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x230: Change description why IFD-unlocking is highly recommended

This adds more clear information why unlocking the IFD that is part of the 8MB
chip is highly recommended these days.
Related to https://github.com/merge/skulls/issues/175
pull/169/merge
fhvyhjriur 3 years ago
committed by Martin Kepplinger
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@ -183,11 +183,13 @@ based supply for a second USB port (like [this](https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1
#### ifd unlock and me_cleaner: the 8MB chip
Flashing the bottom chip (closer to you) is optional. It has the same pinout
than the upper chip. This allows you to enable/disable in-system flashing
(without disassembling the Thinkpad) and/or to neuter the
[Intel Management Engine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine)
for [security reasons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine#Security_vulnerabilities).
Flashing the bottom chip (closer to you) is optional but highly recommended.
It has the same pinout as the upper chip. When you don't unlock the bottom chip
with an external flasher, you can't flash internally and fix the
[security issues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine#Security_vulnerabilities)
in the
[Intel Management Engine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine).
sudo ./external_install_bottom.sh -m -k <backup-file-to-create>


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