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220-602 · Question #484

A technician would like to install a new primary SATA drive into a computer. Which of the following scenarios BEST describes the physical setup required for this task?

The correct answer is C. Mount the SATA drive into an available 3.5 drive bay. Connect one end of a data cable to the drives signal connector, and the other to the SATA 0 connector on the motherboard. Connect an available 15-pin power connector to the drive. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

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A technician would like to install a new primary SATA drive into a computer. Which of the following scenarios BEST describes the physical setup required for this task?

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  • AMount the SATA drive into an available 3.5 drive bay. Connect a 40-pin data cable to the drive, being careful to ensure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is correctly positioned next to pin 1 on the drive. Connect the other end of the data cable to a 40-pin connector on the motherboard. Connect an available 15-pin power connector to the drive.
  • BConfigure the hard drives jumper to set the drive as primary. Mount the SATA drive into an available 3.5 drive bay. Connect one end of a data cable to the drives signal connector, and the other to any available SATA connector on the motherboard. Connect an available 15-pin power connector to the drive.
  • CMount the SATA drive into an available 3.5 drive bay. Connect one end of a data cable to the drives signal connector, and the other to the SATA 0 connector on the motherboard. Connect an available 15-pin power connector to the drive.
  • DConfigure the hard drives jumper to set the drive as primary. Mount the SATA drive into an available 3.5 drive bay. Connect a 40-pin data cable to the drive, being careful to ensure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is correctly positioned next to pin 1 on the drive. Connect the other end of the data cable to a 40-pin connector on the motherboard. Connect an available 4-pin power connector to the drive.

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(51 responses)
  • A
    12% (6)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    78% (40)
  • D
    6% (3)

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