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Micron ClientPro 766Xi/Xe User’s Guide
SDRAM: Synchronous DRAM. A form of DRAM which adds a separate clock signal
to the control signals. SDRAM chips can contain more complex state
machines, allowing them to support "burst" access modes that clock out a
series of successive bits.
Setup Program: Used to inform the computer about installed peripheral, memory,
configuration information, date and time, etc.
Shadow RAM: A method of copying BIOS routines from slower ROM chips to much
faster RAM, increasing system performance.
Software: A general term that describes a program or set of programs.
SRAM: Static Random Access Memory. Does not require periodic refreshing that
dynamic memory requires.
System Board: The large printed-circuit board in a computer on which most electronic
devices are mounted; the primary board in a computer. All other interfaces
receive control signals or information from the motherboard. Also
commonly referred to as the “mainboard” or “motherboard.”
System Unit: The description for the computer case and all internal components (e.g.,
the system board, expansion cards, disk drives, power supply, etc.).
System: The assembly of basic components (e.g., power supply, motherboard,
memory, video monitor, etc.) united by some form of communication to
form an organized whole.
VESA: Video Electronics Standard Association. A group of standards developed
for the purpose of defining video resolutions greater than VGA.
VGA: Video Graphics Array. The most widely accepted graphics hardware
standard and the lowest common denominator for all graphics cards and
monitors manufactured to date.
Wait State: A delay in the computer’s information processing cycle caused by a
difference in speed between a faster processor and slower memory. A 0-
wait state means the processor does not have to “wait” for memory, and
can access data as fast as needed.
Write Precompensation: In a hard disk, the varying of the timing of the read/write
head current on the inner tracks of the disk to maintain a constant signal.
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