[vuln]

You could see if the laptop is support by coreboot and if so use coreboot to remove intel ME.

https://16bit.io/pages/Installing-Coreboot.html

[mixmastamyk]

Says you need to desolder a chip from the motherboard.

[vuln]

Not all the time. It all depends on the machine/main board. I flashed my x220 with a flasher and an 8 clip. It's rather simple, if you don't have the hardware around it's a little bit of an expense.

https://framagit.org/GNUtoo/coreboot-scripts/-/tree/master/f...