A+ Essentials Chapter 9

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1. How do you differentiate two IDE drives on the same cable?

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Drives use master/slave jumpers to differentiate between the two drives.

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We have just finished covering chapter 9 of the A+ essentials course. In this chapter we covered Hard drive technologies, how hard drives work, how to install them... see moreamong many other subtopics. To ensure you keep in touch with what we covered we have prepared the quiz below. Give it a try! see less

2. What happens if you cable an IDE hard drive incorrectly?

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Nothing will be damaged or lost—there just won’t be any communication.

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3. How many IDE hard drives can you have on a system with two hard drive
controllers?

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Each controller supports two drives.

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4. What do you call a series of SCSI devices working together through a host
adapter?

Explanation

A series of SCSI devices working together through a host adapter is
a SCSI chain.

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5. John has just purchased an ATA/66-capable hard drive for his ATA/66-capable
system. However, he notices that he forgot to get the special 80-wire cable. If
he installs the ATA/66 drive with a 40-pin EIDE cable, what will happen?

Explanation

ATA/66 drives work fine with a 40-pin cable—they just won’t run at ATA/66 speed.

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6. What is the maximum number of SATA drives you can have on a system?

Explanation

There is no maximum number of SATA drives you can have on a system,
beyond the limits imposed by the number of ports on your motherboard / host card.

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7. John’s system is running INT13 extensions. What is the maximum size hard
drive it can support?

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A system running INT13 extensions can support up to a 137-GB hard drive.

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8. Which of the following is part of the ATA-7 standard?

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Serial ATA is part of the ATA-7 standard.

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9. What is the maximum cable length of an internal serial ATA device ?

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The maximum cable length for an internal SATA device is 1 meter.

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10. Simon wants to connect his old PATA hard drive to the SATA controller in his
new computer. What does he need to do this?

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Simon needs a SATA bridge to plug into the connector on the PATA drive in order to connect his old PATA hard drive to the SATA controller.

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How do you differentiate two IDE drives on the same cable?
What happens if you cable an IDE hard drive incorrectly?
How many IDE hard drives can you have on a system with two hard...
What do you call a series of SCSI devices working together through a...
John has just purchased an ATA/66-capable hard drive for his...
What is the maximum number of SATA drives you can have on a system?
John’s system is running INT13 extensions. What is the maximum size...
Which of the following is part of the ATA-7 standard?
What is the maximum cable length of an internal serial ATA device ?
Simon wants to connect his old PATA hard drive to the SATA controller...
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