CRU
Desktop Backup
Pack
Desktop Disk Pack
Desktop Storage
Module
Desktop Storage
Pack (DSP)
Desktop SunCD
Pack
Diagnostic
Executive
disk
disk drive
diskette
diskette drive
DRAM
DSIMM
ESM
SPARCclassic/SPARCclassic X/SPARCstation LX Service Manual ♦ Revision A, November 1993
Glossary-182
Customer Replaceable Unit.
An external unit containing a tape drive that can be connected to a
Desktop SPARCstation.
An external unit containing a disk drive that can be connected to a
Desktop SPARCstation.
An external data storage that contains a disk drive or a tape drive.
A generic name for an external unit containing a tape drive, a disk
drive, or a CD-ROM drive that can be connected to a Desktop
SPARCstation. The external unit containing the tape drive is
referred to as the Desktop Backup Pack. The external unit
containing a disk drive is specifically referred to as the Desktop
Disk Pack. The external unit containing a compact disc drive is
specifically referred to as the Desktop SunCD Pack.
An external unit containing a compact disc drive.
See SunDiagnostic Executive.
A round platter, or set of platters, coated with magnetic medium
and organized into concentric tracks for storing data.
The mechanism that rotates a disk.
A removable disk of magnetic medium for storing software and
information. The outer jacket of the diskette is made of firm plastic
that measures 3.5 inches (88.9 millimeters) across.
A device that reads and writes diskettes. The diskette drive access is
located on the front panel of the system units. A diskette drive is
optional on both SPARCclassic and SPARCstation LX systems.
Dynamic Random Access Memory.
DRAM Single In-line Memory Module. A small printed circuit card
that contains dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips.
External Storage Module. An external unit that contains disk and/or
tape drive(s) that can be connected to a Desktop SPARCstation.