Intel SRCS28X User Manual - Page 25

Glossary of Terms A Table 5. Glossary of Terms Term Definition BIOS Configuration Device Driver Domain Validation EEPROM Fusion-MPT Architecture Host Host Adapter Board (HAB) Main Memory NVRAM PCI and PCI-X Peripheral Devices Basic Input/Output System. Software that provides basic read/write capability. Usually kept as firmware (ROM based). The system BIOS on the mainboard of a computer is used to boot and control the system. The SCSI BIOS on your host adapter acts as an extension of the system BIOS. Refers to the way a computer is setup; the combined hardware components (computer, monitor, keyboard, and peripheral devices) that make up a computer system; or the software settings that allow the hardware components to communicate with each other. A program that allows a microprocessor (through the operating system) to direct the operation of a peripheral device. Domain Validation is a software procedure in which a host queries a device to determine its ability to communicate at the negotiated Ultra320 data rate. Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory. A memory chip typically used to store configuration information. See NVRAM. Fusion-MPT (Message Passing Technology) architecture consists of several main elements: Fusion-MPT firmware, the Fibre Channel and SCSI hardware, and the operating system level drivers that support these architectures. FusionMPT architecture offers a single binary, operating system driver that supports both Fibre Channel and SCSI devices now. The computer system in which a RAID controller is installed. It uses the RAID controller to transfer information to and from devices attached to the SCSI bus. A circuit board or integrated circuit that provides a device connection to the computer system. The part of a computer's memory which is directly accessible by the CPU (usually synonymous with RAM). NonVolatile Random Access Memory. Actually an EEPROM (Electronically Erasable Read Only Memory chip) used to store configuration information. See EEPROM. Peripheral Component Interconnect. A high performance local bus specification that allows connection of devices directly to computer memory. The PCI Local Bus allows transparent upgrades from 32-bit data path at 33 MHz to 64-bit data path at 33 MHz, and from 32-bit data path at 66 MHz to 64-bit data path at 66 MHz. A piece of hardware (such as a video monitor, disk drive, printer, orCD-ROM) used with a computer and under the computer's control. SCSI peripherals are controlled through a SCSI SRCU42X controller (host adapter). Intel® Raid Controller SRCS28X User Manual 25