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Error Message	Description
AMT mode: Set manageability	Alert Standard Format (ASF) mode is enabled instead of
mode to AMT or none	iAMT. Set manageability mode to AMT or None in the
	Management Engine BIOS Extension (MEBx) setup.
MFG_MODE jumper: The security	Do not populate the MFG_MODE jumper. iAMT will not
override jumper is installed	function properly. Only Manufacturing uses this jumper.

MEMORY: Unsupported memory Unable to launch Management Engine (ME). iAMT configuration. Populate DIMM1. functionality is broken when DIMM1 is not populated.

Out-of-Band Management

Out-of-Band term refers to the ability to manage the computer in the absence of an operating system or with the operating system in an unusable state, or with the computer turned off. The only requirement for managing such a computer is the iAMT capability as well as computer being connected to the network and to an electrical outlet.

NOTE: Power is supplied to the DIMMs even when the computer is turned off.

Accessing iAMT setup

Intel's MEBx interface controls the Latitude D630c iAMT features and setup options. MEBx is used to:

•Turn on or off iAMT

•Set iAMT modes

•Set iAMT configuration modes

To view the MEBx setup screen, press <Ctrl-P>during system post or system boot. Your default MEBx password is admin.

NOTE: To make configuration setting changes, the default MEBx password must be changed.

Turning off iAMT

iAMT is enabled in the ME firmware by default. However, you may choose to turn off the iAMT feature:

1Press <Ctrl-P> to enter the MEBx setup and enter your password.

2Select Intel® ME Configuration→ Intel ME Features Control→ Manageability Feature

Selection

3Select None.

4Select Return to Previous Menu twice.

The changes are applied and the computer reboots.

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