DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions.
1. In a typical PC today, how many IDE devices can be installed?
2. List 3 IDE devices that can be installed in a PC.
Device 1 2 3
3. If there are two devices on an IDE cable, one device must be set to be a __________ and the other device must be set to be a ___________.
4. When installing an IDE ATA-66 or ATA-100 drive, what is important about the ribbon cable?
5. Can all PCs take advantage of the increased performance of an IDE ATA-66 or ATA-100 hard drive? Why or why not?
6. What are the 3 capacity limitations (in MB or GB) of drive partition sizes of older BIOSs?
Size Limitation 1 2 3