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-rw-r--r--Documentation/mainboard/lenovo/Ivy_Bridge_series.md15
-rw-r--r--Documentation/mainboard/lenovo/Sandy_Bridge_series.md4
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diff --git a/Documentation/mainboard/lenovo/Ivy_Bridge_series.md b/Documentation/mainboard/lenovo/Ivy_Bridge_series.md
index 2f83ffa8a8..f4f0efff6c 100644
--- a/Documentation/mainboard/lenovo/Ivy_Bridge_series.md
+++ b/Documentation/mainboard/lenovo/Ivy_Bridge_series.md
@@ -76,3 +76,18 @@ region. The update is then written into the EC once.
[fl]: flashlayout_Ivy_Bridge.svg
+## Reducing Intel Managment Engine firmware size
+
+It is possible to reduce the Intel ME firmware size to free additional
+space for the `bios` region. This is usually referred to as *cleaning the ME* or
+*stripping the ME*.
+After reducing the Intel ME firmware size you must modify the original IFD,
+[split the resulting coreboot ROM](#splitting-the-coreboot-rom) and then write
+each ROM using an [external programmer].
+Have a look at [me_cleaner] for more information.
+
+Tests on Lenovo W530 showed no issues with a stripped and shrunken ME firmware.
+
+
+[me_cleaner]: ../../northbridge/intel/sandybridge/me_cleaner.md
+[external programmer]: ../../flash_tutorial/index.md
diff --git a/Documentation/mainboard/lenovo/Sandy_Bridge_series.md b/Documentation/mainboard/lenovo/Sandy_Bridge_series.md
index dbbbbeef30..37a75b9799 100644
--- a/Documentation/mainboard/lenovo/Sandy_Bridge_series.md
+++ b/Documentation/mainboard/lenovo/Sandy_Bridge_series.md
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ region. The update is then written into the EC once.
## Reducing Intel Managment Engine firmware size
It is possible to reduce the Intel ME firmware size to free additional
-space for the `bios` region. This is usually refered to as *cleaning the ME* or
+space for the `bios` region. This is usually referred to as *cleaning the ME* or
*stripping the ME*.
After reducing the Intel ME firmware size you must modify the original IFD
and then write a full ROM using an [external programmer].
-Have a look at the [me_cleaner] for more information.
+Have a look at [me_cleaner] for more information.
Tests on Lenovo X220 showed no issues with a stripped ME firmware.