Glossary
The technical terms and abbreviations given below represent only a selection of the full list of
common technical terms and abbreviations.
Not all technical terms and abbreviations listed here are valid for the described mainboard.
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and
Power Management Interface
AC'97
Audio Codec '97
AGP
Accelerated Graphics Port
AMR
Audio Modem Riser
AOL
Alert On LAN
APM
Advanced Power Management
ASF
Alert Specification Format
ATA
Advanced Technology
Attachment
BIOS
Basic Input Output System
BMC
Baseboard management
controller
CAN
Controller Area Network
CCR
Chipcard Reader
CNR
Communication Network Riser
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CSA
Communications Streaming
Architecture
DIMM
Dual Inline Memory Module
DVO
Digital Video Out
ECC
Error Correcting Code
EEPROM
Electrical Erasable
Programmable Read Only
Memory
FDC
Floppy disk controller
FIFO
First-In First-Out
FSB
Front Side Bus
FWH
Firmware Hub
GMCH
Graphics and Memory Controller
Hub
GPA
Graphics Performance
Accelerator
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I
C
Inter Integrated Circuit
IAPC
Instantly Available Power
Managed Desktop PC Design
ICH
I/O Controller Hub
IDE
Intelligent Drive Electronics
IPSEC
Internet Protocol Security
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ISA
Industrial Standard Architecture
LAN
Local Area Network
LSA
LAN Desk Service Agent
MCH
Memory Controller Hub
MMX
MultiMedia eXtension
NIC
Network Interface Card
P64H
PCI64 Hub
PCI
Peripheral Component
Interconnect
PXE
Preboot eXecution Environment
RAM
Random Access Memory
RAMDAC
Random Access Memory Digital
Analogue Converter
RDRAM
Rambus Dynamic Random
Access Memory
RIMM
Rambus Inline Memory Module
RTC
Real Time Clock
SATA
Serial ATA
SB
Soundblaster
SDRAM
Synchronous Dynamic Random
Access Memory
SGRAM
Synchronous Graphic Random
Access Memory
SIMD
Streaming Mode Instruction
(Single Instruction Multiple Data)
SMBus
System Management Bus
SVGA
Super Video Graphic Adapter
USB
Universal Serial Bus
VGA
Video Graphic Adapter
WOL
Wake On LAN
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