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Glossary The technical terms and abbreviations given below represent only a selection of the full l ist of
common technical terms and abbreviations.
Not all technical terms and abbreviations listed here are valid for the descri bed mainboard.
AC'97 Audio Codec '97
ACPI Advanced Configuration and
Power Management Interface
AMR Audio Modem Riser
AOL Alert On LAN
APM Advanc ed Power Management
ASF Alert Standard Format
ATA Advanced Technology
Attachment
BIOS Basic Input Output System
BMC Baseboard managem ent
controller
CAN Controller Area Network
CNR Com munication Network Riser
CPU Central Processing Unit
C-RIMM Continuity Rambus Inline
Memory Module
DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module
ECC Error Correcting Code
ECP Enhanced Capability Port
EEPROM Electrical Erasable
Programmable Read Only
Memory
EPP Enhanced Parallel Port
FDC Floppy disk controller
FIFO First-In First-Out
FSB Front Side Bus
FWH Firmware Hub
GMCH Graphics and Memory
Controller Hub
GPA Graphics Performance
Accelerator
HDD Hard Dis k Drive
I2C Inter Integrated Circuit
IAPC Instantly Available Power
Managed Desktop PC Design
ICH I/ O Controller Hub
IDE Intelligent Drive Electronics
IPSEC Internet Protocol Security
LAN Local Area Network
LFE Low Frequent Effects
LSA LAN Desk Service Agent
MCH Memory Controller Hub
MMX MultiMedia eXtension
P64H PCI64 Hub
PCI Peripheral Component
Interconnect
PCI
Express
Peripheral Component
Interconnect Express
PSB Processor System Bus
PSU Power Supply Unit
PXE Preboot eXecution Environment
RAID Redundant Array of
Independent Disks
RAM Random Acces s Memory
RAMDAC Random Access Memory
Digital Analogue Converter
RDRAM Rambus Dynamic Random
Access Memory
RTC Real Time Clock
S/PDIF Sony/Philips Digital Interface
SATA Serial Advanced Technology
Attachment
SB Soundblaster
SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random
Access Memory
SGRAM Synchronous Graphic Random
Access Memory
SIMD Streaming Mode Instruction
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