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220-301 · Question #1835

When installing an IDE cable, a technician must ALWAYS ensure that the:

The correct answer is A. stripe on the cable matches up to pin 1 on the drive connector. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

When installing an IDE cable, a technician must ALWAYS ensure that the:

Options

  • Astripe on the cable matches up to pin 1 on the drive connector.
  • Bpower cable is plugged in and the power is on.
  • Cfloppy drive cable is connected before the IDE cable.
  • Dstripe on the cable matches pin 40 on the hard drive.

How the community answered

(54 responses)
  • A
    81% (44)
  • B
    6% (3)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    11% (6)

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