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Chapter 14. Hard Disk Drives

Replacing the original hard disk or adding a hard disk is one of the most common upgrades. It's easy to do and a very cost-effective way to extend the life of a PC. This chapter explains what you need to know to choose, install, and configure hard disks and interfaces.



    		Dedication
    		Foreword
    		Preface
    		Chapter 1. Fundamentals
    		Chapter 2. Working on PCs
    		Chapter 3. Motherboards
    		Chapter 4. Processors
    		Chapter 5. Memory
    		Chapter 6. Floppy Disk Drives
    		Chapter 7. High-Capacity Floppy Disk Drives
    		Chapter 8. Removable Hard Disk Drives
    		Chapter 9. Tape Drives
    		Chapter 10. CD-ROM Drives
    		Chapter 11. CD Writers
    		Chapter 12. DVD Drives
    		Chapter 13. Hard Disk Interfaces
    		Chapter 14. Hard Disk Drives
    		14.1 How Hard Disks Work
    		14.2 Choosing a Hard Disk
    		14.3 Installing a PATA (Standard ATA) Hard Disk
    		14.4 Installing an SATA Hard Disk
    		14.5 Installing a SCSI Hard Disk
    		14.6 Preparing a Hard Disk for Use
    		14.7 Our Picks
    		Chapter 15. Video Adapters
    		Chapter 16. Displays
    		Chapter 17. Sound Adapters
    		Chapter 18. Speakers and Headphones
    		Chapter 19. Keyboards
    		Chapter 20. Mice and Trackballs
    		Chapter 21. Game Controllers
    		Chapter 22. Serial Communications
    		Chapter 23. Parallel Communications
    		Chapter 24. USB Communications
    		Chapter 25. Cases
    		Chapter 26. Power Supplies
    		Chapter 27. Backup Power Supplies
    		Chapter 28. Building a PC
    		Colophon