Which of the following gives the proper sequence for installing master and slave
IDE drives?
A. Mount the drive in the carrier, connect the cable to the drive, install the drive in the
computer, and configure the drive
B. Mount the drives in the carrier, connect the 40-pin cable to the drives, set the drive at
the end of the cable to master, set the drive in the middle of the cable to slave, install the
drives in the computer, and configure the drives.
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C. Mount the drive in the carrier, connect the master drive after the twist in the cable,
connect the slave drive before the twist in the cable, install the drives in the computer,
and configure the drives.
D. None of the above.
70-536 Answer: B
Explanation: The basic steps for installing IDE Drives are: Mount the drive in the
carrier, connect the cable to the drives, set the drive at the end of the cable to
master, set the drive in the middle of the cable to slave, install the drives in the
computer, and configure the drives.
642-825 Incorrect Answers:
A: The sequence is plausible except that it does not make provision for the installation of
master and slave drives.
C: The sequence is not correct since you need to first mount the drives in the carrier, then
connect the cable to the drives and not as suggested by this option.
D: This is irrelevant.
640-863 You got to have a basic sequence to install drives.
Reference:
David Groth and Dan Newland, A+ Complete Study Guide (2nd Edition), Sybex,
Alameda, CA, 2001, pp. 173 & 174.
