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220-301 · Question #1811

Two hard drives are installed on controller 1. CMOS does not recognize either drive. Both drives are then placed on the opposite connector of the IDE cable, with the same result. Assuming that the…

The correct answer is B. conclude that drives C and D are not compatible. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

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Two hard drives are installed on controller 1. CMOS does not recognize either drive. Both drives are then placed on the opposite connector of the IDE cable, with the same result. Assuming that the correct jumpering is used in both instances, what should be done NEXT?

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  • Areplace drive D, because it is now defective
  • Bconclude that drives C and D are not compatible
  • Creplace drives C and D, because both are now defective
  • Dconclude that drives C and D are non standard

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