IEI Integration KINO-PV-D4253_D5253 User Manual

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AC ’97

Audio Codec 97 (AC’97) refers to a codec standard developed by Intel®

in 1997.

AC P I

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is an OS-directed

configuration, power management, and thermal management interface.

AHC I

Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is a SATA Host controller

AT A

The Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) interface connects storage

devices including hard disks and CD-ROM drives to a computer.

AR MD

An ATAPI Removable Media Device (ARMD) is any ATAPI device that

supports removable media, besides CD and DVD drives.

AS K IR

Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared (ASKIR) is a form of modulation that

represents a digital signal by varying the amplitude (“volume”) of the

signal. A low amplitude signal represents a binary 0, while a high

amplitude signal represents a binary 1.

B IOS

The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is firmware that is first run when

the computer is turned on and can be configured by the end user

C ODE C

The Compressor-Decompressor (CODEC) encodes and decodes digital

audio data on the system.

C MOS

Complimentary metal-oxide-conductor is an integrated circuit used in

chips like static RAM and microprocessors.

C OM

COM refers to serial ports. Serial ports offer serial communication to

expansion devices. The serial port on a personal computer is usually a

male DB-9 connector.

DAC

The Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) converts digital signals to analog

signals.

DDR

Double Data Rate refers to a data bus transferring data on both the rising

and falling edges of the clock signal.

DMA

Direct Memory Access (DMA) enables some peripheral devices to

bypass the system processor and communicate directly with the system

memory.