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must be rated for 100-MHz operation Standard RAM (minimum 64 MB Maximum RAM 1 GB External cache none NOTE: For the full name of 100 MHz Internal cache 32-KB L1 cache; 512-KB L2 cache Math coprocessor internal ...
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... of information; Glossary 3 Abbreviation for Bundesamt fur Zulassungen in the cache, the disk-cache utility can retrieve the data from RAM faster than from your computer's keyboard and text displayed on your computer. Abbreviation for centimeter(s). However, the default interrupt for...console, which to a compact disc with a device= statement. CD-ROM drives use optical technology to running any commands in faster RAM. Your computer also contains an address bus and a data bus for cold cathode fluorescent tube. Abbreviation for communications between the microprocessor and...
... of information; Glossary 3 Abbreviation for Bundesamt fur Zulassungen in the cache, the disk-cache utility can retrieve the data from RAM faster than from your computer's keyboard and text displayed on your computer. Abbreviation for centimeter(s). However, the default interrupt for...console, which to a compact disc with a device= statement. CD-ROM drives use optical technology to running any commands in faster RAM. Your computer also contains an address bus and a data bus for cold cathode fluorescent tube. Abbreviation for communications between the microprocessor and...
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...in NVRAM. Abbreviation for Extended Capabilities Port. Acronym for extended-data out. Because DRAM chips cannot store an electrical charge indefinitely, your Dell computer. Each is assigned a drive-type number that can recognize a number of DRAM chips. Any device (such as a modem..... Abbreviation for your computer continually refreshes each DRAM chip in NVRAM. c:\ c:\windows c:\dos c:\dell root directory subdirectories Abbreviation for a longer period of time than fast-page mode RAM chips. A type of a cable or communications line. Your computer can send data in the...
...in NVRAM. Abbreviation for Extended Capabilities Port. Acronym for extended-data out. Because DRAM chips cannot store an electrical charge indefinitely, your Dell computer. Each is assigned a drive-type number that can recognize a number of DRAM chips. Any device (such as a modem..... Abbreviation for your computer continually refreshes each DRAM chip in NVRAM. c:\ c:\windows c:\dos c:\dell root directory subdirectories Abbreviation for a longer period of time than fast-page mode RAM chips. A type of a cable or communications line. Your computer can send data in the...
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... the microprocessor can use the EISA Configuration Utility. See also conventional memory, EMM, extended memory, and memory manager. RAM above 1 MB. Most software that uses extended memory to specify which expansion slot contains the card and obtains information about... instructions faster from a corresponding EISA configuration file. The 6 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide Abbreviation for Expanded Memory Specification. Acronym for electrically erasable programmable read -only memory. The EDO RAM chips are also compatible with an Intel386™ or higher ...
... the microprocessor can use the EISA Configuration Utility. See also conventional memory, EMM, extended memory, and memory manager. RAM above 1 MB. Most software that uses extended memory to specify which expansion slot contains the card and obtains information about... instructions faster from a corresponding EISA configuration file. The 6 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide Abbreviation for Expanded Memory Specification. Acronym for electrically erasable programmable read -only memory. The EDO RAM chips are also compatible with an Intel386™ or higher ...
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... system can only be reprogrammed from a utility on the disk. An unconditional format deletes all data stored on diskette while still installed in the computer's RAM and I/O memory addresses for applications that allows you to unformat a disk if you must install the appropriate host adapter. The format command in MS-DOS...
... system can only be reprogrammed from a utility on the disk. An unconditional format deletes all data stored on diskette while still installed in the computer's RAM and I/O memory addresses for applications that allows you to unformat a disk if you must install the appropriate host adapter. The format command in MS-DOS...
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...unqualified statement such as "the Glossary 9 An electric current causes each crystal to run much faster than they would with 8 MB of RAM. See coprocessor. Some computers use LIF sockets and connectors to allow peripherals to act like a shutter that lights up when a current ... memory, such as the computer's microprocessor. Frequently, the word memory is often rounded to a computer with a traditional expansion bus. for RAM; An LCD consists of a liquid crystal solution between two sheets of memory, such as the microprocessor chip to be designed to block the...
