Yes, I would agree with that order of installation you listed.

In general, you download and install the updates separate to one another.Ģ. However, most of the time, Intel ME firmware updates and BIOS updates are carried out separately. When control is returned to you, you’ll see both the BIOS and Intel ME have been updated (both version numbers are higher). While you have only initiated the installation of the BIOS update, the check on the Intel ME firmware is performed in the background.įrom having installed such bundled updates myself, you usually aren’t aware multiple stages of updates are taking place but I have noticed that such updates cause the system to reboot twice automatically. If the currently installed ME is the same version or newer, only the BIOS update is installed. When running such a bundled BIOS update, it checks if the current in-use ME firmware is older than the version bundled with the BIOS update, if it is the ME firmware is also updated. However, to add to the confusion some manufacturers e.g., Dell and Asus sometimes include Intel ME firmware updates within some of their BIOS updates for their systems. No, a BIOS update is separate to an Intel ME firmware update. I hope these explanations are useful, despite their length.

Just to add to the confusion, the Intel ME software and Intel ME firmware use different version number schemes e.g. I will describe the answers to your questions in more detail below. Both are stored within chips on your motherboard but are physically separate. Alex5723 is correct, the BIOS and Intel ME firmware are two different things.

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