HP ProBook 440 G1 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide
Non-volatile memory usage
Non Volatile
Memory
Type
Amount
(Size)
Does
this
memory
store
custome
r data?
Does this
memory
retain data
when
power is
removed?
What is the
purpose of
this
memory?
How is data input
into this memory?
How is this
memory write
protected?
Real Time
Clock (RTC)
battery
backed-up
CMOS
configuration
memory
(CMOS)
256 Bytes No Yes Stores system
date and time
and limited
keyboard
controller
data.
Using the F10 Setup
utility or changing the
Microsoft® Windows®
date & time.
This memory is not
write-protected. HP
recommends
password protecting
the F10 Setup utility.
Controller
(NIC) EEPROM
64 Kbytes
(not
customer
accessible)
No Yes Store NIC
configuration
and NIC
firmware.
Using a utility from the
NIC vendor that can be
run from DOS.
A utility is required to
write data to this
memory and is
available from NIC
vendor. Writing data
to this ROM in an
inappropriate
manner will render
the NIC
nonfunctional.
Keyboard
ROM
64 Kbytes
(not
customer
accessible)
No Yes Stores
firmware code
(keyboard,
mouse, &
battery
management).
Programmed at the
factory. Code is updated
when the system BIOS is
updated.
A utility is required
for writing data to
this memory and is
available on the HP
website. Writing
data to this ROM in
an inappropriate
manner can render
the PC nonfunctional.
DIMM Serial
Presence
Detect (SPD)
configuration
data
256 Bytes
per
memory
module,
128 Bytes
programma
bl e (not
customer
accessible)
No Yes Stores
memory
module
information.
Programmed by the
memory vendor.
Data cannot be
written to this
memory when the
module is installed in
a PC. The specific
write protection
method varies by
memory vendor.
System BIOS 4 to 5
MBytes
Yes Yes Store system
BIOS code
and PC
configuration
data.
System BIOS code is
programmed at the
factory. Code is updated
when the system BIOS is
updated. Configuration
data and settings are
input using the F10 setup
utility or a custom utility.
A utility is required
for writing data to
this memory and is
available on the HP
website. Writing
data to this ROM in
an inappropriate
manner can render
the PC nonfunctional.
Non-volatile memory usage
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