Dell PowerEdge R815 Technical Manual page 58

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Size:
Type: [Flash PROM, EEPROM]:
Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?
Does it retain data when powered off?
Purpose? [boot code]
How is data input to this memory?
How is this memory write protected?
Remarks
Server (6-drive SAS) Backplane Storage
Controller Memory
Size:
Type: [Flash PROM, EEPROM]:
Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?
Does it retain data when powered off?
Purpose? [boot code]
How is data input to this memory?
How is this memory write protected?
Power Supply Firmware and FRU (Field
Replacement Unit) memory.
Size:
Type: [Flash PROM, EEPROM]:
Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?
Does it retain data when powered off?
PowerEdge R815 Technical Guide
1MB
Serial Flash
No
Yes
Embedded Network Controller FW & config data
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 have the network ports operational.
Software write protected
There is a quantity of "2" SPI flash on the IO
board
Details
32KB
Embedded Microcontroller Flash
No
Yes
Stores the server storage backplane FW and FRU
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.
Software write protected
Details
1100W LiteOn: 4KB FLASH with 256 Bytes RAM
1100W Emerson: 8K and 16K FLASH with 384 and
1024 Bytes RAM respectively
750W Emerson: ?KB FLASH with ? Bytes RAM
750W Delta: ?K with ?? Bytes RAM
FLASH
No
Yes
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