Chapter 6 : Supporting Hard Drives - Thinking Critically

1. You install an IDE hard drive and then turn on the PC for the first time. You access BIOS setup and see that the drive is not recognized. Which of the following do you do next?
a. Turn off the PC, open the case, and verify that memory modules on the mo

Answer: c. Verify that BIOS autodetection is enabled.

2. You want to install a SSD drive in your desktop computer, but the drive is far too narrow to fit snuggly into the bays of your computer case. Which of the following do you do?
a. Install the SSD in a laptop computer.
b. Buy a bay adapter that will allo

Answer: b. Buy a bay adapter that will allow you to install the narrow drive in a desktop case bay.