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Dell OptiPlex 7440 AIO Statement of Volatility

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The Statement of Volatility for Dell OptiPlex 7440 AIO documents volatile and non-volatile components in the all-in-one system. It covers system BIOS, scalar IC firmware, EDID EEPROM, DDR4 memory, RTC CMOS, TPM, GDDR5 video memory, hard drives, and M.2 SSD. Target users are IT security professionals, compliance officers, and technicians handling data sanitization for all-in-one workstations.

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Statement of Volatility – Dell Opti Plex 7440 AIO CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. The Dell Opti Plex 7440 AIO 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 Opti Plex 7440 AIO system board. Table 1. List of Non-Volatile Components on System Board

Remedial Action (Action

Accessible

Description Reference necessary to prevent loss of

Designator Volatility Description for external

data)

System E56 Non Volatile memory, 128 Mb No N/A BIOS (16 MB), System BIOS and

Video BIOS for basic boot operation, PSA (on board diags.)

S1U2 4Mb in non-volatile memory, No N/A

Scalar IC

which stores FW information

Firmware

for scalar IC

Flash

2Kb in non-volatile memory, No N/A

EDID MU4

which stores EDID

EEPROM

information

Volatile memory in OFF state

System Connectors : No Power off system

(see state definitions later in

Memory – DIMM1,

text) N/A

DDR4 DIMM2 DIMM

One or two modules will be

memory

populated. System memory size will depend on DIMM modules and will be between 2GB to 16GB.

Volatile Battery back-backed No Removing the on board Coin CMOS memory 256 bytes Cell battery

Stores CMOS information

TPM 1.2 U22 16KB non-volatile memory, No N/A

which stores FW information for TPM IC.

Litho D5U2, 2GB Volatile memory in off No Enter S3-S5 state below.

GDDR5 D5U3, state. Video D5U4,

UMA uses main system

memory D5U5

memory size allocated out of main memory.

2.5’ Hard User

Non Volatile magnetic media, Yes Low level format

drive replaceable

various sizes in GB

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Page 1 Statement of Volatility – Dell Opti Plex 7440 AIO CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. The Dell Opti Plex 7440 AIO c...
Page 2 Remedial Action (Action Accessible Description Reference necessary to prevent loss of Designator Volatility Description for external data) M.2 SSD J220 Non Volatile magnetic media, Yes Low level forma...

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Frequently Asked Questions

What causes data loss on the Dell OptiPlex 7440 AIO?

Primary power loss (unplugging/removing battery) destroys DDR4 user memory; secondary loss (coin-cell battery removal) affects system configuration and time-of-day info.

How does 'Suspend to RAM' mode function?

S3 state maintains dynamic RAM, allowing the system context (CPU and chipset) to be kept without losing data in active memory.

What non-volatile components are essential for basic operation?

The Non-Volatile Memory (E56), System BIOS/Video BIOS (S1U2), and EDID (MU4) store necessary information for booting the system.

Which operating systems support 'Hibernate' mode (S4 state)?

Windows 10/8.1/7, and Ubuntu are supported to enter S4 state, where system context is written to non-volatile storage.