Hard Drive

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A+ Part I Computer Hardware

HARD DRIVES Mathew Abraham

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Hard drives   

Terminology Inside the drive IDE (Integrated device electronics) Vs SCSI (small computer system interface)

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Trouble shooting

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Terminology     

Hard drive Ribbon Cable Power Connector (Molex) Jumper Master/Slave

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How it looks? - Top

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How it looks? - Bottom

Onboard Controller Card (IDE) Prologic Recruitment Ltd.

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How it looks? – Front-jumpers

Ribbon Jumper Power Molex

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How it looks? Molex power Connector

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How it looks? – Jumper Settings

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How it looks? – Ribbon cable

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How it Fits? – Ribbon Cable

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How it fits? – Ribbon Cable

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Inside the Drive

Aluminum Platters 5400/7200 rpm

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How information stored on the platter?

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High Level formatting

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FDISK

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FDISK

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FDISK – Active partition

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SCSI

Software or One like a jumper Prologic Recruitment Ltd.

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IDE Vs SCSI PINS

CD juke box Logical unit number

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Troubleshooting     

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Power connected? Ribbon Cable plugged in? Jumpers set properly? (IDE) Conflicting Device Ids (SCSI) Drive partitioned? Formatted? Don’t rule out the hard drive bad or failing (or mother board)? Prologic Recruitment Ltd.

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