What particular care needs to be taken when installing an optical drive that may not be necessary when installing other types of internal data storage drives?
- ensure that the optical drive is not installed upside down
- ensure that the drive is first placed into a three and a half inch adapter
- test the drive first by connecting the power cable
- secure the drive to the case with mounting screws
Explanation: Optical drives need to be installed the correct way up so optical discs can be loaded into the drive. Optical drives are five and a quarter inches in size and do not required adapters to be used. All drives are secured to the PC case with mounting screws. Power and data cabling are connected to the drive after it is installed in the case.
Exam with this question: 1.8.3 Quiz - Personal Computers
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