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LifeBook S Series – Section Eight

Program

An integrated set of coded commands to your

computers telling your hardware what to do and how

and when to do it.

PS/2

An IBM series of personal computers which established

a number of standards for connecting external devices

such as keyboards and monitors.

RAM

Random Access Memory. A hardware component of

your notebook that holds binary information (both

program and data) as long as it has the proper power

applied to it.

RAM Module

A printed circuit card with memory and associated

circuitry which allows the user to add additional

memory to the computer without special tools.

Reset

The act of reloading the operating system. A reset erases

all information stored in RAM.

Restart

See Reset.

Resume

To proceed after interruption. In your notebook this

refers to returning to active operation after having been

in one of the suspension states.

ROM

Read Only Memory. A form of memory in which infor-

mation is stored by physically altering the material. Data

stored in this way can not be changed by your notebook

and does not require power to maintain it.

SDRAM

Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory.

Serial Port

A connection to another device through which data is

transferred one bit at a time on a single wire with any

other wires only for control of the device not for transfer

of data.

Shadow RAM

A technique of copying data or applications stored in

ROM (Read Only Memory) into RAM (Random Access

Memory) for access during actual operation. RAM is

much faster to access than ROM, however ROM

contents are not lost when power is removed.

Shadowing allows permanently stored information

to be rapidly accessed.

SMART

Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology

(SMART) is an emerging technology that provides near-

term failure predictions for hard drives. When SMART is

enabled the hard drive monitors pre-determined drive

attributes that are susceptible to degradation over time.

If a failure is likely to occur, SMART makes a status

report available so that the LifeBook can prompt the

user to back up the data on the drive. Naturally not all

failures are predictable. SMART predictability is limited

to those attributes which the drive can self-monitor. In

those cases where SMART can give advance warning, a

considerable amount of precious data can be saved.

SRAM

Static random access memory. A speciﬁc technology

of making RAM which does not require periodic

data refreshing.

Status Indicator

A display which reports the condition of some portion

of your hardware. On your notebook this is an LCD

screen just above the keyboard.

Stereo (audio)

A system using two channels to process sound from two

different sources.

Stroke (keyboard)

The amount of travel of a key when it is pressed from

resting to fully depressed.

Suspend

To make inoperative for a period of time. Your notebook

uses various suspension states to reduce power

consumption and prolong the charge of your battery.

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