fpt tool for Alder Lake

[WendyLou]

I need the fpt tool for Alder Lake as well as any documentation. Is it possible to preserve the SMBIOS when using the tool?

[ACarmona_Intel]

Hello WendyLou,

Thank you for posting in our communities.

I will raise the case with our engineers so they can provide you with an appropriate response to your request.

Thank you for your patience and understanding!

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Carmona A.

Intel Customer Support Technician

[WendyLou]

Thank you. I hope to get the following:
1) fpt.efi tool or winpe compatible fpt tool

2) documentation
3) Is it possible to flash the BIOS and preserve the SMBIOS for field update situations

[ACarmona_Intel]

Hello WendyLou,

We appreciate your patience while you awaited our response and your clarification of what you required.

By the way, in order for us to do a detailed examination of the issue, we would like to know the exact model of your ALDER LAKE processor, as there is a wide range within this series.

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Carmona A.

Intel Customer Support Technician

[Caguicla_Intel]

Hello WendyLou,

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Caguicla C.

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[WendyLou]

Intel(R) Celeron(R) 7305E and also 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1265UE.

[ACarmona_Intel]

Hello WendyLou,

Thank you so much for providing us with the complete model of your processor. Upon checking both processors are embedded, we wanted to inform you that we have a forum category that is specific to our embedded products. This category is monitored by our experts, who can provide you with the best solution. To help you get your answer more quickly, we will now move your post to that category.

Thank you for your patience and have a great day!

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Carmona A.

Intel Customer Support Technician

[Diego_INTEL · Accepted solution]

Hello @WendyLou,

Thank you for contacting Intel Embedded Community.

You can get the FPT and other tools from the CSME package in the latest BKC, Intel_CSME_ADL-P-M_16.1.30.2307, consumer or corporate version.

I have that the latest BKC for Alder Lake P is the document #816271.

What documentation do you need specifically? I think you can check this link, here are the documents related to the Alder Lake P family.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/platforms/details/alder-lake-p/docs.html

Regarding your question: Is it possible to preserve the SMBIOS when using the tool?

Looking internally, the SMBIOS data/information like serial number is lost when upgrading FW. It is recommended to use PDR Region for customer specific data.

I hope this helps.

Best regards,

@Diego_INTEL 

[AlexanderWilson]

Hello @WendyLou ,

To obtain the FPT (Flash Programming Tool) for Alder Lake, you can visit Intel’s official website or forums for the specific version that supports Alder Lake processors. The documentation for the FPT tool should be included or available for download along with the tool itself.

As for preserving the SMBIOS, it depends on the specific version of the FPT tool and how it handles system firmware modifications. Generally, you may need to verify the tool's options to ensure that the SMBIOS data remains intact or investigate using a BIOS profile backup method before making any changes.

Hope this helps!