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Re:How to hack a turned-off computer, or running unsigned co... by deathanatos on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @08:59PM (#15299748)
It is functional regardless of OS.

> Intel AMT uses a hardware-based out-of-band (OOB) communication channel[1] that operates regardless of the presence of a working operating system. The communication channel is independent of the PC's power state, the presence of a management agent, and the state of many hardware components such as hard disk drives and memory.

> Almost all AMT features are available even if the PC is in a powered-off state but with its power cord attached, if the operating system has crashed, if the software agent is missing, or if hardware (such as a hard drive or memory) has failed.

— https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Active_Management_Techno...

Re:How to hack a turned-off computer, or running unsigned co... by LeoPanthera on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @09:29PM (#15299892)
OK, but we know Macs don't have AMT, so... ME doesn't apply to Macs?
Re:How to hack a turned-off computer, or running unsigned co... by language on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @09:45PM (#15299961)
It applies to Macs. I think AMT is just one particular application/feature of ME. ME is a piece of hardware on Intel chipsets.