<story><title>How to buy a Dell laptop with the Intel ME disabled from the factory</title><url>https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxhardware/comments/7grglm/how_to_buy_a_dell_laptop_with_the_intel_me/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>jlgaddis</author><text>Not sure if it still is, but it used to be possible to order OptiPlex machines (and others too, I assume) with the ME&amp;#x2F;AMT in various states, including completely disabled.&lt;p&gt;If you have an older OptiPlex, pull the side off and there will&amp;#x2F;might be a white sticker with a single digit number on it. The number refers to the state of the ME&amp;#x2F;AMT.&lt;p&gt;For example, I have an older OptiPlex 780 that has a &amp;quot;3&amp;quot; which means the ME&amp;#x2F;AMT is completely disabled. I&amp;#x27;ve checked every way I know how and it isn&amp;#x27;t &amp;quot;visible&amp;quot; at all. Apparently the end user does have some limited ability to change the status, though.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;ll see if I can dig up the info on this.&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Edit:&lt;/i&gt; Not really what I was looking for but here [0] is a thread on Dell&amp;#x27;s support forum that discusses this and how to change the state, etc., by accessing the MEBx on system start (by hitting CTRL-P).&lt;p&gt;[0]: &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.community.dell.com&amp;#x2F;support-forums&amp;#x2F;desktop&amp;#x2F;f&amp;#x2F;3514&amp;#x2F;t&amp;#x2F;19626802&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.community.dell.com&amp;#x2F;support-forums&amp;#x2F;desktop&amp;#x2F;f&amp;#x2F;3514&amp;#x2F;t...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>How to buy a Dell laptop with the Intel ME disabled from the factory</title><url>https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxhardware/comments/7grglm/how_to_buy_a_dell_laptop_with_the_intel_me/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>nowherecat</author><text>Nice. Now I&amp;#x27;d love to see Lenovo offer Thinkpads with a factory disabled Intel ME.</text></comment>