What is an MEI driver?

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kenshindono

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Does anyone know what the heck the MEI driver is? I googled it and i think it stands for the windows management engine driver (wheres the I fit in?) but i cant seem to find out what the heck it is/does. This is for a Sager Laptop. Specifically the Sager NP8651/clevoP650se

I'm installing my fingerprint reader drivers from disk now that my external BD drive arrived and this was one driver i never bothered putting on the system since i didn't know what it was/did. Do i need it? What does it do? I never bothered with intel rapid storage tech either but for some reason thats on my computer now. I think windows 10 put it on by itself =P

 
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The Intel Management Engine Interface (Intel MEI, previously known as HECI) is the interface between the Host and Intel ME. This interface is exposed to the host as a PCI device. The Intel MEI Driver is in charge of the communication channel between a host application and the Intel ME feature.

So yes, install it for optimum performance and device compatibility and features.
The Intel Management Engine Interface (Intel MEI, previously known as HECI) is the interface between the Host and Intel ME. This interface is exposed to the host as a PCI device. The Intel MEI Driver is in charge of the communication channel between a host application and the Intel ME feature.

So yes, install it for optimum performance and device compatibility and features.
 
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