Serial ATA

Question 1

A manager wants you to install a serial ATA hard drive into his computer but the motherboard does not have a serial ATA connector what should you do?

Answer 1

Install a serial ATA host adapter in expansion slot

Question 2

You are installing the first SATA drive into a desktop computer system, but you do not have the drivers for the motherboards integrated SATA controller. Which of the following tasks will be required in the configuration process?

– Configure master/slave relationships with a jumper
– Set the drive type in the bios to IDE
– Connect the drive to the middle cable connector
– Use an 80-conductor PATA cable to connect the drive

Answer 2

Set the drive type in the bios to IDE

Question 3

You have a motherboard with four built-in SATA connectors. What is the maximum number of SATA devices you can connect to the motherboard using the integrated ports

32
8
63
16
4

Answer 3

4

Question 4

Which of the following tasks would you complete as a part of the SATA installation?

– Use the four pin Molex power connector
– Configure the device ID using a jumper
– Set the master/slave relationship using a jumper
– Use the 15 pin power connector
– Complete a low level format of the drive

Answer 4

Use the 15 pin power connector