Dell PowerEdge 400SC User Manual
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optionally use a FAT file system structure.
flash memory
A type of EEPROM chip that can be reprogrammed from a utility on diskette while still installed in a system; most EEPROM chips can only be rewritten with
special programming equipment.
format
To prepare a hard drive or diskette for storing files. An unconditional format deletes all data stored on the disk.
FSB
Front-side bus. The FSB is the data path and physical interface between the processor and the main memory (RAM).
ft
Feet
FTP
File transfer protocol
g
Gram(s)
G
Gravities
Gb
Gigabit(s); 1024 megabits or 1,073,741,824 bits
GB
Gigabyte(s); 1024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes. However, when referring to hard
-drive capacity, the term is usually rounded to 1,000,000,000 bytes.
graphics mode
A video mode that can be defined as x horizontal by y vertical pixels by z colors
group
As it relates to DMI, a group is a data structure that defines common information, or attributes, about a manageable component.
guarding
A type of data redundancy in which a set of physical drives stores data and an additional drive stores parity data. See also mirroring, striping, and RAID.
h
Hexadecimal. A base-16 numbering system, often used in programming to identify addresses in the system's RAM and I/O memory addresses for devices. In
text, hexadecimal numbers are often followed by h.
headless system
A system or device that functions without having a keyboard, mouse, or monitor attached. Normally, headless systems are managed over a network using
an Internet browser.