| If you want to... | Use this instead | |------------------|------------------| | Modify BIOS/UEFI firmware (AMI) | (official from AMI) – versions like MMTool 5.02.0024 | | Extract or view ZIP archives | 7-Zip, WinRAR, or built-in OS tools | | Work with Intel ME/Flash images | Intel Flash Image Tool (FIT) | | Work with binary firmware | UEFITool, UEFIExtract |
And never, ever try to improve a tool that already works.
: One of the most critical uses for version 3.26 is patching CPU microcode. This is often done to enable support for newer processors on older motherboards—such as the popular mod to run Intel Xeon 771 processors on consumer LGA 775 motherboards.