Dell
PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide
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4.15
Cover Latch
The blade module includes a latch for the cover. See the Opening and Closing the Blade section in
the Installing Blade Components chapter in the
Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems
Hardware Owner’s
Manual
on
Support.Dell.com
for more information.
4.16
TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
The TPM is used to generate/store keys, protect/authenticate passwords, and create/store digital
certificates. TPM can also be used to enable the BitLocker™ hard drive encryption feature in
Microsoft
®
Windows Server
®
2008. TPM is enabled through a BIOS option and uses HMAC-SHA1-160 for
binding. TCM is available in China.
4.17
Power Off Security
Through the CMC, the front blade server USB ports and power button can be disabled so as to not
allow any control of the system from the front of the blade.
4.18
USB Key
The M915 provides an internal USB connector for a USB flash memory key. The USB memory key can
be used as a boot device, security key, or mass storage device.
4.19
Battery
A replaceable coin cell CR2032 3V battery is mounted on the planar to provide backup power for the
Real-Time Clock and CMOS RAM.
4.20
Field Replaceable Units (FRU)
The planar contains a serial EEPROM to contain FRU information including Dell part number, part
revision level, and serial number.
4.21
User Accessible Jumpers, Sockets, and Connectors
For information, see the System Board Information chapter in the
Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems
Hardware Owner’s Manual
on
Support.Dell.com
.
