Gateway 8300 Manual Do Utilizador

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AC - Alternating current

ACPI - Advanced Configuration & Power Interface

APIC - Advanced programmable interrupt controller

ASCII - American standard code for information interchange

ASIC - Application specific integrated circuit

ATAPI - AT advanced peripheral interface

BIOS - Basic input/output system

BIST - Basic integrity self-test

CD - Compact disc

CD-ROM - Compact disc, read-only memory

CHS - Cylinder, head, sector

CMOS - Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor

CPU - Central processing unit

DBE - Double bit errors

DIMM - Dual inline memory module

DMA - Direct memory access

DMI - Desktop management interface

DRAM - Dynamic random access memory

ECC - Error correcting code

ECP - Enhanced capabilities port

EDO - Extended data output

EMC - Electro-magnetic compatibility

EMI - Electro-magnetic interference

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