HP EliteBook Revolve 810 EliteBook Revolve 810 G3 Maintenance and Service Guid - Page 109
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Non Volatile Memory Type Webcamera Fingerprint reader Amount (Size) 64 KBits Does this memory store customer data? Does this memory retain data when power is removed? No Yes 512 KBytes flash Yes Yes What is the purpose of this memory? Store webcamera configuration and firmware. Stores fingerprint templates. How is data input into this memory? How is this memory write protected? Using a utility from the device manufacturer that can be run from Windows. A utility is required for writing data to this memory and is typically not made available to the public unless a firmware upgrade is necessary to address a unique issue. By enrolling in HP ProtectTools Security Manager. Only a digitally signed application can make the call to write to the flash. Questions and answers 1. How can the BIOS settings be restored (returned to default settings)? a. Turn on or restart the computer and press F10 when prompted near the bottom of the display. b. Select File, then select Restore defaults. c. Follow the on-screen instructions. d. Select File, save changes and exit, then press Enter. 2. What kind of configuration data is stored on the DIMM Serial Presence Detect (SPD) memory module? How would this data be written? The DIMM SPD memory contains information about the memory module such as size, serial number, data width, speed/timing, voltage and thermal information. This information is written by the module manufacturer and stored on an EEPROM. This EEPROM cannot be written to when the memory module is installed in a PC. Third party tools do exist that can write to the EEPROM when the memory module is not installed in a PC. There are various third party tools available to read SPD memory. 3. Does the "Firmware Hub for System BIOS" contain the BIOS program? Is this chip writable, and if so how? The Firmware Hub does contain the BIOS program and is writable. A utility is required to perform the write function. 4. In some PC systems, the Firmware Hub for System BIOS is a flash memory chip so that updates can be written by the customer. Is this true for these BIOS chips? Yes, they are flash memory chips. Questions and answers 99
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