You Are Repairing an Older Computer

question 18

Multiple Choice

You are repairing an older computer. The motherboard has two PATA IDE connectors. You have a DVD/CD-RW drive and two 400GB hard drives to put in the system. What is the optimum arrangement?

• A) The two hard drives connect to the primary IDE connector, and the DVD/CD-RW connects to the secondary IDE connector.
• B) The DVD/CD-RW and the master hard drive on the primary IDE connector and the second hard drive on the secondary IDE connector.
• C) The two hard drives on the secondary IDE connector and the DVD/CD-RW on the primary IDE connector.
• D) The DVD/CD-RW on the secondary IDE connector, one hard drive on the primary IDE connector, and the other hard drive on a PCI or PCI -E IDE adapter.

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