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Ports developed specifically for Accelerated Graphics video cards. | Accelerated Graphics Port |
The Active Partition used for booting. | active partition |
A specification for a small slot on a motherboard to accommodate an Audio Modem \Riser card. | audio/modem riser |
Responsible for Boot loader the OS. | boot loader |
This OS Boot Record contains a small program that points to a larger OS program file that is responsible for starting the OS load. | boot record |
Refers to the computer bringing itself up to a working state without the user having to do anything but press the on Booting. | booting |
The OS boot Mgr record program for Windows Vista. | BootMgr |
A lithium coin-cell Battery enables CMOS RAM to hold configuration data, even while the main power to the computer is off. | CMOS battery |
A specification for a small expansion slot on a motherboard Cnr that accommodates a small audio, modem, or network riser card. | CNR |
ATI ‘s technology for installing two video cards on a motherboard Crossfire. | CrossFire |
A switch on a circuit board or other Device that can be set on or off to hold configuration or setup Dip Information. | DIP |
The corner of the motherboard for lights and switches Front Panel Header. | front panel header |
A Hard Boot, or cold boot, involves turning on the power with the on/off switch. | hard boot |
The plate installed in the computer case to provide holes for I/O ports. | I/O shield |
Two wires that stick up side by side on the motherboard and are used to hold configuration information. The jumper is considered closed if a cover is over the wires, and open if the cover is missing Jumper. | jumper |
Sockets that use Lands rather than pins Lga. | LGA |
A record at the beginning of the drive that contains the partition table, which contains a map to partitions on the drive Mbr. | MBR |
The faster hub in the Accelerated Hub Architecture North Bridge . | North Bridge |