Question about vPro and whether a system has it or not and can it be added or disabled?

Hi, I am going to purchase a computer from the Dell Outlet and was wondering if I could enable or disable vPro? Is it built into the motherboard or is it just a property of certain CPUs? I see in the Dell Outlet list whether the system has vPro or not however the system that I am trying to match it with does not specifically specify if it has vPro or not or whether it is just disabled.

Module Description Product Code
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Latitude E6430 Dell Latitude E6430 E6430 [225-2655]
1
Operating Systems Windows 7 Professional, No Media, 64-bit, English W7PN61E [330-6322]
[421-8067]
[421-8718]
11
Processor 3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7-3540M Processor (3.0GHz, 4M cache, Upgradable to Intel® vPro™ technology) I73540M [338-BBKM]
2
Memory 4.0GB, DDR3-1600MHz SDRAM, 1 DIMM 4G1D6 [317-9935]
3
Internal Keyboard Internal English Dual Pointing Keyboard ENGDP [331-5825]
[332-0035]
[332-0472]
4
Graphics NVIDIA® NVS™ 5200M (GDDR5 1GB) Discrete Graphic with Optimus N520M [318-1889]
6
Primary Storage 320GB 7200rpm Hard Drive 320G72 [342-4940]
8
Security Hardware No Dell ControlVault, No Fingerprint Reader,No Smartcard Reader & No Contactless Smartcard Reader,DP NOFPDP [331-5841]
9
LCDs 14.0" HD+(1600x900) Anti-Glare LED-backlit with Premium Panel Guarantee HDP [320-3063]
10
Modem No Modem NOMODEM [331-5834]
[313-9606]
14
AC Adapter 90W A/C Adapter (3-pin) 90AC3P [331-5829]
[330-4016]
15
E-Modular Primary Optical Device 8X DVD+/-RW DR [318-0466]
[318-1732]
[318-2231]
16
Camera/Microphone Light Sensitive Webcam and Noise Cancelling Digital Array Mic CAMMIC [318-1720]
[421-1201]
17
Wireless LAN (802.11) Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205 802.11n 2x2 Half Mini Card IW6205 [430-4632]
19
Systems Management No Out-of-Band Systems Management CSMD [331-5836]
21
Productivity Software No Productivity Software NOPSW [421-3872]
22
Primary Battery 6-cell (60WH) Primary Lithium Ion Battery, (2.8Ah) ExpressCharge Capable 6C [312-1318]
27
Hardware Support Services 4 Year Basic Hardware Service with 4 Year NBD Limited Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis U4OS [994-0681]
[994-0921]
[991-2878]
[993-8341]
[993-9491]
29
Complete Care 4 Year Accidental Damage Service ACDAM4 [993-9631]
[988-7689]
33
Energy Star & EPEAT Energy Star 5.2 Enabled / EPEAT ESTAR [331-6213]
40
Processor Branding Intel Core i7 Label I7NBR [331-1640]
749

That is the detailed view of the system. Does this system have vPro or not or does it have it and is just disabled? Will there be driver problems if I purchase a vPro system and disable it running a factory image of a system without vPro but everything else is the same?

Thank you.

 

VPro is a feature of the CPU (i5 or i7). I looked up the specific i7 on the Intel Ark and it say the CPU has VPro - ARK | Intel® Core

More info on VPro here Intel vPro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kind of a meh IMHO as it is more a collection of middle of the road features designed to assure corporate IT departments that the PC has some basic amount of performance - CPU has sufficient grunt for an office environment (i5 or i7), Integrated Graphics and AMT (which itself is a set of features) for remote management. I can't see any of this being a deal breaker for a home use machine.

 

You can disable the Intel ME through the OROM during POST, and that should be sufficient.