Digital Equipment DIGITAL Personal Workstation, Upgrade Manual

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Abbreviations
(continued)
Abbreviation Meaning
Kb A Kb suffix to a numerical value indicates size in kilobits (for example,
512 Kb). A kilobit equals 1024 bits.
KB A KB suffix to a numerical value indicates size in kilobytes (for
example, 640 KB). A kilobyte equals 1024 bytes.
LED Light-emitting diode.
MAU Media adapter unit.
Mb An Mb suffix to a numerical value indicates size in megabits (for
example, 10 Mb). A megabit equals 1,048,576 bits.
MB A MB suffix to a numerical value indicates size in megabytes (for
example, 550 MB). A megabyte equals 1,048,576 bytes.
MHz Megahertz.
MII Media independent interface.
MLB Main logic board.
ns Nanoseconds.
NVRAM Nonvolatile random access memory.
PCI Peripheral component interconnect.
RISC Reduced instruction set computing.
ROM Read only memory.
SCSI Small computer system interface.
SDRAM Synchronous dynamic random access memory.
ZIF Zero Insertion Force
Special Notices
This guide uses four kinds of notices to emphasize specific information.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates the presence of a hazard that can cause personal
injury.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates the presence of a hazard that can damage hardware or
corrupt software.
NOTE: A NOTE gives general information, such as compatibility with other products or
pointers to other information.
HINT: A HINT includes suggestions to make your computing tasks easier.