Index: NVDataMgmt.c
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diff -u -r7a8126075d566078097485bf4757f2a380a1ef98 -r7844ca764c6dc6b79762e9ae4fb5d3109d88b428
--- NVDataMgmt.c	(.../NVDataMgmt.c)	(revision 7a8126075d566078097485bf4757f2a380a1ef98)
+++ NVDataMgmt.c	(.../NVDataMgmt.c)	(revision 7844ca764c6dc6b79762e9ae4fb5d3109d88b428)
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "NVDataMgmt.h"
 #include "OperationModes.h"
 #include "RTC.h"
+#include "SystemComm.h"
 #include "SystemCommMessages.h"
 #include "TaskGeneral.h"
 #include "Timers.h"
@@ -3727,9 +3728,10 @@
  *************************************************************************/
 static BOOL areResourcesAvailableForNextJob( void )
 {
-    BOOL status = FALSE;
     U32 tempIndex;
     PROCESS_RECORD_JOB_T tempJob;
+    BOOL status        = FALSE;
+    BOOL checkUIStatus = TRUE;
 
     _disable_IRQ();
     tempIndex = recordQueueFrontIndex;
@@ -3740,14 +3742,18 @@
     }
     _enable_IRQ();
 
-    if ( NVDATAMGMT_RTC == tempJob.memoryLocation )
+#ifdef _HD_
+    checkUIStatus = ( TRUE == uiCommunicated() ? TRUE : FALSE );
+#endif
+
+    if ( ( NVDATAMGMT_RTC == tempJob.memoryLocation ) && ( TRUE == checkUIStatus ) )
     {
         if ( ( RTC_RAM_STATE_READY == getRTCRAMState() ) && ( TRUE == getSemaphore( SEMAPHORE_RTC ) ) )
         {
             status = TRUE;
         }
     }
-    else if ( NVDATAMGMT_EEPROM == tempJob.memoryLocation )
+    else if ( ( NVDATAMGMT_EEPROM == tempJob.memoryLocation ) && ( TRUE == checkUIStatus ) )
     {
         if ( Fapi_Status_FsmReady == FAPI_CHECK_FSM_READY_BUSY )
         {