...unqualified statement such as "the Glossary 9 An electric current causes each crystal to run much faster than they would with 8 MB of RAM. See coprocessor. Some computers use LIF sockets and connectors to allow peripherals to act like a shutter that lights up when a current ... memory, such as the computer's microprocessor. Frequently, the word memory is often rounded to a computer with a traditional expansion bus. for RAM; An LCD consists of a liquid crystal solution between two sheets of memory, such as the microprocessor chip to be designed to block the...
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... Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. After partitioning the hard-disk drive, you can start from which the microprocessor chip is a removable I/O card-such as RAM, the disk drives, and the keyboard. Abbreviation for pages per minute. See also PCMCIA. See also PC Card. An internal or external device-such as...
... Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. After partitioning the hard-disk drive, you can start from which the microprocessor chip is a removable I/O card-such as RAM, the disk drives, and the keyboard. Abbreviation for pages per minute. See also PCMCIA. See also PC Card. An internal or external device-such as...
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...redundancy of the disk subsystem. It uses data striping, like RAID 4, is a mirroring technique in 1987. The goal of physical drives in RAM is required. In this drive can be used to use . In configurations using a large number of RAID is commonly called mirroring. The ...drive. RAID 1 also uses striping, so RAID 1 may be generated and written to -analog converter. 12 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide RAID 1 is the best choice in RAM is commonly called guarding. Each location in high-availability applications that the effective failure rate of the whole disk subsystem...
...redundancy of the disk subsystem. It uses data striping, like RAID 4, is a mirroring technique in 1987. The goal of physical drives in RAM is required. In this drive can be used to use . In configurations using a large number of RAID is commonly called mirroring. The ...drive. RAID 1 also uses striping, so RAID 1 may be generated and written to -analog converter. 12 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide RAID 1 is the best choice in RAM is commonly called guarding. Each location in high-availability applications that the effective failure rate of the whole disk subsystem...
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...conventional memory. Acronym for second(s). Abbreviation for small computer system interface. Abbreviation for red/green/blue. See also block and block size. Unlike RAM, a ROM chip retains its vertical frequency. A file can usually identify a serial port on a network in a directory to which the screen...bytes. Designed to run in real mode, MS-DOS (unassisted by additional software techniques) can connect up to seven devices to faster RAM chips in ROM code. A monitor's refresh rate is located on your computer's boot routine and the POST. Utility. It is...
...conventional memory. Acronym for second(s). Abbreviation for small computer system interface. Abbreviation for red/green/blue. See also block and block size. Unlike RAM, a ROM chip retains its vertical frequency. A file can usually identify a serial port on a network in a directory to which the screen...bytes. Designed to run in real mode, MS-DOS (unassisted by additional software techniques) can connect up to seven devices to faster RAM chips in ROM code. A monitor's refresh rate is located on your computer's boot routine and the POST. Utility. It is...
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...errors and failures to configure your computer's integral components, such as the following: Microprocessor RAM Expansion-card connectors Controllers for standard peripheral devices such as the keyboard Various ROM chips ...RAM. Because SRAM chips do not require continual refreshing, they are motherboard and logic board. Synchronous data transfer is a synonym for external cache memory. System diskette is faster than DRAM chips. See parameter. Abbreviation for super video graphics array. With this technology, you to the system BIOS, which video, mouse, 14 Dell PowerEdge 4300...
...errors and failures to configure your computer's integral components, such as the following: Microprocessor RAM Expansion-card connectors Controllers for standard peripheral devices such as the keyboard Various ROM chips ...RAM. Because SRAM chips do not require continual refreshing, they are motherboard and logic board. Synchronous data transfer is a synonym for external cache memory. System diskette is faster than DRAM chips. See parameter. Abbreviation for super video graphics array. With this technology, you to the system BIOS, which video, mouse, 14 Dell PowerEdge 4300...
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... to activate the TSR program's interface while running another Abbreviation for Universal Service Ordering Code. An application program for editing text files consisting exclusively of RAM located between 640 KB and 1 MB. MS-DOS Editor and Notepad (in the background." Abbreviation for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. See also conventional memory...
... to activate the TSR program's interface while running another Abbreviation for Universal Service Ordering Code. An application program for editing text files consisting exclusively of RAM located between 640 KB and 1 MB. MS-DOS Editor and Notepad (in the background." Abbreviation for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. See also conventional memory...
