Hi Guys,
I've been relatively ignorant to the fact that vPro exists, and only just started looking into it. I work at an IT help-desk and stumbled upon it, really.
We typically run with Lenovo T-series notebooks here, and they run a variety of setups (hardware). This specific machine runs an i7-7600U.
While I was setting up a brand new T470, I was using Lenovo's update utility and it wanted me to install both the Intel Management Engine firmware and software.
So looking into it, I figure it's something like a server motherboard's IPMI; a web panel that allows you to restart/shutdown, remote control, monitor hardware, etc.
I thought this would be a really useful feature, let me see if I can get it going.
Looking at the ARK Intel page for the specific CPU on this T470, I see a YES next to vPro. This means that the CPU that Intel make, supports this technology, correct?
The internet tells me that I need to use the key combo CTRL + P during startup to launch into the utility/configuration for it. Pressing that combo at (or before) the Lenovo splash screen shows a message something along the lines of: "Launching Intel ME utility". But then goes to windows.
I look at bit closer at Lenovo's website and I see this travesty:
Based off of this, looks like you only get vPro if you buy the mid tier i5.
So my question is: Does Lenovo control whether you use vPro based off of your motherboard? Given that all 3 of these Intel chips support it.