H Statement of Volatility
HP confirms that
The volatile memory is cleared by removing power from the system for greater than 30 seconds. The
1.Download the latest BIOS for this system and operating system off of the HP website.
2.Follow the instructions on the website to flash the BIOS.
3.Enter F10 setup.
4.Select Default Setup > Reset Factory Settings as Default, and then select Apply Defaults and Exit. Setup and
5.Power down the system and remove the AC power card. The RTC and Super I/O battery backed- up memory is cleared by removing the battery found on the motherboard, allowing the board to sit for greater than 60 seconds, and then replacing the battery.
The DIMM SPD EEPROM is not readily available to the user, however there are tools publicly available to read and write this part. To eliminate the possibility that it could contain sensitive information, remove the DIMMs or use one of these tools.
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