Dell PowerEdge 6400 User Manual
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ns
Nanosecond(s), one billionth of a second.
NTFS
NT File System option in the Windows NT operating system.
NVRAM
Nonvolatile random-access memory. Memory that does not lose its contents when you turn off your computer. NVRAM is used for maintaining the
date, time, and system setup options.
O
OTP
one-time programmable
P
parallel port
An I/O port used most often to connect a parallel printer to your computer. You can usually identify a parallel port on your computer by its 25-hole
connector.
parameter
A value or option that you specify to a program. A parameter is sometimes called a switch or an argument.
partition
You can divide a hard-disk drive into multiple physical sections called partitions with the fdisk command. Each partition can contain multiple
logical drives. For example, you could partition a 200-MB hard-disk drive into two physically separate partitions with three logical drive
assignments, as shown in the following table.
Partitioning the Hard-Disk Drive
After partitioning the hard-disk drive, you must format each logical drive with the format command.
PC Card
Slightly larger than a credit card, a PC Card is a removable I/O card
—such as a modem, LAN, SRAM, or flash memory card—that adheres to the
.
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect. A standard for local-bus implementation developed by Intel Corporation.
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. See also
.
peripheral device
An internal or external device
—such as a printer, a disk drive, or a keyboard—connected to a computer.
PGA
Pin grid array, a type of microprocessor socket that allows you to remove the microprocessor chip.
pixel
Physical Partitions and Sizes
Partition 1 120 MB; Partition 2 80 MB
Logical Drive Assignments and Sizes
Drive C 120 MB; Drive D 50 MB; Drive E 30 MB