Matthias Drochner <drochner@zelux6.zel.kfa-juelich.de> writes:

>What about free locations in CMOS RAM?

You cannot assume that ANY location in NVRAM is free.  BIOS writers
put the documented items in the documented locations, but also put
other system-specific information in other locations.  For instance,
EISA and "Plug&Play" (hahahoho) systems store system configuration
data in the NVRAM.
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