intel management engine

In order to rebuild my i7 4790k gaming rig, which was still acceptably running even modern games such as Elden Ring until the current Asus Z97m-PLUS completely stopped POSTing, I bought a used z87 Maximus VI Gene on ebay. It arrived last week, in great condition and I bench-tested it first with...

Hi, I know this has been addressed in previous threads but there is a new problem. I had to reinstall Windows 8.1 and got the same "SM Bus Driver Missing" that I got last time I had to go through this. However, the Intel Management Engine driver I downloaded from Asrock can't connect to Intel...

Boy oh boy what a day. I'm posting this not to ask for help, but to provide a solution. I purchased a PC used with an ASUS H871-PLUS motherboard in it. After chacking the fastest I5 CPU that could be installed, i sought out a new CPU. I settled on the I5-4690K. I flashed the BIOS with every...

I recently upgraded my computer and installed a new motherboard, cpu, and ram. I am currently using the ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming K6 motherboard with an i7-7700k and GSkill Ripjaws V Series 3000mhz ddr4 ram. I am booting from my ssd and I have 3 raid 1 hard drive setups in there as well...

Hey guys, I just performed a benchmark test on my PC from UserBenchmark and I have some questions. Can someone explain why the Boot Drive section is red? why are my RAM unknown? And if you have time, can you drop a few tips about my setup, how to improve, tips on maintenance, and things to look...