Table 8-1  Troubleshooting steps for nonvolatile memory usage (continued)
Nonvolatile 
memory type Amount (Size)
Does this 
memory 
store 
customer 
data?
Does this 
memory 
retain data 
when power 
is removed?
What is the 
purpose of this 
memory?
How is data entered into this 
memory?
How is this memory 
write-protected?
on the HP website; go to 
http://www.hp.com/
support. Select Find your 
product, and then follow 
the on-screen 
instructions.
Intel Management 
Engine Firmware 
(present only in 
select Elite or Z 
models. For more 
information, go to 
http://www.hp.com/
support. Select 
Identify your 
product for 
manuals and 
specic product 
information, and 
then follow the 
on-screen 
instructions.)
1.5 MB or 7 MB Yes Yes Stores 
Management 
Engine Code, 
Settings, 
Provisioning 
Data and iAMT 
third-party data 
store.
Management Engine Code is 
programmed at the factory. 
Code is updated via Intel 
secure rmware update 
utility. Unique Provisioning 
Data can be entered at the 
factory or by an 
administrator using the 
Management Engine (MEBx) 
setup utility. The third-party 
data store contents can be 
populated by a remote 
management console or local 
applications that have been 
registered by an 
administrator to have access 
to the space.
The Intel chipset is 
congured to enforce 
hardware protection to 
block all direct read-write 
access to this area. An 
Intel utility must be used 
for updating the 
rmware. Only rmware 
updates digitally signed 
by Intel can be applied 
using this utility.
Bluetooth ash 
(select products 
only)
2 megabits No Yes Stores 
Bluetooth 
conguration 
and rmware.
Bluetooth ash is 
programmed at the factory. 
Tools for writing data to this 
memory are not publicly 
available but can be obtained 
from the silicon vendor.
A utility must be used for 
writing data to this 
memory and is made 
available through newer 
versions of the driver 
whenever the ash 
requires an upgrade.
802.11 WLAN 
EEPROM
4 kilobits to 8 
kilobits
No Yes Stores 
conguration 
and calibration 
data.
802.11 WLAN EEPROM is 
programmed at the factory. 
Tools for writing data to this 
memory are not made public.
A utility must be used for 
writing data to this 
memory and is typically 
not made available to the 
public unless a rmware 
upgrade is necessary to 
address a unique issue.
Camera (select 
products only)
64 kilobits No Yes Stores camera 
conguration 
and rmware.
Camera memory is 
programmed using a utility 
from the device 
manufacturer that can be run 
from Windows.
A utility must be used for 
writing data to this 
memory and is typically 
not made available to the 
public unless a rmware 
upgrade is necessary to 
address a unique issue.
Fingerprint reader 
(select products 
only)
512 KB ash Yes Yes Stores 
ngerprint 
templates.
Fingerprint reader memory is 
programmed by user 
enrollment in HP 
ProtectTools Security 
Manager.
Only a digitally signed 
application can make the 
call to write to the ash.
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