Reference Guide

November 2013
Statement of Volatility Dell Precision M3800
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the
problem.
The Dell Precision M3800 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 Precision M3800 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
KB9012
UE1
128 KB of embedded Flash
memory for keyboard
controller BIOS code.
No
N/A
Panel EEDID
EEPROM
Part of panel
assembly
Non-volatile memory, 512
bytes.
No
Part of panel
assembly
System BIOS
UH2(8 MB)
Non-volatile memory, 64
Mbit (8 MB), System BIOS
and Video BIOS for basic
boot operation, PSA (on
board diags), PXE diags.,
VBIOS
No
N/A
System Memory
DDR3L
memory
Four SODIMM
connectors:
JDIM1,2
Volatile memory in Off state
One to two modules must
be populated. System
memory size will depend
on SODIMM modules and
must be between 8 GB and
16 GB.
Yes
Power Off system
System memory
SPD EEPROM
On memory
SODIMM(s) 1
~2 present
Non-volatile memory 512
Bytes.
Stores memory,
manufacturer data, and
timing information for
correct operation of system
memory.
No
N/A
Video memory
frame buffer
UV6, UV6, UV9,
UV19
Volatile memory in Off
state.
4 GB GDDR5 for nVidia
N15P discrete graphics
systems.
No
N/A

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