Unprovisioning

Manageability Engine BIOS Extensions (MEBX)¶

Intel® MEBX allows for configuration of the Intel Manageability Engine (ME) platform. Through this interface, you can provision AMT and customize a variety of settings manually.

Unprovision an AMT Device Through MEBX¶

1. Restart or power on the device

2. While the device is booting up, press Ctrl+P to reach the MEBX login screen

Important

In the example above, Ctrl+P reaches the MEBX login screen. BIOS screen activation may vary among manufacturers. Check your system documentation.

3. Enter the AMT password

Note

If it is the first time entering MEBX, the default password is admin. It will prompt you to create a new password.

4. Select ‘Intel AMT configuration’

5. Select ‘Unconfigure Network access’

6. Select ‘Full unprovision’, and then press 'y' to continue

7. It takes 30 seconds to a minute to unprovision the device. While it is unprovisioning, the up/down arrow keys will not work.