A
hardware device that is an expansion card and/or integrated onto the
computer motherboard that enables communication between the computer
and another hardware device. Below are some examples of the types of
controllers you may find in a computer.
- Graphics controller or AGP
controller - Enables the graphics card to properly work with
the computer.
- IDE disk controller or
ATA/ATAPI controller - Enables computer hard disk drives to
communicate with the computer.
- SCSI controller - Enables
SCSI drives to communicate with the computer.
If you need help determining what
type of controller is installed in your computer, please see document
CH000550.
Also see: Dual channel controller,
Input/Output controller, Motherboard
definitions, Port
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