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Dell Precision T1700 (Mid 2013) User Manual

Statement of volatility – dell precision t1700

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June 2013

Statement of Volatility – Dell Precision T1700

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the
problem.

The Dell Precision T1700 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 T1700’s
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
lose data)

Embedded
Flash memory
in embedded
controller
SMSC5555

UO1

96K bytes non-volatile
memory.
2K bytes non-volatile memory
for keyboard controller.

No

N/A

System BIOS

SPI_1, SPI_3

Non-volatile memory, 64M
bits (8MB), 32Mbits (4MB)
System BIOS and Video
BIOS for basic boot operation,
PSA (on board diags.)

No

N/A

TPM

UF2

4K bytes non-volatile memory
located in the TPM module.

No

N/A

System
Memory –
DDR3 DIMM
memory

Connectors :
DIMM1,
DIMM2,
DIMM3,
DIMM4

Volatile memory in OFF state
(see state definitions later in
text)
One to four modules will be
populated. System memory
size will depend on DIMM
modules and will be between
1GB to 8GB.

Yes

Power off system.

System
memory SPD
EEPROM

On memory
DIMM(s) –
one, two,
three, or four
present

Non-volatile EEPROM
memory. 2K bits (256 bytes).
One Device present on each
DIMM.
Stores memory manufacturer
data and timing information
for correct operation of
system memory.

No

N/A

RTC CMOS

BATTERY

Volatile battery back-backed
CMOS memory 256 bytes.
Stores CMOS information.

No

Removing the on
board Coin Cell
battery.

Video memory UMA

architecture-
uses system
DDR3.

Volatile memory in off state.
UMA uses main system
memory size allocated out of
main memory.

No

Enter S3-S5 state
below.