Dell PowerEdge M710HD Technical Manual page 45

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How is this memory write protected?
H200 EEPROM
Size
Type
Purpose
Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?
Does it retain data when powered off?
How is data input to this memory?
How is this memory write protected?
EDID EEPROM
Size
Type
Purpose
Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?
Does it retain data when powered off?
How is data input to this memory?
How is this memory write protected?
Server Video Memory
Size
Type
Purpose
Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?
How is data input to this memory?
How is this memory write protected?
CPLD
Size
Type
Purpose
Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?
How is data input to this memory?
How is this memory write protected?
PowerEdge M710HD Technical Guide
Software write protected
64KB
EEPROM
Store board manufacture information
Yes
Yes
I2C bus from iDRAC6
Only the iDRAC6 can write to the chip
2K
EEPROM
Stores current monitor information
No
Yes
I2C bus from iDRAC6
No
Details
64M x16
DDR2 SDRAM
Graphics Buffer
Yes
Normal Operation
No
Details
2280 logic elements; 7.5Kbits RAM; 27.6Kbits EBR
SRAM
Programmable Logic Device
Provide blade power sequencing and other blade
control logic
Yes (customer can use DOS program to update
CPLD image)
By way of specialized programming utilities used
in the factory and possibly for field updates
Software control
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