You just installed a new IDE hard drive, but your system BIOS will not recognize the new drive, what should you check first.?

A. cable sequence

B. jumpers on the hard drive

C. drivers that need to be loaded

D. hard drive manufacturer web site information

E. None of the above

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Question added by Emad Mohammed said abdalla , ERP & IT Software, operation general manager . , AL DOHA Company
Date Posted: 2015/08/30

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by Larry Johnson , Civil Engineering , Thompson Engineering

I would try putting jumper on the hard drive B is my answer

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by Berihu Gebreagziabher , Supply Chain Officer , UNMISS (United Nation Mission In South Sudan)

intall New Driver for the new device and restart

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by Mohsin Patel , Accounting Analyst , Water G.

Jumpers on the hard drive!!!

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by Gayasuddin Mohammed , Advocate , Practicing Law before High Court at Hyderabad

I would go for options (C) and (D). Thanks.

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by Emad Mohammed said abdalla , ERP & IT Software, operation general manager . , AL DOHA Company

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> B. jumpers on the hard drive

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