Preface, Conventions – HP XU800 User Manual

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Preface

This manual is a technical reference and BIOS document for engineers
and technicians providing system level support. It is assumed that the
reader possesses a detailed understanding of AT-compatible
microprocessor functions and digital addressing techniques.

Technical information that is readily available from other sources, such
as manufacturers’ proprietary publications, has not been reproduced.

This manual contains summary information only. For additional
reference material, refer to the bibliography on the following page.

For all warning and safety instructions, refer to the user guide
delivered with the PC Workstation.

Conventions

The following conventions are used throughout this manual to identify
specific numeric elements:

Hexadecimal numbers are identified by a lower case h.
For example, 0FFFFFFFh or 32F5h

Binary numbers and bit patterns are identified by a lower case b.
For example, 1101b or 10011011b