Users Guide

PC card
A credit-card sized, removable module for portable computers standardized by PCMCIA. PC Cards are also known as "PCMCIA cards." PC Cards are 16-bit
devices that are used to attach modems, network adapters, sound cards, radio transceivers, solid state disks and hard disks to a portable computer. The PC
Card is a "plug and play" device, which is configured automatically by the Card Services software.
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PCI
Abbreviation for Peripheral Component Interconnect. The predominant 32-bit or 64-bit local-bus standard developed by Intel Corporation.
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PERC
Acronym for Expandable RAID controller.
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peripheral device
An internal or external device—such as a printer, a disk drive, or a keyboard—connected to a system.
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physical memory array
Thephysicalmemoryarrayistheentirephysicalmemoryofasystem.Variablesforphysicalmemoryarrayincludemaximumsize,totalnumberofmemoryslots
on the motherboard, and total number of slots in use.
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physical memory array mapped
The physical memory array mapped refers to the way physical memory is divided.
Forexample,onemappedareamayhave640KBandtheothermappedareamayhavebetween1MBand127MB.
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pixel
A single point on a video display. Pixels are arranged in rows and columns to create an image. A video resolution, such as 640 x 480, is expressed as the
number of pixels across by the number of pixels up and down.
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Plug and Play
An industry-standard specification that makes it easier to add hardware devices to personal computers. Plug and Play provides automatic installation and
configuration, compatibility with existing hardware, and dynamic support of mobile computing environments.
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power supply
An electrical system that converts AC current from the wall outlet into the DC currents required by the system circuitry. The power supply in a personal
computer typically generates multiple voltages.
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power unit
A set of power supplies in a system chassis.
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ppm
Abbreviation for pages per minute.
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PPP
Abbreviation for Point-to-Point Protocol.
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program diskette set
The set of diskettes from which you can perform a complete installation of an operating system or application program. When you reconfigure a program, you