Updating Intel ME Firmware on 15 r2/17 r3 or possibly other BGAs as well

That's dangerous man you could have killed your mobo. That's the reason I put Beta or untested method before I edited and felt it was safe to use!
Try downloading intel platform tools from win-raid and use meinfo -verbose output here. Also, download mei inf driver from win-raid.

 

ntel(R) MEInfo Version: 11.8.55.3510
Copyright(C) 2005 - 2017, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.




Windows OS Version : 10.0

Table Type 54 ( 0x 36 ) found, size of 0 (0x 00 ) bytes
Table Type 218 ( 0x DA ) found, size of 253 (0x FD ) bytes
Table Type 218 ( 0x DA ) found, size of 85 (0x 55 ) bytes
Table Type 0 ( 0x 00 ) found, size of 52 (0x 34 ) bytes
Table Type 1 ( 0x 01 ) found, size of 83 (0x 53 ) bytes
Table Type 2 ( 0x 02 ) found, size of 78 (0x 4E ) bytes
Table Type 3 ( 0x 03 ) found, size of 55 (0x 37 ) bytes
Table Type 4 ( 0x 04 ) found, size of 186 (0x BA ) bytes
Table Type 7 ( 0x 07 ) found, size of 29 (0x 1D ) bytes
Table Type 8 ( 0x 08 ) found, size of 24 (0x 18 ) bytes
Table Type 9 ( 0x 09 ) found, size of 23 (0x 17 ) bytes
Table Type 10 ( 0x 0A ) found, size of 44 (0x 2C ) bytes
Table Type 11 ( 0x 0B ) found, size of 154 (0x 9A ) bytes
Table Type 12 ( 0x 0C ) found, size of 121 (0x 79 ) bytes
Table Type 13 ( 0x 0D ) found, size of 39 (0x 27 ) bytes
Table Type 14 ( 0x 0E ) found, size of 14 (0x 0E ) bytes
Table Type 218 ( 0x DA ) found, size of 253 (0x FD ) bytes
Table Type 218 ( 0x DA ) found, size of 85 (0x 55 ) bytes
Table Type 0 ( 0x 00 ) found, size of 52 (0x 34 ) bytes
Table Type 1 ( 0x 01 ) found, size of 83 (0x 53 ) bytes
Table Type 2 ( 0x 02 ) found, size of 78 (0x 4E ) bytes
Table Type 3 ( 0x 03 ) found, size of 55 (0x 37 ) bytes
Table Type 4 ( 0x 04 ) found, size of 186 (0x BA ) bytes
Table Type 7 ( 0x 07 ) found, size of 29 (0x 1D ) bytes
Table Type 8 ( 0x 08 ) found, size of 24 (0x 18 ) bytes
Table Type 9 ( 0x 09 ) found, size of 23 (0x 17 ) bytes
Table Type 10 ( 0x 0A ) found, size of 44 (0x 2C ) bytes
Table Type 11 ( 0x 0B ) found, size of 154 (0x 9A ) bytes
Table Type 12 ( 0x 0C ) found, size of 121 (0x 79 ) bytes
Table Type 13 ( 0x 0D ) found, size of 39 (0x 27 ) bytes
Table Type 14 ( 0x 0E ) found, size of 14 (0x 0E ) bytes
Table Type 14 ( 0x 0E ) found, size of 40 (0x 28 ) bytes
Table Type 16 ( 0x 10 ) found, size of 25 (0x 19 ) bytes
Table Type 17 ( 0x 11 ) found, size of 112 (0x 70 ) bytes
Table Type 19 ( 0x 13 ) found, size of 33 (0x 21 ) bytes
Table Type 20 ( 0x 14 ) found, size of 37 (0x 25 ) bytes
Table Type 21 ( 0x 15 ) found, size of 9 (0x 09 ) bytes
Table Type 22 ( 0x 16 ) found, size of 151 (0x 97 ) bytes
Table Type 32 ( 0x 20 ) found, size of 22 (0x 16 ) bytes
Table Type 41 ( 0x 29 ) found, size of 26 (0x 1A ) bytes
Table Type 136 ( 0x 88 ) found, size of 8 (0x 08 ) bytes
Table Type 176 ( 0x B0 ) found, size of 7 (0x 07 ) bytes
Table Type 177 ( 0x B1 ) found, size of 14 (0x 0E ) bytes
Table Type 208 ( 0x D0 ) found, size of 54 (0x 36 ) bytes
Table Type 212 ( 0x D4 ) found, size of 19 (0x 13 ) bytes
Table Type 216 ( 0x D8 ) found, size of 11 (0x 0B ) bytes
FW Status Register1: 0x8030404E
FW Status Register2: 0x340D0006
FW Status Register3: 0x00000420
FW Status Register4: 0x00000000
FW Status Register5: 0x00000000
FW Status Register6: 0x00000000

CurrentState: Unknown (14)
ManufacturingMode: Disabled
FlashPartition: Valid
OperationalState: CM0 with UMA
InitComplete: Initializing
BUPLoadState: Success
ErrorCode: Debug Error
ModeOfOperation: Normal
SPI Flash Log: Not Present
FPF HW Source value: FPF HW Not Set
ME FPF Fusing Patch Status: ME FPF Fusing patch NOT supported in this FW Version
Phase: BringUp
ICC: Valid OEM data, ICC programmed
ME File System Corrupted: No
PhaseStatus: CHECK_BUP_OVERRIDE_STRAP
FPF and ME Config Status: Not committed

Error 86: Communication error between application and Intel(R) ME module (FWU client)

Error 81: Internal error (Could not determine FW features information)

I installed the latest v12 inf as well as ran the setupME using SetupME.exe -tcs -nodrv.

 

Have you tried installing just inf driver in legacy mode?

 

You mean booting in legacy mode?

 

yes.

 

Perhaps I'm doing something incorrectly, but I turn secure boot off, swith UEFI to Legacy...then windows fails to load. I moved the hard disk up to #1 in boot order but am still getting a insert bootable media.

Legacy mode cant read the EFI partition right?

 

that's odd, w10 should boot easily. Are you using RAID?

 

Yes. I've tried every possible combination to boot to legacy. Doesn't work.

Edit: To be clear I'm not sure which legacy you mean.

First is change UEFI to Legacy which gives me manual control of the boot list. That fails to detect any bootable media.

2nd is to leave it at UEFI, go secure boot off, and use the "load legacy rom" option. That one begins to load windows, but results in a blue screen with "inaccessible boot device". I have disabled fast startup in windows beforehand.

 

Ok I got method 2 to work via going into safe mode before switching.

Right click-installed the latest .inf file and it just immediately pops "operation completed successfully" so same result as before. MEinfo still cant communicate with ME.