NEC Express 5800 120Eg, User Manual

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120Eg User Guide - Glossary
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extended memory
The protected memory above 1M that is directly accessible by the microprocessor
through certain utilities and operating systems.
F
floppy disk drive
See disk drive.
format
The process used to organize a hard or floppy disk into sectors so it can accept data.
Formatting destroys all previous data on the disk.
FRB (Fault Resilient Boot)
A server management feature. FRB attempts to boot the system using the alternate pro-
cessor or DIMM.
H
hard disk drive
See disk drive.
hardware
The physical parts of your computer, including the keyboard, monitor, disk drives,
cables, and circuit cards.
hot swap
A method used to insert or remove SCSI disk drives into or from an operating bus. This
method is typically used in RAID subsystems. When used in non-RAID subsystems the
operating system must typically be restarted.
I
IC
(Integrated Circuit) An electronic device that contains miniaturized circuitry.
IDE
(Integrated Drive Electronics) A type of hard disk drive with the control circuitry
located inside the disk drive rather than on a drive controller card.
interface
A connection between the computer and a peripheral device that enables them to
exchange data. See also parallel port and serial port.
ISA
(Industry Standard Architecture) An industry standard for computers and circuit cards
that transfer 16 bits of data at a time.