Specifications

12 cm optical storage system with 4 GB capacityDVD

DVD read-only memoryDVD-ROM

DVD that is both readable and writableDVD-RAM

Digital Visual InterfaceDVI

extended data out DRAM device typeEDO

Enhanced Host Controller Interface, USB 2.0 specificationEHCI

extended IDEEIDE

electromagnetic interferenceEMI

fan controller unitFCU

Generation 5, the fifth generation of PowerPC microprocessors, incorporating Velocity

Engine technology

Graphics Address Remapping TableGART

data throughput rate — giga bytes per secondGBps

data throughput rate — giga bits per secondGbps

human interface device, a class of USB devicesHID

same as IICI2C

same as IISI2S

integrated circuitIC

integrated device electronicsIDE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersIEEE

the official specification for Open FirmwareIEEE 1275

the official specification for FireWire 400 (400 Mbps)IEEE 1394a

the official specification for FireWire 800 (800 Mbps)IEEE 1394b

inter-IC (an internal control bus)IIC

inter-IC sound busIIS

input/outputI/O

Conventions and Abbreviations

Abbreviations