A Semi-Comprehensive Guide to The Intel Management Engine and Circumvention Thereof (+ AMD PSP Notes)

[Dave1423]

what about the Core 2 Duo Santa Rosa macs from mid-late2007? i personally have a mid 2007 2.16ghz MacBook and a 2.4ghz one as well

also does the macbook pro mid/late 2007 use a nvidia board?

 

[Amethyst1]

what about the Core 2 Duo Santa Rosa macs from mid-late2007?

Here’s what Simon says: ME present.

also does the macbook pro mid/late 2007 use a nvidia board?

No.

 

[Dave1423]

what about the Merom or 32-bit Core Duo chips

 

[Dave1423]

what about the Merom or 32-bit Core Duo chips

such as the early/mid/late 2006 models

 

[Amethyst1]

what about the Merom or 32-bit Core Duo chips

The ME is part of the chipset for pre-Nehalem CPUs.
If it's a 945 chipset: no ME.
If it's a 965 or later chipset: hello world ME.

But the question remains whether ME on its own, i.e. without AMT and an Intel NIC, can do a lot of harm.

such as the early/mid/late 2006 models

The Core Solo/Duo/667 MHz FSB “Merom” Core 2 Duos use the 945 chipset.

 

[Dave1423]

so if i have this and its a 667mhz bus its 945 correct?

MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.16 13" (Black) Specs (Mid-2007, MB063LL/A, MacBook2,1, A1181, 2139): EveryMac.com

Technical specifications for the MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.16 13" (Black). Dates sold, processor type, memory info, hard drive details, price and more.

everymac.com

 

[Dave1423]

so if the late 2008 -late 2010 Nvidia gpu macs all have nvidia chipsets which im assuming they do then they dont have IME and vPro?

 

[Amethyst1]

so if the late 2008 -late 2010 Nvidia gpu macs all have nvidia chipsets which im assuming they do then they dont have IME and vPro?

The late-2009/mid-2010 iMacs and 15in/17in MBPs with a Core i3/i5/i7 have Intel chipsets.
Those with a Core 2 Duo have Nvidia chipsets.