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Controller

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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