Filter
Top Products
Dell
55
PowerEdge R515 Technical Guide
Appendix A. Statement of Volatility
The Dell PowerEdge R515 contains both volatile and non-volatile (NV) components. Volatile components lose
their data immediately upon removal of power from the component. Non-volatile components continue to
retain their data even after the power has been removed from the component. Components chosen as user-
definable configuration options (those not soldered to the motherboard) are not included in the Statement
of Volatility. Configuration option information (pertinent to options such as microprocessors, system
memory, remote access controllers, and storage controllers) is available by component separately. The NV
components detailed in Table 25 are present in the PowerEdge R515 server.
Table 25. R515 Volatility Table
Server BIOS Memory
Details
Size:
32Mbit
Type [e.g., Flash PROM, EEPROM]:
Flash EEPROM
Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?
No
Purpose? [e.g., boot code]
Boot Code and Configuration Information
How is data input to this memory?
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.
How is this memory write protected?
Software write protected
Server CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide
Semiconductor) Memory
Details
Size:
512 bytes
Type: [e.g., Flash PROM, EEPROM]:
Battery-backed NVRAM
Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?
No
Purpose? [e.g., boot code]
RTC and Configuration settings
How is data input to this memory?
F2 Setup Menu during POST
How is this memory write protected?
N/A
Remarks
Jumper on motherboard can be used to clear to
factory default settings