{"id":16768,"date":"2024-04-15T05:04:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=16768"},"modified":"2024-04-15T05:04:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:04:35","slug":"your-ide-hard-drive-is-not-spinning-up-when-you-turn-on-the-pc-what-is-the-most-likely-problem-a-bad-data-cable-b-incorrect-jumper-setting-on-drive-c-loose-molex-connector-d-virus-e-tfad-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/your-ide-hard-drive-is-not-spinning-up-when-you-turn-on-the-pc-what-is-the-most-likely-problem-a-bad-data-cable-b-incorrect-jumper-setting-on-drive-c-loose-molex-connector-d-virus-e-tfad-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Your IDE hard drive is not spinning up when you turn on the PC. What is the most likely problem. A. bad data cable B. incorrect jumper setting on drive C. loose molex connector D. virus E. tfad system board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a9ab998b3518\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    bad data cable                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    incorrect jumper setting on drive                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    What is the most likely problem. 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On a hard drive, the jumper is used to set the drive&#8217;s master\/slave configuration. 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