A+ Complete Lab Manual

1.

In what circumstance would you set the CD-ROM drives to the slave position during the installation of a CD-ROM drive?

2.

How is the master or slave selection set on a typical CD-ROM drive?

3.

For the best performance, the bootable hard drive should be installed as the master drive on the primary IDE interface. Where should the CD-ROM be attached for best performance?

4.

How can you recognize the pin-1 edge of the IDE data cable?

1.

When the CD-ROM drive is being installed on the same data cable as the bootable hard drive, the CD-ROM drive is set to slave.

2.

Jumpers are provided to select the master or slave position.

3.

For best performance, the CD-ROM drive should be installed as the master drive on the secondary IDE interface.

4.

The pin-1 edge of the IDE data cable has a stripe.