During this TASK we will be looking at installing the FLOPPY DISK DRIVE and HARD DRIVE into a computer CASE.
If you have spent any time at all working with a computer, the chances are that you have used a FLOPPY DISK at some point. The FLOPPY DISK DRIVE (FDD) has been the primary means of adding data to a computer and also a key component of most computers for more than 20 years.
Basically, a FLOPPY DISK DRIVE reads and writes data to a small, circular piece of metal-coated plastic similar to an audio cassette tape.
Nearly every computer in use today contains one or more HARD DRIVES. They store information in a permanent form similar to the FLOPPY DISK but their capacity or how much data they can hold is many thousands times more. They give computers the ability to remember things when the power is removed. In this TASK the HARD DRIVE will be set to MASTER or STAND ALONE since it will be the only IDE DEVICE we will be dealing with at this stage.
The CASE is a unit that is used to house the main components of a computer and can be found in many forms.
The MINI ATX DESKTOP CASE
These have been specially designed to house a MINI ATX MOTHERBOARD and sit on the work surface such as a desk, the monitor is then placed on top of the case. ATX is the size and dimensions of the MOTHERBOARD also known as the FORM FACTOR. These cases normally have
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