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Resume
To proceed after interruption. In your LifeBook notebook, this refers to returning to active operation
after having been in one of the suspension states.
ROM
Read Only Memory. A form of memory in which information is stored by physically altering the material.
Data stored in this way can not be changed by your LifeBook notebook and does not require power
to maintain it.
SDRAM
Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory.
Shadow RAM
A technique of copying data or applications stored in ROM (Read Only Memory) into RAM (Random
Access Memory) for access during actual operation. RAM is much faster to access than ROM, however
ROM contents are not lost when power is removed.
Shadowing allows permanently stored information to be rapidly accessed.
SPDIF
Sony Philips Digital Interface.
Technology that allows you to download digital audio data onto a MiniDisc recorder.
Status Indicator
A display which reports the condition of some portion of your hardware. On your LifeBook notebook
this is an LCD screen just above the keyboard.
Stereo (audio)
A system using two channels to process sound from two different sources.
Stroke (keyboard)
The amount of travel of a key when it is pressed from resting to fully depressed.
Suspend
To make inoperative for a period of time. Your LifeBook notebook uses various suspension states to
reduce power
consumption and prolong the charge of your battery.
SVGA
Super VGA.
S-Video
Super Video. A component video system for driving a TV or computer monitor.
System Clock
An oscillator of fixed precise frequency which synchronizes the operation of the system and is counted
to provide time of day and date.
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