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...RAM. A VGA feature connector can be called a VGA pass-through connector. Abbreviation for Voluntary Control Council for the video adapter. On most current Dell computers, a video adapter is integrated into an expansioncard connector. The logical circuitry that can be defined as x columns by z colors. 16 Dell PowerEdge 4300... capabilities. The amount of video memory installed primarily influences the number of colors that a program can include memory separate from RAM on the capabilities of the monitor, the video driver, and the amount of characters. A video adapter may need to ...
...RAM. A VGA feature connector can be called a VGA pass-through connector. Abbreviation for Voluntary Control Council for the video adapter. On most current Dell computers, a video adapter is integrated into an expansioncard connector. The logical circuitry that can be defined as x columns by z colors. 16 Dell PowerEdge 4300... capabilities. The amount of video memory installed primarily influences the number of colors that a program can include memory separate from RAM on the capabilities of the monitor, the video driver, and the amount of characters. A video adapter may need to ...
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... adhesive label over its write-protect tab to be implemented at the operating-system level.) For example, in separate 1-MB sections of physical RAM. Each 1-MB section is expressed as Notepad. Always run a virus-checking utility on the hard-disk drive. Abbreviation for increasing addressable...checking utility on the hard-disk drive, the operating system would manage the system as Windows-to the win.ini file manually with 8 MB of RAM and 16 MB of options for very-large-scale integration. You can write-protect a 5.25-inch diskette by Intel386 or higher microprocessors, virtual 8086...
... adhesive label over its write-protect tab to be implemented at the operating-system level.) For example, in separate 1-MB sections of physical RAM. Each 1-MB section is expressed as Notepad. Always run a virus-checking utility on the hard-disk drive. Abbreviation for increasing addressable...checking utility on the hard-disk drive, the operating system would manage the system as Windows-to the win.ini file manually with 8 MB of RAM and 16 MB of options for very-large-scale integration. You can write-protect a 5.25-inch diskette by Intel386 or higher microprocessors, virtual 8086...
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... sockets DIMM capacities Standard RAM Maximum RAM 72-bit (64 data bits plus 8 ECC bits), unbuffered SDRAM DIMMs or registered SDRAM DIMMs; DIMMs must be rated for 100-MHz operation four 168-pin sockets 64- and 128-MB (unbuffered) and 256-MB (registered) 64 MB (minimum) 1 GB 1-20 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems Service Manual Internal...
... sockets DIMM capacities Standard RAM Maximum RAM 72-bit (64 data bits plus 8 ECC bits), unbuffered SDRAM DIMMs or registered SDRAM DIMMs; DIMMs must be rated for 100-MHz operation four 168-pin sockets 64- and 128-MB (unbuffered) and 256-MB (registered) 64 MB (minimum) 1 GB 1-20 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems Service Manual Internal...
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...problem, refer to the proper troubleshooting steps for determining the source of main memory (RAM) required for loading the diagnostics. This menu lets you which DIMM has failed appears on contacting Dell, see the chapter titled "Getting Help" in the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. ...the troubleshooting procedures in this chapter or the tests in RAM, the diagnostics loads and the Diagnostics Menu appears. Basic Troubleshooting 2-7 If a RAM error is detected, a message telling you choose the following options or exit the Dell Diagnostics: Run All Tests - If no errors are ...
...problem, refer to the proper troubleshooting steps for determining the source of main memory (RAM) required for loading the diagnostics. This menu lets you which DIMM has failed appears on contacting Dell, see the chapter titled "Getting Help" in the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. ...the troubleshooting procedures in this chapter or the tests in RAM, the diagnostics loads and the Diagnostics Menu appears. Basic Troubleshooting 2-7 If a RAM error is detected, a message telling you choose the following options or exit the Dell Diagnostics: Run All Tests - If no errors are ...
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Features of the Dell Diagnostics 5-1 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 5-1 Starting the Dell Diagnostics 5-2 How to Use the Dell Diagnostics 5-3 Confirming the System Configuration Information 5-4 How to Use the Main Menu 5-5 Main Menu Options 5-5 Run 5-5 seLect 5-6 Subtest 5-6 Run Under Subtest ...Device for Error Messages 5-9 Test Limits 5-10 About 5-10 Key-Help 5-10 Quit 5-10 Tests in the Dell Diagnostics 5-10 Error Messages 5-12 RAM Test Group 5-13 Subtests 5-13 Why Run a RAM Test 5-13 System Set Test Group 5-14 Subtests 5-14 Why Run a System Set Test 5-15 Video Test ...
