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    MEI driver?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by kenshindono, Oct 16, 2015.

  1. kenshindono

    kenshindono Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone know what the heck the MEI driver is? I googled it and i think it stands for the windows management engine driver (wheres the I fit in?) but i cant seem to find out what the heck it is/does.

    I'm installing my fingerprint reader drivers now that my external BD drive arrived and this was one driver i never bothered putting on the system since i didn't know what it was/did. Do i need it? What does it do? I never bothered with intel rapid storage tech either but for some reason thats on my computer now. I think windows 10 put it on by itself =P

    BTW if it matters i have a Sager NP8651/clevoP650se
     
    kenshindono, Oct 16, 2015
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    Bullrun Notebook Deity

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    Is it IME (Intel Management Engine)? Oh, that's P77xZM for IME. Maybe the same but MEI on P65xxx?
     
    Bullrun, Oct 16, 2015
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  3. i_pk_pjers_i

    i_pk_pjers_i Even the ppl who never frown eventually break down

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    Basically, it does stuff. The MEI (Intel Management Engine Interface) driver interfaces with the ME (Intel Management Engine). ME provides extra chipset features and those features depend on the board you have. You don't REALLY need the MEI but I install it anyways.
     
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    kenshindono Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hmm is that what it does? I thought when i was googling i saw it had something to do with remote access to your computer which i defnitely didn't want. Ive been using it for a while without them so far.

    If it provides important chipset features for the board it may be worth installing. Is that what it does?
     
    kenshindono, Nov 15, 2015
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  5. Spartan@HIDevolution

    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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    I've always installed it since years. Additionally, I don't want no unkown devices with an exclamation mark in my device manager.

    My Clevo P870DM-G Driver disc came with MEI v11.0.0.1178
     
    Spartan@HIDevolution, Nov 15, 2015
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