segmentation fault is generated with each attempt.

          Even if I try
          Code:
          --ifd -i bios --noverify-all
          to operate only with ME, or
          Code:
          --wp-disable
          to disable hardware protections, or
          Code:
          --force
          to force write operations I always get the same error.

          Granted that this forum is not FlashRom support, and that maybe I will open an issue on github, I wonder if you have ever had the same problem.

          Could it be related to what I said in the first post about the EFS partition seeming to be corrupted? (Even from a new dump made by flashrom, and then read with MEA, I get the usual result)

          Code:
          flashrom 1.4.0 on Darwin 22.6.0 (x86_64)
          flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org
          .

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          • sourcebf
            Badcaps Veteran
            • Jul 2016
            • 433
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            #6
            hi every body,
            i upload my original file, in my case i have no display, i tried dump posted by @hoaca388 laptop poste but don't recognize SSD, so may someone clean my original
            motherboard: nm-D352 REV :2.0
            SERIAL:PF-3P8T93
            TYPE :20W1
            nb: I tried to clean it by my self but CSME System Tools v15 give me an error when i open the file
            Attached Files

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            • shiyab
              Badcaps Legend
              • Sep 2023
              • 1605
              • india

              #7
              Originally posted by sourcebf
              hi every body,
              i upload my original file, in my case i have no display, i tried dump posted by @hoaca388 laptop poste but don't recognize SSD, so may someone clean my original
              motherboard: nm-D352 REV :2.0
              SERIAL:PF-3P8T93
              TYPE :20W1
              nb: I tried to clean it by my self but CSME System Tools v15 give me an error when i open the file
              hi try
              Attached Files

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              • sourcebf
                Badcaps Veteran
                • Jul 2016
                • 433
                • N/A

                #8
                Originally posted by shiyab

                hi try
                thanks for your reply, but with this dump motherboard is completely dead and consume just 0.6 amps

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