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Storage Devices Training Module 5

STORAGE

DEVICES

Hardware Setup

Introduction

When something goes wrong with a computer, storage devices are fre-

quently involved. Disk drives are the components of a computer that

contain moving parts, and are therefore the most prone to failure.

Additionally, the writeable nature of most storage devices makes the

information they contain susceptable to corruption. Because of this, all

service technicians should have a thorough knowledge of the storage

devices used in the computer and how to isolate problems involving

them.

This training module covers the types of storage devices used in Power

Computing equipment, how they are conÞgured, and how to trouble-

shoot problems with them.

Types of Storage Devices

Power Computing offers a wide range of storage devices for its comput-

ers. Some of them are standard equipment on all models, and others

are available as options.

Floppy Disk.

A ßoppy disk drive is standard equipment on all Power

Computing computers. The 3 1/2-inch disks hold 1.44 Mb of data. The

drive is the same self-ejecting mechanism used on Apple Macintosh

computers.

Fixed Disk.

Hard disk drives are standard on all Power Computing

models, in capacaties from 500 Mb to 4 Gb.

Removeable Disk.

Removeable disks drives are mechanisms

designed so the storage medium may be taken out of the drive for safe-

keeping and transportation. Iomega¨ Zipª (100 Mb) and Jazª (1

Gb) drives are optional equpment on some Power Computing models.

CD-ROM.

CD-ROM drives were optional on Power ComputingÕs early

models, and are now standard equipment. Drive speeds range from 4x

to 16x.

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