hoaca388[USER="391642"]hoaca388[/USER] - these worked perfectly. Can you explain how you performed modifications to the 16MB file to clean the ME especially with version 16.1.32? Or can you point me toward any other resources on how you did this?
Thank you,
- Brian
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Did not work, posting my original files to see if someone else can assist? I'm looking to have absolute disabled in both of these files / cleaned ME please.
Service tag is JXHJ5S3
I've been struggling for about a month in this thread trying to get this fixed, any help is truly appreciated.
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I tried this and it did not work. I'm trying another bios from this thread for the 16mb to see if that one will work. Really stuck here....Leave a comment:
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Is it possible I could just load the bios from this older post to resolve my issue? Or would that not work?
Thank you,
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Hi [USER="341209"]volinakis[/USER] , I was unsuccessful and got stuck. I was able to install ME Analyzer, get the same output in you screenshot at the bottom when loading my 16mb file. When I go to find the right firmware (attached in screenshot), I does not seem that my version is available out there to use as a base file for the cleaning process. Do you know of anyone that has gotten their ME Cleaned with version 16.1.31.xxxx? I'm only seeing all the guides go up to version 15.x.x.
Any help is appreciated, I'm really stuck on this next part.
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I will try to do this myself and report back. First time performing an "ME" clean.Leave a comment:
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Hi - so i've verified soldering is not the issue (have successfully reflashed many times on this board now). I did remove the CMOS battery before soldering, no issues there. Chip is working.
On a similar board (Optiplex 7010 micro) I required both the 16mb and 32mb chips to be updated in order for it work. [USER="391642"]hoaca388[/USER] helped with that one. I'm wondering if edits need to be made to the 16mb file as well?hoaca388...Leave a comment:
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Ok, I reflashed original bios again, confirmed the machine can still boot (success) cleared the settings - then reflashed the updated file you provided.
The video came online (good, I wasn't waiting long enough for the reboots), i went into bios but the Absolute is still grayed out. Any thoughts?...Leave a comment:
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volinakis[USER="341209"]volinakis[/USER] - Did not work. Any ideas? Thank you for all your help.Leave a comment:
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volinakis[USER="341209"]volinakis[/USER] - I was able to flash the original bios back and boot up. I'm trying to factory reset, then reflash to see if it helps it boot up.Leave a comment:
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volinakis[USER="341209"]volinakis[/USER] - For some reason i'm no longer receiving video output (can't get back to bios). Tried both the HDMI and Display port. Any idea? I confirmed it was written correctly to the chip already (verified hex readback).Leave a comment:
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Bumping to see if anyone can assist. [USER="391642"]hoaca388[/USER] - can you save me one more time?
hoaca388Bumping to see if anyone can assist. [USER="391642"]hoaca388[/USER] - can you save me one more time? ...
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Hello,
I have a Dell Optiplex 3000 micro form factor that has Absolute/Computrace enabled. I'm looking for assistance to disable this. I acquired this unit used.
Service Tag: JXHJ5S3
I've attached both the 16mb Bios Dump and the 32mb Bios dump.
Thank you,
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Thank you [USER="391642"]hoaca388[/USER] - I'm going to review the forum threads that speak to ME file cleaning and VSS2 cleaning.
For putting into Program mode (factory mode?) is there another thread on that?hoaca388Thank you [USER="391642"]hoaca388[/USER] - I'm going to review the forum threads that speak to ME file cleaning and VSS2 cleaning.Leave a comment:
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I'm wondering if this is what needs to be performed in my file. [B][URL="https://www.badcaps.net/member/391642-hoaca388"]hoaca388[/URL][/B] i'm stuck on my file. What text string did you search to find the offsets to put the bios into manufacturing mode when uploaded? I modified the "abtState" value and uploaded but still grayed out.I'm wondering if this is what needs to be performed in my file. [B][URL="https://www.badcaps.net/member/391642-hoaca388"]hoaca388[/URL][/B] i'm stuck on my file. What text string did you search to find the offsets to put the bios into...Leave a comment:
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Ha! I was typing while tired and created a new country - thanks for catching that.
Thank you, I attempted to write the file you uploaded. Same issue, it does not prompt me to enter a service tag and once i'm in the bios the Absolute is all grayed out still with "Enable Absolute" selected.
Any other thoughts on this? Can you tell me what else you changed?...Leave a comment:
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Here are the three files.
Two are original
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Hi all,
I've been browsing these forums and hit a wall on my recent project. I'm requesting Absolute/computrace to be disabled in my bios, I purchased this computer online.
This is my first time doing this, but I made it far. I'm more curious in knowing what I did wrong to learn vs. just having working bios reuploaded. This is the first time I worked with a CH341a programmer.
Dell Optiplex Micro 7010
Service Tag: 27BH2Z3
Motherboard: D3V3H (I think?)
I successfully extracted both the 16mb bios and the 32mb bios from each chip. I then...Leave a comment:
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Hi all - i've been a lurker but excited to be part of the forum and create my first post....Leave a comment:
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