Dell Latitude E5430 (Mid 2012) - Manual

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Statement of Volatility –
Dell Latitude E5430/E5530
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid
the problem.
The Dell Latitude E5430/E5530 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 Latitude E5430/E5530 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 prevent loss of
data)
Embedded
Flash in
embedded
controller
MEC5035 U3 192 KB of embedded Flash
memory for keyboard
controller BIOS code, asset
tag, and BIOS passwords. No N/A
Panel EEDID
EEPROM
Part of panel
assembly Non-volatile memory,
512 bytes. No Part of panel assembly
System BIOS U18
Non-volatile memory,
32 Mbit (4 MB), System BIOS
and Video BIOS for basic
boot operation, PSA (on
board diags), PXE diags. No N/A
Video BIOS On GFx
cards
(G92 or G94) Non-volatile memory,
512 kbit (64 KB), Graphics
system BIOS. No
N/A
System
Memory –
DDR3
memory
Four
SODIMM
connectors:
JDIM1,2,3,4
Volatile memory in OFF state
Two to four modules must
be populated. System
memory size will depend on
SODIMM modules and must
be between 2 GB and 16 GB.
Yes Power off system
System
memory
SPD
EEPROM On System
memory
SODIMM(s)
2-4 present Non-volatile memory
512 Bytes.
Stores memory,
manufacturer data, and
timing information for
correct operation of system
memory.
No N/A