Gateway ALR 7300 Server User Manual


 
102 Maintaining and Troubleshooting the Gateway ALR 7300 Server
Acronyms and abbreviations
AC - Alternating current
ACPI - Advanced Configuration & Power Interface
APIC - Advanced programmable interrupt controller
ASCII - American standard code for information interchange
ASIC - Application specific integrated circuit
ATAPI - AT advanced peripheral interface
BIOS - Basic input/output system
BIST - Basic integrity self-test
CD - Compact disc
CD-ROM - Compact disc, read-only memory
CHS - Cylinder, head, sector
CMOS - Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
CPU - Central processing unit
DBE - Double bit errors
DIMM - Dual inline memory module
DMA - Direct memory access
DMI - Desktop management interface
DRAM - Dynamic random access memory
ECC - Error correcting code
ECP - Enhanced capabilities port
EDO - Extended data output
EMC - Electro-magnetic compatibility
EMI - Electro-magnetic interference
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