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SMRAM System Management RAM
SMS server management software. Designed to run under the OS.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
SOL Serial Over LAN.
SPD Serial Presence Detect. A 2-signal serial bus used to read and write control
registers in SDRAM devices via the SMBus protocol.
SPI Serial Peripheral Interface
SPT straight pass-through
SRAM Serial Random Access Memory
SRK Storage Root Key
SRTM Static Root of Trust Measurement
SSI Server System Infrastructure
TCC Thermal Control Circuit
TCG Trusted Computing Group
TDP Thermal Design Power.
TIM Thermal Interface Material. Replaces thermal grease between the HIS and the
heatsink.
TM Thermal Monitor. This feature is also known as Automatic Clock Control.
TM2 Thermal Monitor 2
TOE TCP/IP Offload Engine. A hardware component of Intel Crystal Beach technology.
TPM Trusted Platform Management or Module
TSS TCG Software Stack
TTL Transistor-Transistor Logic
UART Universal asynchronous receiver and transmitter
UDP User Datagram Protocol
UE Uncorrectable Error
UGA Ultra Graphics Array
UHCI Universal Host Controller Interface
USB Universal Serial Bus, a standard serial expansion bus meant for connecting
peripherals.
UUID Universally Unique Identifier. See also GUID.
UV Under-Voltage
VAC Alternating current (AC) voltage
VCC Voltage Controlled Current
VCCI Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information Technology Equipment
VGA Video Graphics Array
VID Voltage ID
VLAN Virtual local area network
VMT Virtual Machine Extensions
VRD Voltage Regulator Down. Voltage regulation circuitry built into the Baseboard.
VRM Voltage Regulation Module. Voltage regulation circuitry that can be added to the
Baseboard on a plug-in module.
VSB Voltage StandBy
WfM Wired For Management
WOL Wake On LAN.