- Jul 17, 2012
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I recently purchase a lenovo x1 carbon 4th gen from ebay.
Specs: Core i5 6300U / 2.4 GHz Win 7 Pro 64-bit (includes Win 10 Pro 64-bit License) 8 GB RAM 256 GB SSD TCG Opal Encryption 2 14" IPS 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) HD Graphics 520 Wi-Fi Bluetooth WWAN upgradable
Features:
1 USB 3.0 (Always On) , Administrator password , Hard drive password , Intel Active Management Technology (iAMT) , MIL-STD-810G tested , Power-on password , RapidCharge , Reset switch , Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately) , ThinkEngine
Intel AMT is one of the features. Would disabling this in the bios and/or MEBX be sufficient? Would that be just as good as having a laptop without intel AMT (security wise). Maybe I'm a little paranoid, but I'm starting to regret not purchasing a refurb model with a 6200u without this feature. It didn't buy the laptop for the 6300u over the 6200u; it was just available at the time. I was just wondering if there is any harm in using a computer with this enterprise feature as a regular consumer. I have to wait for it to come back from the lenovo repair service (sent it in a week after getting it for some minor issues). They are currently waiting for parts to be ordered to continue the repair. I'll check the bios to see if I can disable this feature. I did notice suspicious activity from my paypal today, but I was able to intervene before anything serious happened. I don't know if the repair service (didn't wipe my hard drive), chance, or AMT could have caused this. The only one I wouldn't be ok with is the latter. Sorry if this all seems kind of noobish, I'm just a paranoid college student. Is intel AMT something worth losing my peace of mind over?
Thanks so much <3
Specs: Core i5 6300U / 2.4 GHz Win 7 Pro 64-bit (includes Win 10 Pro 64-bit License) 8 GB RAM 256 GB SSD TCG Opal Encryption 2 14" IPS 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) HD Graphics 520 Wi-Fi Bluetooth WWAN upgradable
Features:
1 USB 3.0 (Always On) , Administrator password , Hard drive password , Intel Active Management Technology (iAMT) , MIL-STD-810G tested , Power-on password , RapidCharge , Reset switch , Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately) , ThinkEngine
Intel AMT is one of the features. Would disabling this in the bios and/or MEBX be sufficient? Would that be just as good as having a laptop without intel AMT (security wise). Maybe I'm a little paranoid, but I'm starting to regret not purchasing a refurb model with a 6200u without this feature. It didn't buy the laptop for the 6300u over the 6200u; it was just available at the time. I was just wondering if there is any harm in using a computer with this enterprise feature as a regular consumer. I have to wait for it to come back from the lenovo repair service (sent it in a week after getting it for some minor issues). They are currently waiting for parts to be ordered to continue the repair. I'll check the bios to see if I can disable this feature. I did notice suspicious activity from my paypal today, but I was able to intervene before anything serious happened. I don't know if the repair service (didn't wipe my hard drive), chance, or AMT could have caused this. The only one I wouldn't be ok with is the latter. Sorry if this all seems kind of noobish, I'm just a paranoid college student. Is intel AMT something worth losing my peace of mind over?
Thanks so much <3
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