Definition of trim for English Language Learners. : 1  to cut (something) off something else : to remove (something) by cutting. : 2  to make (something) neat by cutting it. : 3  to make the size, amount, or extent of (something) smaller.
Check with your system vendor for the appropriate keystrokes or to see if you need to run a program from MS-DOS or Windows to configure your system. Because the settings you make in the BIOS setup program are stored in the nonvolatile RAM of the CMOS chip, the settings are often called CMOS settings. In the following section, we will review the typical setup process, looking at each screen of a typical Pentium-class system.
With HDDs, there is a read/write head on the arm of the device that moves to find and access data while metal platters spin simultaneously. Solid-state drives (SSDs), built from silicon memory chips, have no moving parts, no rotational delay and near-zero seek time, which dramatically reduces response times. SSD data is stored on flash memory chips that are capable of retaining data without power.