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PowerEdge T310 Technical Guide 72
How is this memory write protected? How is the memory cleared?
TPM Binding
EEPROM (on China
planar only)
Locked by BIOS from physical
access by anyone after boot N/A - BIOS control only
iDRAC6 SDRAM
n/a
AC cycle for BMC OS and reset / power off
server for VGA frame buffer
iDRAC6 FRU
writes controlled by iDRAC
embedded OS EPPID is not clearable
iDRAC6 Boot Block
Flash
iDRAC embedded OS control of
the write protection.
Not possible with any utilities or applications and
iDRAC does not function as expected if
corrupted/removed; Lifecycle log is clearable
only in a factory environment; SEL is user
clearable
Trusted Platform
Module
SW write protected
F2 Setup option
How is this memory write
protected?
How is the memory cleared?
Chipset
CMOS
N/A - BIOS only control
Planar NVRAM_CLR jumper or battery removal
and replacement.
F2 system setup option to restore defaults
2.5” Backplane or 3.5" Backplane
Storage Controller
Processor Embedded firmware only writeable
through controlled iDRAC methods
Not possible with any utilities or applications and
backplane does not function as expected if
corrupted/removed
Control Panel
Internal USB OS control OS control format
Internal SD Module Only by SD card Write protect switch. OS control format
Power Supply
PSU Microcontroller
Protected by the embedded
microcontroller. Special keys are used
by special vendor-provided utilities to
unlock the ROM with various CRC
checks during load. N/A - not in system clearable
iDRAC6 Enterprise
vFlash
Media write protection switch or OS
control
iDRAC-based format, local OS format, deleted,
or card removed and formatted on a client