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SLI (Scalable Link Interface) : NVIDIA SLI technology links two graphics cards
together to provide scalability and increased performance. NVIDIA SLI takes
advantage of the increased
bandwidth of the PCI Express bus architecture, and
features hardware and software innovations within NVIDIA GPUs (graphics
processing units) and NVIDIA MCPs (media and
communications processors).
Depending on the application, NVIDIA SLI can deliver as much as two times the
performance of a single GPU configuration.
Standby mode: in this mode, the video and hard drives shut down; all other devices
continue to operate normally.
UltraDMA-33/66/100: a fast version of the old DMA channel. UltraDMA is also
called UltraATA. Without a proper UltraDMA controller, your system cannot take
advantage of higher data transfer rates of the new UltraDMA/UltraATA hard drives.
USB (Universal Serial Bus): a versatile port. This one port type can function as a
serial, parallel, mouse, keyboard or joystick port. It is fast enough to support video
transfer, and is capable of supporting up to 127 daisy-chained peripheral devices.
VGA (Video Graphics Array): the PC video display standard
V-SYNC: controls the vertical scanning properties of the monitor.
ZCR (Zero Channel RAID): PCI card that allows a RAID card to use the onboard
SCSI chip, thus lowering cost of RAID solution
ZIF Socket (Zero Insertion Force socket): these sockets make it possible to insert
CPUs without damaging the sensitive CPU pins. The CPU is lightly placed in an
open ZIF socket, and a lever is pulled down. This shifts the processor over and
down, guiding it into the board and locking it into place.