chapter 9
Implementing Mass Storage
“Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast.”
—SHAKESPEARE, ROMEO AND JULIET, ACT 2, SCENE 3
In this chapter, you will learn how to
■ Explain the partitions available in Windows
■ Discuss hard drive formatting options
■ Partition and format hard drives
■ Maintain and troubleshoot hard drives
From the standpoint of your PC, a freshly installed hard drive is nothing more than a huge pile of unorganized storage space. Sure, CMOS recognizes it as a drive—always a step in the right direction—but your operating system is clueless without more information. Your operating system must organize that storage so ...
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