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Abbreviations and Acronyms

Dell™ PowerEdge™ 500SC Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide


The following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in Dell user documents.

A

ampere(s)

AC

alternating current

ACPI

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

ADC

analog-to-digital converter

BIOS

basic input/output system

bpi

bits per inch

bps

bits per second

C

Celsius

CD

compact disc

cm

centimeter(s)

CMOS

complementary metal-oxide semiconductor

C.O.D.

collect on delivery

CPU

central processing unit

DAT

digital audio tape

dB

decibel(s)

dBA

adjusted decibel(s)

DC

direct current

DIMM

dual in-line memory module

DIN

Deutsche Industrie Norm

DMA

direct memory access

DOC

Department of Communications (in Canada)

dpi

dots per inch

DRAM

dynamic random-access memory

DS/DD

double-sided double-density

DS/HD

double-sided high-density

ECC

error checking and correction

EDO

extended-data out

EGA

enhanced graphics adapter

EIDE

enhanced integrated drive electronics

EMI

electromagnetic interference

EMM

expanded memory manager

ESD

electrostatic discharge

ESM

embedded server management

F

Fahrenheit

FAT

file allocation table

FCC

Federal Communications Commission

ft

feet

g

gram(s)

G

gravities

GB

gigabyte(s)

GUI

graphical user interface

h

hexadecimal

Hz

hertz

I/O

input/output

ICBM

inter-chassis management bus

ID

identification

IDE

integrated drive electronics

IRQ

interrupt request

ISA

Industry-Standard Architecture

K

kilo- (1024)

KB

kilobyte(s)

KB/sec

kilobyte(s) per second

Kb

kilobit(s)

Kbps

kilobit(s) per second

kg

kilogram(s)

kHz

kilohertz

LAN

local area network

lb

pound(s)

LED

light-emitting diode

LIF

low insertion force

LN

load number

lpi

lines per inch

LVD

low voltage differential

m

meter(s)

mA

milliampere(s)

mAh

milliampere-hour(s)

MB

megabyte(s)

Mb

megabit(s)

Mbps

megabit(s) per second

MBR

master boot record

MDA

monochrome display adapter

MGA

monochrome graphics adapter

MHz

megahertz

mm

millimeter(s)

ms

millisecond(s)

mV

millivolt(s)

NIC

network interface controller

NiCad

nickel cadmium

NiMH

nickel-metal hydride

ns

nanosecond(s)

NTFS

NT File System

NVRAM

nonvolatile random-access memory

PCI

Peripheral Component Interconnect

PDU

power distribution unit

PGA

pin grid array

POST

power-on self-test

ppm

pages per minute

RAID

redundant arrays of independent disks

RAM

random-access memory

RCU

Resource Configuration Utility

RFI

radio frequency interference

ROM

read-only memory

rpm

revolutions per minute

RTC

real-time clock

SCSI

small computer system interface

SDS

Scalable Disk System

sec

second(s)

SEC

single-edge contact

SDRAM

synchronous dynamic random-access memory

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol

SRAM

static random-access memory

SSU

system setup utility

tpi

tracks per inch

TSR

terminate-and-stay-resident

UPS

uninterruptible power supply

V

volt(s)

VAC

volt(s) alternating current

VDC

volt(s) direct current

VGA

video graphics array

VRAM

video random-access memory

W

watt(s)

WH

watt-hour(s)

Z
ZIF

zero insertion force


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