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Acronym or Abbreviation NVRAM ODD OS PAL PATA PC PCA PCI PCI-E PCM PCMCIA PEG PFC PIN PIO PN POST PROM PTR RAID RAM RAS rcvr RDRAM RGB RH RMS ROM RPM RTC R/W SATA SCSI SDR Technical Reference Guide Introduction Table 1-1 (Continued) Acronyms and Abbreviations Description non-volatile random access memory optical disk drive operating system 1. programmable array logic 2. phase alternating line Parallel ATA Personal computer Printed circuit assembly peripheral component interconnect PCI Express pulse code modulation Personal Computer Memory Card International Association PCI express graphics Power factor correction personal identification number Programmed I/O Part number power-on self test programmable read-only memory pointer Redundant array of inexpensive disks (drives) random access memory row address strobe receiver (Direct) Rambus DRAM red/green/blue (monitor input) Relative humidity root mean square read-only memory revolutions per minute real time clock Read/Write Serial ATA small computer system interface Singles data rate (memory) www.hp.com 1-7

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Technical Reference Guide
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Introduction
NVRAM
non-volatile random access memory
ODD
optical disk drive
OS
operating system
PAL
1. programmable array logic
2. phase alternating line
PATA
Parallel ATA
PC
Personal computer
PCA
Printed circuit assembly
PCI
peripheral component interconnect
PCI-E
PCI Express
PCM
pulse code modulation
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PEG
PCI express graphics
PFC
Power factor correction
PIN
personal identification number
PIO
Programmed I/O
PN
Part number
POST
power-on self test
PROM
programmable read-only memory
PTR
pointer
RAID
Redundant array of inexpensive disks (drives)
RAM
random access memory
RAS
row address strobe
rcvr
receiver
RDRAM
(Direct) Rambus DRAM
RGB
red/green/blue (monitor input)
RH
Relative humidity
RMS
root mean square
ROM
read-only memory
RPM
revolutions per minute
RTC
real time clock
R/W
Read/Write
SATA
Serial ATA
SCSI
small computer system interface
SDR
Singles data rate (memory)
Table 1-1
(Continued)
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym or
Abbreviation
Description