Logicube SuperSonix User Manual
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Glossary
BIOS
(
B
asic
I
nput
/O
utput
S
ystem)
Built-in software on a motherboard that contains the
instructions required for a PC to boot, control the
hard drives, keyboard, monitor and serial
communications, and perform other low level
functions.
CardBus
An advanced PCMCIA specification, which
operates at speeds several times faster than a
standard PCMCIA card. The technology is used
primarily in laptop computers where the CardBus
module fits into the same type of slot as the
standard PCMCIA card.
CHS
(
C
ylinder,
H
ead,
S
ector)
The normal or default translation mode used by a
PC for hard drives that are 504 MB or smaller in
capacity. CHS is the only translation mode available
in older BIOS (generally any made prior to 1994). It
will only show a maximum drive size of 504 MB no
matter how large it’s true capacity.
Cloning, Hard Drive
The process of copying the contents of one hard
drive to another with the intent of making an exact
duplicate.
Cluster
The smallest logical measurement of file storage
space on a hard drive. Every file stored on a drive
takes up one or more clusters of storage. The
clusters associated with a file are kept track of in
the drive’s File Allocation Table (FAT). The
maximum number of available clusters on a drive
depends on the available size of the FAT table.
