Dell PowerEdge M820 Statement of Volatility – Dell PowerEdge M520 Sy - Page 1

Statement of Volatility - Dell PowerEdge M520 Systems The Dell PowerEdge M520 system 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 M520 system. Item Reference Designator System BIOS U_SPI_BIOS BMC SPI U_IDRAC_SPI eMMC U_EMMC SD Controller On Management Riser Card: U5 Server Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) Memory BMC Memory U_PBGA U_IDRAC7_MEM Server RAM Total 12 DIMMs CPU1: DIMMA1~2 DIMMB1~2 DIMMC1~2 CPU2: DIMME1~2 DIMMF1~2 DIMMG1~2 Server Processor J_CPU1 Memory J_CPU2 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) U_TPM Volatility Description User Accessible for external data Remedial Action (Action necessary to prevent loss of data) Boot code, system No N/A configuration information, UEFI environment, Flash Descriptor, ME. iDRAC boot code, No N/A and Planar FRU. iDRAC FW and No N/A USC. Management Riser No N/A card monitor and control chip. BIOS Yes N/A configurations. Graphics buffer and Yes memory of iDRAC Main System Yes Memory. Data is lost when AC off. Data is lost when system is powered down. Processor cache. Yes Store firmware for No TPM functionality. Data is lost when system is powered down. N/A 2012 - 09