Dell PowerEdge R630 User Manual
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Dell - Internal Use - Confidential
Item
Type (e.g. Flash
PROM, EEPROM)
Can user
programs or
operating
system write
data to it during
normal
operation?
Purpose? (e.g. boot code)
properties/settings
SBR
SBR
No
Bootloader
Flash
Flash
No
Card firmware
PCIe SSD Extension
Card
Switch
Configuration
EEPROM
SPI Flash EEPROM
No (requires
specialized SW)
Configuration for PLX PCIe switch, setting
registers
IDSDM
SPI Flash
SPI Flash
No
Exclusively used by the controller
MCU
Embedded Flash
FW can be
updated via
iDRAC which
runs on Linux
Firmware
x8 Control Panel
rSPI Flash
SPI Flash
No
restored SPI
x10/x24 Control
Panel
rSPI Flash
SPI Flash
No
restored SPI
iDRAC Quick Sync
MCU MSP430
Flash
No
iDRAC Quick Sync Communicate Protocol