Clear and sanitize procedures
Table 1: Volatile memory devices
Type and
min. size
Function
Type of user
info stored
Backed-up
by battery
Method of
modi
fi
cation
Data input
method
Location
User
accessible
To clear
Process to sanitize
SDRAM
2 GB (std)
Microprocessor
system memory
User data, user
settings
No
Directly
Written by
processor
system
Socket,
computer
board
Yes
Remove power from the
instruments for at least
20 seconds.
Remove power from the
instruments for at least
20 seconds.
SRAM
128 Mb
User pattern
memory
User data
patterns
No
Thru
application
Written by
processor
system
Generator
board
Yes
Remove power from the
instruments for at least
20 seconds.
Remove power from the
instruments for at least
20 seconds.
SRAM
128 Mb
User pattern
memory
User data
patterns
No
Thru
application
Written by
processor
system
Detector
board
Yes
Remove power from the
instruments for at least
20 seconds.
Remove power from the
instruments for at least
20 seconds.
Table 2: Nonvolatile memory devices
Type and
min. size
Function
Type of
user info
stored
Method
modi
fi
cation
Data input
method
Location
User accessible
To clear
To sanitize
Fixed hard
disk drive
Holds operating
system and application
software. Holds all
user storable data
patterns, measurement
results, and instrument
settings.
User data,
user settings
Indirect
Manufacturing
operations, user
input
Internal
Yes
Erase the hard disk drive with
commercial erasure software.
Remove the hard disk drive.
LINK(See page 10,
.) When the
hard disk drive is erased, the
instrument is disabled.
Erase the hard disk drive
with commercial erasure
software. Remove the
hard disk drive. LINK(See
page 10,
.) When the hard
disk drive is erased, the
instrument is disabled.
EEPROM
64 Kb
+
Flash
256 Kb
Holds instrument
manufacturing data
None
Indirect
Firmware
operations
Pattern generator
(PGM) board
No
N.A., does not contain user
data or settings. Clearing would
disable instrument functionality.
N.A., does not contain
user data or settings.
Sanitizing would disable
instrument functionality.
Flash 16 Mb
Holds instrument
calibration data
None
Indirect
Firmware
operations
Main interface
controller
(MIC) board
No
N.A., does not contain user
data or settings. Clearing would
disable instrument functionality.
N.A., does not contain
user data or settings.
Sanitizing would disable
instrument functionality.
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