CompTIA
220-702 · Question #228
A PC is powered on and begins POST. The PC takes a long time when scanning for drives. The BIOS reports no hard drive can be found but the CD-ROM is identified. The technician knows that there are…
The correct answer is A. Both hard drives have the master jumper in place. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
A PC is powered on and begins POST. The PC takes a long time when scanning for drives. The BIOS reports no hard drive can be found but the CD-ROM is identified. The technician knows that there are two hard drives on the primary EIDE controller and a CD-ROM on the secondary EIDE controller. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the problem?
Options
- ABoth hard drives have the master jumper in place.
- BOne hard drive is set as master and the other slave.
- CThe hard drive data cable is reversed.
- DBoth hard drives have the cable select jumper in place.
How the community answered
(31 responses)- A71% (22)
- B10% (3)
- C3% (1)
- D16% (5)
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