Specifications

Dell
PowerEdge R715 Technical Guide 61
System Event Log (SEL) memory and I/O
Board FRU
Details
Size:
4 KB
Type: [e.g., Flash PROM, EEPROM]:
SEEPROM
Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?
No
Does it retain data when powered off?
Yes
Purpose? [e.g., boot code]
Store system events from BMC and BIOS. FRU
information for board such as PPID, MAC
addresses etc.
How is data input to this memory?
For SEL, BMC writes to it.
For FRU, data is pre-programmed or using Dell
utility at ICT/Functional Tester during board
assembly
How is this memory write protected?
Software write protected.
FRU (Field Replacement Unit) for CPU board
Details
Size:
256 Bytes
Type: [e.g., Flash PROM, EEPROM]:
EEPROM
Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?
No
Does it retain data when powered off?
Yes
Purpose? [e.g., boot code]
FRU information for boards such as board name,
PPID, manufacturing date etc.
How is data input to this memory?
Data pre-programmed or using Dell utility at
ICT/Functional Tester during board assembly
How is this memory write protected?
Not write protected
DIMM modules SPD (Serial Presence Detect)
EEPROM (up to 64 depending on the number
of DIMM modules present)
Details
Size:
256 Bytes
Type: [e.g., Flash PROM, EEPROM]:
EEPROM
Can user programs or operating system write
data to it during normal operation?
No
Does it retain data when powered off?
Yes
Purpose? [e.g., boot code]
DIMM information and temperature settings.
How is data input to this memory?
Data preprogrammed by the DIMM vendors
(lower 128 bytes). Also during boot sequence,
data is written to SPD EEPROM (upper 128
Bytes).
How is this memory write protected?
Not write protected