Motherboard User's Manual

Configuring the BIOS
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DRAM - Dynamic random access memory
DVD - Digital Versatile Disc
DVI ± Digital Video Interface
FDC - Floppy Disk Controller
FSB ± Front Side Bus
FTW ± For The Win!
GHz ± Gigahertz
GPU ± Graphics Processing Unit
HDD - Hard Disk Drive
HDMI - High-Definition Multimedia Interface
HDR ± High Dynamic Range Lighting
HPET - High Precision Event Timer
HT ± Hyper-Threading
HSF - Heat Sink Fan
I/O - Input/Output
IDE - Integrated Drive Electronics
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IGP - Integrated Graphics Processors
IRQ - Interrupt Request
JBOD - Just a Bunch of Disks
JEDEC - Joint Electron Device Engineering Council
LAN - Local Area Network
LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
LGA ± Land Grid Array
LN2 ± Liquid Nitrogen Cooling
MAC - Media Access Control
MCP - Media and Communications Processor
MHz - Megahertz
NB - Northbridge
NCQ - Native Command Queuing