Specifications

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
AC’97 ............................... Audio CODEC 1997
ACPI ................................ Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
APIC ................................ Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
ATA.................................. AT Attachment
BIOS ................................ Basic Input Output System
BMC................................. Baseboard Management Controller
CMOS .............................. Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CODEC............................ Coder / Decoder
CPCI ................................ CompactPCI
CPU ................................. Central Processing Unit
CRT ................................. Cathode Ray Tube
DDR ................................. Double Data Rate
DDR2 ............................... Double Data Rate, second generation
DIB................................... Dual Independent Bus
DIL ................................... Dual In Line
ECC ................................. Error Checking and Correcting
EIDE ................................ Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
EMC................................. Electromagnetic Compatibility
EPROM............................ Electrically Programmable Read Only Memory
EEPROM ......................... Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
FRU ................................. Field Replacement Unit
FWH................................. Firmware Hub
MCH................................. Memory Controller Hub
ICH................................... I/O Controller Hub
IEEE................................. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
I/O .................................... Input/Output
IPMB ................................ Intelligent Platform Management Bus
IPMI ................................. Intelligent Platform Management Interface
LED.................................. Light Emitting Diode
LFM.................................. Linear Feet per Minute
LPC.................................. Low Pin Count
N/A................................... Not Applicable or Not Available
NC.................................... Not Connected
NMI .................................. Non Maskable Interrupt
PC-AT .............................. Personal Computer-Advanced Technology
PCI................................... Peripheral Component Interconnect
PICMG ............................. PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group
PIC................................... Programmable Interrupt Controller
PIM .................................. Peripheral Interface Module
PIT ................................... Periodic Interrupt Timer
PMC................................. PCI Mezzanine Card
POST ............................... Power-on Self Test
PRST ............................... Push Button Reset
RoHS ............................... Restriction of Hazardous Substances
RST.................................. Reset
RTC ................................. Real Time Clock
RTM ................................. Rear Transition Module or Transition Module
SATA ............................... Serial ATA
SDR ................................. Sensor Data Record
SDRAM............................ Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SMBus ............................. System Management Bus
SMC................................. Satellite Management Controller
SMI .................................. System Management Interrupt
SMM ................................ System Management Mode
USB ................................. Universal Serial Bus
XMC................................. Switched Mezzanine Card