User's Manual

138 Glossary
DRAC II
Acronym for Dell OpenManage™ Remote Assistant Card, version 2.
DRAC III
Acronym for Dell™ Remote Access Card III.
DRAC III/XT
Acronym for Dell Remote Access Card III/XT.
DRAC 4
Acronym for Dell Remote Access Card 4.
DRAC MC
Acronym for Dell Remote Access Card MC.
DRAM
Acronym for dynamic random-access memory. A system's RAM is usually made
up entirely of DRAM chips. Because DRAM chips cannot store an electrical charge
indefinitely, your system continually refreshes each DRAM chip in the system.
EEPROM
Acronym for electrically erasable programmable read-only memory.
EIDE
Abbreviation for enhanced integrated drive electronics. EIDE devices add one or
more of the following enhancements to the traditional IDE standard:
• Data transfer rates of up to 16 MB/sec
• Support for drives other than just hard drives, such as CD and tape drives
• Support for hard drives with capacities greater than 528 MB
• Support for up to two controllers, each with up to two devices attached
EMS
Abbreviation for Expanded Memory Specification.
EPROM
Acronym for erasable programmable read-only memory.
ERA
Abbreviation for embedded remote access.