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Glossary
The technical terms and abbreviations given below represent only a selection of the full list of
common technical terms and abbreviations. Not all technical terms and abbreviations listed here are
valid for the described mainboard.
AC'97
Audio Codec '97
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface
ADD
Advanced Digital Display
AMT
Active Management Technology
AoL
Alert on LAN
ASF
Alert Specification Forum
ATA
Advanced Technology Attachment
BIOS
Basic Input Output System
BMC
Baseboard Management Controller
CCR
Chip Card Reader
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CSA
Communications Streaming
Architecture
DASH
Desktop and Mobile Architecture for
System Hardware
DDR
Double Data Rate
DIMM
Dual Inline Memory Module
DMI
Direct Media Interface
DVO
Digital Video Out
ECC
Error Correcting Code
EEPR
Electrical Eraseable Programmable
OM
Read Only Memory
FDC
Floppy Disc Controller
FIFO
First-In First-Out
FSB
Front Side Bus
FWH
Firmware Hub
GMCH
Graphics and MemoryController Hub
GPA
Graphics Performance Accelerator
HDA
High Definition Audio
IAPC
Instantly Available Power Managed
Desktop PC Design
ICH
I/O Controller Hub
IDE
Intelligent Drive Electronics
IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
ISA
-Bus Industrial Standard Architecture
– Bus
LAN
Local Area Network
LSA
LAN Desk Service Agent
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MCH
Memory Controller Hub
MMX
MultiMedia eXtension
NCQ
Native Command Qeueing
NIC
Networking Interface Card
PCI-Bus
Peripheral Component
Interconnect Bus
PECI
Peripheral Environmental Control
Interface
PSC
Permanent Server Control
PXE
Preboot eXecution Environment
QPI
QuickPath Interconnect
RAID
Redundant Array of
Inexpensive/Independent Disks
RAM
Random Access Memory
RAMDAC RAM Digital Analog Converter
RD RAM
RAMBUS Dynamic RAM
RIMM
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module
RSB
Remote Server Management
Board
RTC
Real Time Clock
SAS
Serial Attached SCSI
SATA
Serial ATA
SB
SoundBlaster
SCSI
Small Computer System Interface
SD RAM
Synchronous Dynamic RAM
SDVO
Serial Digital Video Out
SG RAM
Synchronous Graphic RAM
SM & TM
System Monitoring & Thermal
Management
SMBus
System Management Bus
SG RAM
Synchronous Graphic RAM
SPI
Serial Peripheral Interface
SVGA
Super VGA
TPM
Trusted Platform Module
TCG
Trusted Computing Group
USB
Universal Serial Bus
VGA
Video Graphics Adapter
WOL
Wake on LAN
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