Dell PowerEdge 4400 User Manual
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Abbreviation for double-sided/double-density.
DS/HD
Abbreviation for double-sided/high-density.
DTE
Abbreviation for data terminal equipment. Any device (such as a computer system) that can send data in digital form by means of a cable or
communications line. The DTE is connected to the cable or communications line through a data communications equipment (DCE) device such as
a modem.
E
ECC
Abbreviation for error checking and correction.
ECP
Abbreviation for Extended Capabilities Port.
EDO
Abbreviation for extended-data out. A type of RAM chip that holds data on the chip's output data lines for a longer period of time than fast-page
mode RAM chips. The EDO RAM chips are also faster than fast-page mode RAM chips.
EEPROM
Acronym for electrically erasable programmable read-only memory.
EGA
Abbreviation for enhanced graphics adapter.
EISA
Acronym for Extended Industry-Standard Architecture, a 32-bit expansion-bus design. The expansion-card connectors in an EISA computer are
also compatible with 8- or 16-bit ISA expansion cards.
To avoid a configuration conflict when installing an EISA expansion card, you must use the EISA Configuration Utility. This utility allows you to
specify which expansion slot contains the card and obtains information about the card's required system resources from a corresponding EISA
configuration file.
EMC
Abbreviation for Electromagnetic Compatibility.
EMI
Abbreviation for electromagnetic interference.
EMM
Abbreviation for expanded memory manager. A software utility that uses extended memory to emulate expanded memory on computers with an
Intel386™ or higher microprocessor. See also
.
EMP
Abbreviation for emergency management port.
EMS
Abbreviation for Expanded Memory Specification. See also
,
EPROM
Acronym for erasable programmable read-only memory.
ESD
Abbreviation for electrostatic discharge. See "
Safety Instructions
" for a complete discussion of ESD.