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Sergey B, с этим уже интереснее. Судя по найденной информации:

Intel® Management Engine (Intel ME) and Intel® Management Engine BIOS Extension (Intel® MEBX) Overview The Intel® Management Engine (Intel® ME) is an Isolated and protected computing resource. The Intel ME provides the following IT management features independent of the installed OS: • Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT 6.0), allowing improved management of corporate assets. • Intel® Quiet System Technology (Intel® QST) to manage the acoustics of the client platform. Intel ME configuration is included in the BIOS by the Intel® Management Engine BIOS Extension (Intel® MEBX). The Intel MEBX provides the ability to change and/or collect the system hardware configuration, pass it to the management firmware and provides the Intel ME configuration user interface.

одна часть IME нужна для управления машинами в корпоративной среде, а вторая - для управления акустикой (шум от вентиляторов) на некоторых интеловских материнках.
Т.е. для обычного пользователя - это очередной ненужный компонент.