MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

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COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
You just installed a new IDE hard drive, but your system BIOS will not recognize the new drive, what should you check first.
A
cable sequence
B
jumpers on the hard drive
C
drivers that need to be loaded
D
.hard drive manufacturer web site information
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer-A-If a new hard drive is not recognized, the most crucial aspect to be checked for is the jumper setting on the hard drive. The jumper setting should be chosen to either Cable Select or Slave and Master, based on where the drive is connected.

Detailed explanation-2: -If you are unable to detect your IDE (PATA) drive using a StarTech.com product, you may need to change the jumper settings on your drive. The jumpers switch the drive between Master, Slave, and Cable Select for most drives.

Detailed explanation-3: -Restart PC and press F2 to enter BIOS; Enter Setup and check system documentation to see whether the not detected hard drive is turned Off in System Setup or not; If it’s Off, turn it ON in System Setup. Reboot PC to check out and find your hard drive now.

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