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Instrument Memory & Volatility
ESG and PSG Memory
Table 5-8 Flash Drive (E8257N with Options 008 and 340, E8257D/E8663D with Option 008, and
E8267D with Option 009)
Memory
Component,
Type and Size
Writable During
Normal Operation?
Data Retained When
Powered Off?
Purpose/Contents Data Input
Method
Location in
Instrument
and Remarks
Sanitization
Procedure
1. Memory
Storage
(Removable
Flash drive)
Size varies
Yes Yes User files, including
flatness calibrations,
IQ calibration,
instrument states,
waveforms (including
header and marker
data), modulation
definitions, and
sweep lists
User-saved
data
The flash drive,
E8267D Option
009, replaces
the hard drive,
E8267D Option
005, on E8267D
instruments
with serial
prefixes
US/MY4829.
It is, therefore,
not installed in
some
instruments. If
it is installed,
these files are
stored on the
flash drive
instead of in
flash memory.
User data is
completely
sanitized by the
procedure
“Erase and
Sanitize All” on
page 32.
a
a. Removing the Flash Drive card from an instrument with one of these options sanitizes the
instrument, but also renders it inoperative for data collection, calibration, repair, etc.