Dell Precision T1700 User manual

June 2013
Statement of Volatility – Dell Precision T1700
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the
problem.
The Dell Precision T1700 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 T1700’s
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
lose data)
Embedded
Flash memory
in embedded
controller
SMSC5555
UO1
96K bytes non-volatile
memory.
2K bytes non-volatile memory
for keyboard controller.
No
N/A
System BIOS
SPI_1, SPI_3
Non-volatile memory, 64M
bits (8MB), 32Mbits (4MB)
System BIOS and Video
BIOS for basic boot operation,
PSA (on board diags.)
No
N/A
TPM
UF2
4K bytes non-volatile memory
located in the TPM module.
No
N/A
System
Memory –
DDR3 DIMM
memory
Connectors :
DIMM1,
DIMM2,
DIMM3,
DIMM4
Volatile memory in OFF state
(see state definitions later in
text)
One to four modules will be
populated. System memory
size will depend on DIMM
modules and will be between
1GB to 8GB.
Yes
Power off system.
System
memory SPD
EEPROM
On memory
DIMM(s) –
one, two,
three, or four
present
Non-volatile EEPROM
memory. 2K bits (256 bytes).
One Device present on each
DIMM.
Stores memory manufacturer
data and timing information
for correct operation of
system memory.
No
N/A
RTC CMOS
BATTERY
Volatile battery back-backed
CMOS memory 256 bytes.
Stores CMOS information.
No
Removing the on
board Coin Cell
battery.
Video memory
UMA
architecture-
uses system
DDR3.
Volatile memory in off state.
UMA uses main system
memory size allocated out of
main memory.
No
Enter S3-S5 state
below.

Description Reference
Designator Volatility Description User Accessible for external data
Remedial Action
(action necessary to
lose data)
Hard drive
User
replaceable
Non-volatile magnetic media,
various sizes in GB.
Yes
Low level format.
CD-ROM/RW/
DVD/
DVD+RW/
Diskette Drives
User
replaceable
Non-volatile optical/magnetic
media.
Yes
Low level
format/erase.
CAUTION: All other components on the motherboard will lose data once power is removed from the system. Primary
power loss (Unplug the power cord and remove the battery) will destroy all user data on the memory (DDR3, 1600MHz).
Secondary power loss (removing the on board coin-cell battery) will destroy system data on the system configuration and
time-of-day information.
In addition, to clarify memory volatility and data retention in situations where the system is put in different ACPI power states the
following is provided (those ACPI power states are S0, S1, S3, S4 and S5):
S0 state is the working state where the dynamic RAM is maintained and is read/write by the processor.
S1 state is a low wake-up latency sleeping state. In this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chip set) and hardware
maintains all system contexts.
S3 is called “suspend to RAM” state or stand-by mode. In this state the dynamic RAM is maintained. Dell systems will be
able to go to S3 if the OS and the peripherals used in the system supports S3 state. Linux and Windows support S3 state.
S4 is called “suspend to disk” state or “hibernate” mode. There is no power. In this state, the dynamic RAM is not
maintained. If the system has been commanded to enter S4, the OS will write the system context to a non-volatile storage
file and leave appropriate context markers. When the system is coming back to the working state, a restore file from the non-
volatile storage can occur. The restore file has to be valid. Dell systems will be able to go to S4 if the OS and the peripherals
support S4 state. Windows support S4 state.
S5 is the “soft” off state. There is no power. The OS does not save any context to wake up the system. No data will remain in
any component on the system board, i.e. cache or memory. The system will require a complete boot when awakened. Since
S5 is the shut off state, coming out of S5 requires power on which clears all registers.
The following table shows all the states supported by Dell Precision T1700:
Model Number S0 S1 S3 S4 S5
Dell Precision
T1700
X
X
X
X
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