Non Volatile

Amount (Size)

Does this

Does this

What is the

How is data

How is this

Memory Type

 

memory store

memory retain

purpose of this

input into this

memory write

 

 

customer data?

data when

memory?

memory?

protected?

 

 

 

power is

 

 

 

 

 

 

removed?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIOS is

Writing data to

 

 

 

 

 

updated.

this ROM in an

 

 

 

 

 

Configuration

inappropriate

 

 

 

 

 

data and

manner can

 

 

 

 

 

settings are

render the PC

 

 

 

 

 

input using the

nonfunctional.

 

 

 

 

 

F10 setup utility

 

 

 

 

 

 

or a custom

 

 

 

 

 

 

utility.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intel

1.5 or 5 MBytes

Yes

Yes

Stores

Management

The Intel

Management

 

 

 

Management

Engine Code is

chipset is

Engine

 

 

 

Engine Code,

programmed at

configured to

Firmware

 

 

 

Settings,

the factory.

enforce

(present only in

 

 

 

Provisioning

Code is

hardware

models ending

 

 

 

Data and iAMT

updated via

protection to

in a ‘p’ or ‘w’ or

 

 

 

third party data

Intel secure

block all direct

with Intel

 

 

 

store.

firmware

read/write

Centrino Pro

 

 

 

 

update utility.

access to this

technology)

 

 

 

 

Unique

area. An Intel

 

 

 

 

 

Provisioning

utility is

 

 

 

 

 

Data can be

required for

 

 

 

 

 

entered at the

updating the

 

 

 

 

 

factory or by an

firmware. Only

 

 

 

 

 

administrator

firmware

 

 

 

 

 

using the

updates

 

 

 

 

 

Management

digitally signed

 

 

 

 

 

Engine (MEBx)

by Intel can be

 

 

 

 

 

setup utility.

applied using

 

 

 

 

 

The third party

this utility.

 

 

 

 

 

data store

 

 

 

 

 

 

contents can

 

 

 

 

 

 

populated by a

 

 

 

 

 

 

remote

 

 

 

 

 

 

management

 

 

 

 

 

 

console or local

 

 

 

 

 

 

applications

 

 

 

 

 

 

registered by

 

 

 

 

 

 

an

 

 

 

 

 

 

administrator to

 

 

 

 

 

 

have access to

 

 

 

 

 

 

the space.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bluetooth flash

2 MBits

No

Yes

Stores

Programmed at

A utility is

 

 

 

 

Bluetooth

the factory.

required for

 

 

 

 

configuration

Tools for

writing data to

 

 

 

 

and firmware.

writing data to

this memory

 

 

 

 

 

this memory

and is made

 

 

 

 

 

are not publicly

available

 

 

 

 

 

available but

through newer

 

 

 

 

 

can be

versions of the

 

 

 

 

 

obtained from

driver if the

 

 

 

 

 

the silicon

flash requires

 

 

 

 

 

vendor.

an upgrade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

802.11 WLAN

4 KBytes to 8

No

Yes

Stores

Programmed at

A utility is

EEPROM

KBytes

 

 

configuration

the factory.

required for

 

 

 

 

and calibration

Tools for

writing data to

 

 

 

 

data.

writing data to

this memory

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