Dell PowerEdge 400SC - Manual (Page 28)

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serial port
An I/O port used most often to connect a modem to your system. You can usually identify a serial port on your system by its 9-pin connector.
service tag
A bar code label on the system used to identify it when you call Dell for technical support
SMART
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology, which allows hard drives to report errors and failures to the system BIOS and then display an error
message on the screen. To take advantage of this technology, you must have a SMART-compliant hard drive and the proper support in the system BIOS.
SMP
Symmetric multiprocessing. SMP is a system that has two or more processors connected via a high-bandwidth link and managed by an operating system,
where each processor has equal access to I/O devices.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP is an industry-standard interface that allows a network manager to remotely monitor and manage
workstations.
striping
Disk striping writes data across three or more disks in an array, but only uses a portion of the space on each disk. The amount of space used by a "stripe" is
the same on each disk used. A virtual disk may use several stripes on the same set of disks in an array. See also guarding, mirroring, and RAID.
SVGA
Super video graphics array. VGA and SVGA are video standards for video adapters with greater resolution and color display capabilities than previous
standards.
system board
As the main circuit board, the system board usually contains most of your system's integral components, such as the processor, RAM, controllers for
peripherals, and various ROM chips.
system configuration information
Data stored in memory that tells a system what hardware is installed and how the system should be configured for operation
system diskette
See bootable diskette.
system memory
See RAM.
System Setup program
A BIOS-based program that allows you to configure your system's hardware and customize the system's operation by setting features such as password
protection. Because the System Setup program is stored in NVRAM, any settings remain in effect until you change them again.
system.ini file
A start-up file for the Windows operating system. When you start Windows, it consults the system.ini file to determine a variety of options for the Windows
operating environment. Among other things, the system.ini file records which video, mouse, and keyboard drivers are installed for Windows.
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