Dell M6700 Statement of Volatility - Page 1

Statement of Volatility - Dell Precision M4700/M6700 CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. The Dell Precision M4700/M6700 contains both volatile and non-volatile (NV) components. Volatile components lose their data immediately after power is removed from the component. Non-volatile (NV) components continue to retain their data even after power is removed from the component. The following NV components are present on the Dell Precision M4700/M6700 system board. Table 1. List of Non-Volatile Components on System Board Description Reference Designator Volatility Description User Accessible for external data Remedial Action (Action necessary to prevent loss of data) Embedded U54 Flash in embedded controller MEC5055 192 KB of embedded Flash No memory for keyboard controller BIOS code, asset tag and BIOS passwords Panel EEDID EEPROM System BIOS Part of panel Non Volatile memory, 512 No assembly bytes. U52 (8M) U53 (4M) Non Volatile memory, 32 Mbit No (4 MB) and 64 Mbit (8 MB), System BIOS and Video BIOS for basic boot operation, PSA (on board diags), PXE diags. Video BIOS On GFx cards Non Volatile memory, 512 No kbit (64 KB), Graphics system (nVidia BIOS. N14x and AMD): System Memory - DDR3 memory Four SODIMM connectors: Volatile memory in OFF state Yes NOTE: See state definitions later in text. JDIM1,2,3,4 Two to four modules must be populated. System memory size will depend on SODIMM modules and must be between 2 GB and 16 GB. System memory SPD EEPROM On System Non Volatile memory 512 No memory Bytes. SODIMM(s) - 2-4 present Stores memory manufacturer data and timing information for correct operation of system memory. N/A Part of panel assembly N/A N/A Power off system N/A Month yyyy