Dell External OEMR R410 Technical Guide - Page 57

Dell TPM (Trusted Platform Module for boards shipped outside of China; Boards sold to destinations in China do not have TPM at this time) Size: Type: [e.g., Flash PROM, EEPROM]: Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation? Purpose? [e.g., boot code] How is data input to this memory? How is this memory write protected? Backplane Firmware and FRU Size: Type: [e.g., Flash PROM, EEPROM]: Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation? Purpose? [e.g., boot code] Details Unspecified size of user ROM, RAM, EEPROM; 128 bytes of OTP memory included ROM, RAM, EEPROM Yes, operating systems and applications that conform to the TCG standard can write data to the TPM during normal operation. Access to the NV Storage is controlled by the TPM owner. Trusted Platform Module NV storage. May be used to securely storage of encryption keys. TCG TPM Specification defined command interface or Using TPM Enabled operating systems As defined by the TCG TPM Specification, protection of this NV memory area is configurable by the TPM owner. Details 32 KB Flash No Backplane Firmware and FRU data storage How is data input to this memory? Embedded Bootable Memory Device Size: Type: [e.g., Flash PROM, EEPROM]: Can user programs or operating system write data to it during normal operation? Purpose? [e.g., boot code] How is data input to this memory? How is this memory write protected? Loading flash memory requires a vendor provided firmware file and loader program which is executed by booting up the system from a floppy or OS based executable containing the firmware file and the loader. System loaded with arbitrary data in firmware memory would not operate. Details 1 GB SD card Yes Optional embedded boot device Factory installed or via USB bus. Not write protected PowerEdge R410 Technical Guide 57