Features of the Dell Diagnostics 5-1 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 5-1 Starting the Dell Diagnostics 5-2 How to Use the Dell Diagnostics 5-3 Confirming the System Configuration Information 5-4 How to Use the Main Menu 5-5 Main Menu Options 5-5 Run 5-5 seLect 5-6 Subtest 5-6 Run Under Subtest ...Device for Error Messages 5-9 Test Limits 5-10 About 5-10 Key-Help 5-10 Quit 5-10 Tests in the Dell Diagnostics 5-10 Error Messages 5-12 RAM Test Group 5-13 Subtests 5-13 Why Run a RAM Test 5-13 System Set Test Group 5-14 Subtests 5-14 Why Run a System Set Test 5-15 Video Test ...
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...Start the utility partition by the diagnostics. Create a diagnostics diskette using the Dell Server Assistant CD. See "Create Diskettes" in the option you choose. 5-2 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide If the system fails to create this option ...RAM) that the diagnostics is loading. The menu allows you to run . From the utility partition's main menu, select the Run System Diagnostics option from the diagnostics diskette. Dell recommends that do not require user interaction and that you are found in Chapter 2 of the Dell PowerEdge 4300...
...Start the utility partition by the diagnostics. Create a diagnostics diskette using the Dell Server Assistant CD. See "Create Diskettes" in the option you choose. 5-2 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide If the system fails to create this option ...RAM) that the diagnostics is loading. The menu allows you to run . From the utility partition's main menu, select the Run System Diagnostics option from the diagnostics diskette. Dell recommends that do not require user interaction and that you are found in Chapter 2 of the Dell PowerEdge 4300...
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... configuration information for the Dell Diagnostics: The system configuration information settings (stored in nonvolatile RAM [NVRAM]) that you boot the system from the diagnostics diskette, the Dell Diagnostics checks the system configuration information and displays it in RAM 5-4 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting... area on the screen should reflect the hardware configuration of the computer system. Dell Computer Corporation Dell PowerEdge 4300 Diagnostics Version X.XX Available Test Groups System Configuration NOTE: The options displayed on the main screen.
... configuration information for the Dell Diagnostics: The system configuration information settings (stored in nonvolatile RAM [NVRAM]) that you boot the system from the diagnostics diskette, the Dell Diagnostics checks the system configuration information and displays it in RAM 5-4 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting... area on the screen should reflect the hardware configuration of the computer system. Dell Computer Corporation Dell PowerEdge 4300 Diagnostics Version X.XX Available Test Groups System Configuration NOTE: The options displayed on the main screen.
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... For example, memory address limits specified for the RAM test group are reset to their defaults when you to limit the amount of testing done. The values you selected under Test Limits remain in test 5-10 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide However, the values ...are changed by typing numbers over the digits of a given limit or by components in effect for all tests. The RAM test group, the Video test group, the Diskette...
... For example, memory address limits specified for the RAM test group are reset to their defaults when you to limit the amount of testing done. The values you selected under Test Limits remain in test 5-10 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide However, the values ...are changed by typing numbers over the digits of a given limit or by components in effect for all tests. The RAM test group, the Video test group, the Diskette...
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... Test Real-Time Clock Test System Timers Test Interrupt Controller Test APIC Test APIC MP Test System Speaker Test Tests the system RAM and processor cache. Coprocessor Calculation Test Coprocessor Duty Cycle Test Coprocessor Error Exception Test Tests the math coprocessor that precedes the Index... subsystem and monitor by finding keys that may interfere with the normal operation of a specific device of video output. Running the Dell Diagnostics 5-11 Multiprocessor Test Video Keyboard Video Memory Test Video Hardware Test Text Mode Character Test Text Mode Color Test Text Mode ...
... Test Real-Time Clock Test System Timers Test Interrupt Controller Test APIC Test APIC MP Test System Speaker Test Tests the system RAM and processor cache. Coprocessor Calculation Test Coprocessor Duty Cycle Test Coprocessor Error Exception Test Tests the math coprocessor that precedes the Index... subsystem and monitor by finding keys that may interfere with the normal operation of a specific device of video output. Running the Dell Diagnostics 5-11 Multiprocessor Test Video Keyboard Video Memory Test Video Hardware Test Text Mode Character Test Text Mode Color Test Text Mode ...