INFO: How to disable VPRO
It may be desirable to disable VPRO because:
1. You want to free some resources
2. You see a "ME Initialization..." halting message during BIOS boot but don't have a DHCP server available to implement
this fix.
The way to disable VPRO is:
1. Create a USB DOS bootdisk and install the
HP DMIFIT utilities on it.
2. Shutdow system. Ensure your DMIFIT USB stick is in the USB drive.
3. Press and hold WIN+Left_arrow+Right_arrow while simulatenously pressing the power button of the 2530P. This unlocks the AMT descriptor. Now hit F9 and select the USB stick for boot.
4. Now type:
Code:
cpqamt write unlock
cpqamt write off
5. Reboot the system and will no longer has AMT issues since it's turned off.