[REQUEST] Acer Veriton X2630G support for i7-4790

[Bartolini1522]

Hi! I have this old Acer Veriton X2630G which originally came with an Intel core I3-4130. Some years ago I have upgraded the CPU to an I7-4790, but since then I can't actually reboot the pc, only power it on and off. It seems like the reboot function doesen't work anymore on my pc, just the shutdown one. It actually doesen't depens on the OS since it has the same problem over Windows and Linux.

I was thinking into transforming the PC into a router with opnsense, but I need to be able to reboot it if  it's necessary, so I'm asking here if it's possible to mod the bios in order to get it working.

It's running the latest bios available on the Acer website.

If you need some other info I'll provide them.

Thanks

[DeathBringer]

Download Intel ME System Tools v9.1
Run MEInfo in command line with administrative rights and show results.

[Bartolini1522]

Download Intel ME System Tools v9.1
Run MEInfo in command line with administrative rights and show results.

Just run the tool, here the results:

Intel® MEInfo Version: 9.1.45.3000
Copyright© 2005 - 2017, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.

GBE Region does not exist.
Intel® ME code versions:

BIOS Version:                          P11-B4
MEBx Version:                          0.0.0.0000
Gbe Version:                            Unknown
VendorID:                              8086
PCH Version:                            5
FW Version:                            9.0.10.1372 H
LMS Version:                            Not Available
MEI Driver Version:                    11.0.0.1176
Wireless Hardware Version:              Not Available
Wireless Driver Version:                Not Available

FW Capabilities:                        0x01101960

    Intel® Anti-Theft Technology - PRESENT/ENABLED
    Intel® Capability Licensing Service - PRESENT/ENABLED
    Protect Audio Video Path - PRESENT/ENABLED
    Intel® Dynamic Application Loader - PRESENT/ENABLED

TLS:                                    Disabled
Last ME reset reason:                  Global system reset
Local FWUpdate:                        Enabled
BIOS Config Lock:                      Enabled
Host Read Access to ME:                Disabled
Host Write Access to ME:                Disabled
SPI Flash ID #1:                        C84017
SPI Flash ID VSCC #1:                  20252025
SPI Flash BIOS VSCC:                    20252025
BIOS boot State:                        Post Boot
OEM Id:                                00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
Capability Licensing Service:          Enabled
OEM Tag:                                0x00000000
Localized Language:                    Unknown
Independent Firmware Recovery:          Disabled

[DeathBringer]

1. Download ME 9.0 1.5MB v9.0.31.1487.rar, extract 9.0.31.1487_1.5MB_PRD_RGN.bin and rename it to me.bin
2. Go to Intel ME System Tools v9.1\FWUpdate\WIN64\ and copy me.bin there.
3. Run in the command line with administrative rights and save results:
FWUpdLcl64 -f me.bin
4. Don't reboot but power off your system and disconnect power cord for few minutes.
5. Boot, enter in BIOS, do Load Defaults, save and exit.
6. Make new results of MEInfo

[Bartolini1522]

1. Download ME 9.0 1.5MB v9.0.31.1487.rar, extract 9.0.31.1487_1.5MB_PRD_RGN.bin and rename it to me.bin
2. Go to Intel ME System Tools v9.1\FWUpdate\WIN64\ and copy me.bin there.
3. Run in the command line with administrative rights and save results:
FWUpdLcl64 -f me.bin
4. Don't reboot but power off your system and disconnect power cord for few minutes.
5. Boot, enter in BIOS, do Load Defaults, save and exit.

6. Make new results of MEInfo

Done, just powered the machine on after applying the default values.
This is the output from the update command:

Intel ME System Tools v9.1 r7\FWUpdate\WIN64>FWUpdLcl64 -f me.bin

Intel ® Firmware Update Utility Version: 9.1.45.3000
Copyright © 2007 - 2017, Intel Corporation.  All rights reserved.

Communication Mode: MEI
Checking firmware parameters...

Warning: Do not exit the process or power off the machine before the firmware update process ends.
Sending the update image to FW for verification:  [ COMPLETE ]

FW Update:  [ 100% (Stage: 19 of 19) (|)]
Processing . . . Do not Interrupt
FW Update is complete and a reboot will run the new FW.

C:\Users\ADLorenzo\Desktop\Intel ME System Tools v9.1 r7\FWUpdate\WIN64>

And these are the result with MEInfo:

\Intel ME System Tools v9.1 r7\MEInfo\WIN64>MEInfoWin64.exe

Intel® MEInfo Version: 9.1.45.3000
Copyright© 2005 - 2017, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.

GBE Region does not exist.
Intel® ME code versions:

BIOS Version:                          P11-B4
MEBx Version:                          0.0.0.0000
Gbe Version:                            Unknown
VendorID:                              8086
PCH Version:                            5
FW Version:                            9.0.31.1487 H
LMS Version:                            Not Available
MEI Driver Version:                    11.0.0.1176
Wireless Hardware Version:              Not Available
Wireless Driver Version:                Not Available

FW Capabilities:                        0x01101960

    Intel® Anti-Theft Technology - PRESENT/ENABLED
    Intel® Capability Licensing Service - PRESENT/ENABLED
    Protect Audio Video Path - PRESENT/ENABLED
    Intel® Dynamic Application Loader - PRESENT/ENABLED

TLS:                                    Disabled
Last ME reset reason:                  Power up
Local FWUpdate:                        Enabled
BIOS Config Lock:                      Enabled
Host Read Access to ME:                Disabled
Host Write Access to ME:                Disabled
SPI Flash ID #1:                        C84017
SPI Flash ID VSCC #1:                  20252025
SPI Flash BIOS VSCC:                    20252025
BIOS boot State:                        Post Boot
OEM Id:                                00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
Capability Licensing Service:          Enabled
OEM Tag:                                0x00000000
Localized Language:                    Unknown
Independent Firmware Recovery:          Disabled

C:\Users\ADLorenzo\Desktop\Intel ME System Tools v9.1 r7\MEInfo\WIN64>

[Bartolini1522]

Should I do something else or, since I have updated the ME firmware, now can I actually reboot the PC?

[DeathBringer]

Don't reboot but power off your system and disconnect power cord for few minutes.

[Bartolini1522]

Don't reboot but power off your system and disconnect power cord for few minutes.

Done, now the pc correctly reboots itself.
Thank you very much for the help, I used that bugged pc for three years and it was a pain.