IEI Technology NOVA-HM551, User Manual

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AC ’97 Audio Codec 97 (AC’97) refers to a codec standard developed by
Intel® in 1997.
ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is an OS-directed
configuration, power management, and thermal management interface.
AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is a SATA Host controller
register-level interface.
ATA The Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) interface connects
storage devices including hard disks and CD-ROM drives to a
computer.
APM The Advanced Power Management (APM) application program
interface (API) enables the inclusion of power management in the
BIOS.
ARMD An ATAPI Removable Media Device (ARMD) is any ATAPI device that
supports removable media, besides CD and DVD drives.
ASKIR Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared (ASKIR) is a form of modulation that
represents a digital signal by varying the amplitude (“volume”) of the
signal. A low amplitude signal represents a binary 0, while a high
amplitude signal represents a binary 1.
BIOS The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is firmware that is first run when
the computer is turned on and can be configured by the end user
CODEC The Compressor-Decompressor (CODEC) encodes and decodes
digital audio data on the system.
CMOS Complimentary metal-oxide-conductor is a type of integrated circuit
used in chips like static RAM and microprocessors.
COM COM is used to refer to serial ports. Serial ports offer serial
communication to expansion devices. The serial port on a personal