I one purchased a Coffee Lake SFF PC from eBay from a fleet reseller, and I discovered a "ME DISABLED" sticker on the chassis when I received it.
Sure enough, every single software tool, or the BIOS/UEFI itself suggests ME is disabled, or does not exist at all. 'Features' requiring ME like Intel SGX appear as not supported.
I'm not sure how exactly they did it, and/or if there are any other modifications made to the system, but digging further is beyond my skill level.
My theory, with no evidence, is that this is an ex-govt (security/defense?) PC that somehow got sold.
Sure enough, every single software tool, or the BIOS/UEFI itself suggests ME is disabled, or does not exist at all. 'Features' requiring ME like Intel SGX appear as not supported.
I'm not sure how exactly they did it, and/or if there are any other modifications made to the system, but digging further is beyond my skill level.
My theory, with no evidence, is that this is an ex-govt (security/defense?) PC that somehow got sold.