I D E
Integrated Drive Electronics. A type of interface in which the
controller is on the drive instead of on a controller card.
Interface
A physical or software connection used to transmit data
between equipment or programs so they can work with each
other.
Interlaced
A method of scanning a video screen which appears to double
the refresh rate of the image on the screen.
Interrupt
A signal that a device uses when the device is ready to accept
or send information.
I/O base address
The location within the input/output space of your computer
that a computer device (such as a printer or modem) uses to
communicate with software.
IRQ
Interrupt Request. Hardware channel over which devices can
send interrupts. Typically, each device connected to the
computer uses a separate IRQ.
ISA
Industry Standard Architecture. The 8-or 16-bit standard
developed for IBM compatible computers.
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Summary of Contents for ActionPC 2600
Page 1: ......
Page 26: ...1 10 Setting Up Your System ...
Page 66: ...CPU type jumper settings 4 8 Installing and Removing Options ...
Page 120: ...Physical Characteristics Environmental Requirements Specifications A 7 ...
Page 123: ...IDE hard disk drive jumper settings DMA Assignments A 10 Specifications ...
Page 124: ...Hardware Interrupts System Memory Map Specifications A 11 ...
Page 125: ...System I O Address Map A 12 Specifications ...
Page 137: ...10 Glossary ...
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