PPT-Chapter 5 Supporting Hard Drives

Objectives Learn about the technologies used inside a hard drive Learn how a computer communicates with a hard drive Learn how to select and install a hard drive Learn about tape drives and floppy drives. In this chapter we dive into more detail about one device in particular the hard disk drive These drives have been the main form of persistent data stor age in computer systems for decades and much of the development of le sys tem technology coming Turn off computer unplug power cord remove cover 2 Unplug the power cable to the old floppy drive 3 Unscrew and dismount the drive 4 Slide the new drive into the bay 5 If drive is new connect data cable to motherboard 6 Connect data cable and p J1000 V1000 A1000 drives have standard LED display The keypad is intuitive and includes parametercopying functions to copy parameters from one drive to anotherDisplayextensionisoptional for J1000 and V1000 LT offers a range of performance choices a Hugh Stroupe. December 12, 2013. What is a Hard Drive?. A . hard disk drive. (. HDD. )is . a data storage device used for storing and retrieving digital information using rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with magnetic . Disk geometry. The following sections introduce you to . disk geometry — essentially the . physical components of a drive that make up your data storage solution. You also find out some general terminology about hard drives and hard drive storage in this section.. In this . chapter you . will learn how . to:. Determine . when a computer needs . hardware. . upgrades. Explain . optimal upgrades to peripherals. Discuss . the process of upgrading internal hardware. In this . chapter you . will learn how . to:. Determine . when a computer needs . hardware. . upgrades. Explain . optimal upgrades to peripherals. Discuss . the process of upgrading internal hardware. Overview. In this chapter, you will learn how to:. Explain how hard drives work. Identify and explain the PATA and SATA hard drive interfaces. Describe how to protect data with RAID. Describe hard drive installation. In this . chapter. , you . will learn how to. Describe . floppy drives. Explain . how . hard drives . work. Describe current . optical disc technologies. Common Storage Devices. Floppy disk drives (FDDs) are mechanical devices used to read and write data . © 2014 Pearson IT Certification www.pearsonITcertification.com. Chapter Objectives. How to install a floppy drive. Basic hard drive terms. About IDE, SCSI, PATA, SATA, . parallel . SCSI, SAS, and SSD . 2. Understanding and Selecting Storage. Save files to a variety of media types, including:. Floppy disks.. Flash random access memory (RAM) devices.. CDs and . DVDs.. Hard disks. . 3. Disk Drives. Hard disk drive. Chapter 8 Adding Disks Loops Run instructions again, and again, and again…. Check some condition If true, repeat 2 types of loops for loop while loop First, the variable used in loop condition must be initialized, then execution of the loop begins. media. YT Video 3:30. The hard drive is the primary long-term storage device used in personal computers. Hard drives are not volatile-even without power data remains stored on the drive. Hard drives come in three sizes for personal computers. media. PM Video 10:28. Selecting a Hard Drive. Some considerations when selecting a hard drive:. Drive capacity. Today’s hard drives range from 60 GB – 10 TB. Spindle speed (measured in RPM). Common spindle speeds are: 3600, 5400, 7200, 10,000, and 15,000 RPM.