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220-301 · Question #549
A computer has one IDE hard drive. A technician adds an EIDE hard drive to the Primary IDE ribbon cable. When the system is powered on, it is unable to boot to either drive. What is the MOST likely…
The correct answer is C. Both drives are set as Master. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
A computer has one IDE hard drive. A technician adds an EIDE hard drive to the Primary IDE ribbon cable. When the system is powered on, it is unable to boot to either drive. What is the MOST likely cause of this problem?
Options
- AThe new drive is defective.
- BThe controller failed.
- CBoth drives are set as Master.
- DOnly one IDE drive can be attached to a system.
How the community answered
(39 responses)- A3% (1)
- B8% (3)
- C74% (29)
- D15% (6)
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