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220-301 · Question #943

What causes an IDE hard drive to be damaged?

The correct answer is A. using a Y splitter where the 5 and 12 volt connectors are switched on one end. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

What causes an IDE hard drive to be damaged?

Options

  • Ausing a Y splitter where the 5 and 12 volt connectors are switched on one end
  • Bconnecting one end of the IDE cable the wrong way
  • Cconnecting to a defective power supply that only gives 5 volts on the 12 volt line
  • Dforcing the IDE cable to the floppy drive connector

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  • A
    74% (25)
  • B
    15% (5)
  • C
    6% (2)
  • D
    6% (2)

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