Clear and sanitize p rocedures
Memory devices
The following tables list the volatile and nonvolatile memory devices in the instrument
1
.
Table1:Volatilememorydevices
Type and size Function
Type of user
info stored
Backed-up
by battery
Method of
modification
Data input
method Location
User
accessible To clear To sanitize
SDRAM 4 GB
(All models)
Host processor
memory
User data No Indirectly Written by
processor
system
Processor board No Unplug the instrument
for at least 30 seconds
Unplug the instrument
for at least 30 seconds
SDRAM
MSO44: 4 GB
MSO46: 8 GB
Holds active
acquisition data
User data No Indirectly Application
software
operations
Module socket
(SODIMM) on
the Acquisition
board
No Unplug the instrument
for at least 30 seconds
Unplug the instrument
for at least 30 seconds
SDRAM 512`MB
Holds video graphics
data
User data No Indirectly Application
software
operations
Acquisition
board
No Unplug the instrument
for at least 30 seconds
Unplug the instrument
for at least 30 seconds
CMOS RAM
7bytes
Holds clock and boot
configuration data
None Yes Indirectly boot
operations
Processor board No
Cannot be cleared.
Unplug the instrument
for a minimum of
30 seconds.
FPGA <30 MB Interface between
compute system and
acquisition system
None No None Written by
processor
system
Acquisition
board
No Unplug the instrument
for a minimum of
30 seconds.
Unplug the instrument
for a minimum of
30 seconds.
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These are the memory capacities at the time of publishing this document, but are subject to change.
2 4 Series MSO Opt. 4–SEC Declassification and Security Instructions