Lesson 9 Chapter 3 - Installing HDDs and SSDs

Question 1

What are the 3 simple steps to installing HDDs?

make sure…, c…properly, make a few quick….

Answer 1

1. Make sure you have the right drive for the system
2. Configure the drive properly
3. Make a few quick tests to make sure it works

Question 2

What are drive bays?

areas where…

Answer 2

Areas where the drive is stored

Question 3

What PSU power connector does PATA and SATA use? (2)

Answer 3

PATA = Molex
SATA = SATA power connector

Question 4

What are 2 ways to set the jumpers for a PATA drive properly? (Master and Slave)

Answer 4

1. Read the front of the drive label
2. Check the drive maker’s website

Question 5

SATA supports ___ __ ___ device per controller channel

Answer 5

SATA supports only a single device per controller channel

Question 6

How do you connect a SATA drive? (2)

Answer 6

1. Connect the power
2. Plug in the controller cable

Question 7

The keying on the SATA controller and power cables make it impossible to ___ ___ ____ (3)

Answer 7

The keying on the SATA controller and power cables make it impossible to connect either incorrectly

Question 8

How do you install a SATA SSD?

Answer 8

Same as you would any SATA drive

Question 9

What size does SATA SSDs come in for laptops? How do you install them into a tower with 3.5 inch drive bays?

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Answer 9

SATA SSDs come in: 2.5 inches for laptops
To install SATA SSDs into a tower with 3.5 inch drive bays: there are form factor adapters

Question 10

How do you install M.2 and mSATA drives? (4)

slip in…, or…, then either secure it by…. or… secure

Answer 10

1. Slip into their slots on the motherboard
2. or slip into the add-on card
3. then either secure it by clipping it in
4. or by securing it with a tiny screw

Question 11

What does it mean when a standard is keyed?

Answer 11

You can’t install it incorrectly

Question 12

For PATA you must set the jumper on the drive to…? (3 options)

MSC

Answer 12

1. Master
2. Slave
3. Cable Select

Question 13

How many pins are in a SATA cable?

Answer 13

7-pins

Question 14

4 questions to ask when installing HDDs?

Answer 14

1. Is there any available ATA connector on the motherboard?
2. Which drive bay?
3. Does the cable from the motherboard reach?
4. Does the PSU have a connector for your drive?

Question 15

What 3 options do you have to configure PATA drive’s role?

Answer 15

1. Manually set the jumpers on the drivers to either Master
2. or Slave
3. Set the jumpers to a setting called Cable Select and let the drives figure out whether they are M or S based on which connector on the cable they are plugged into