DESCRIPTION This tutorial is taken from our A+ Certification PC Hardware Support Module 4 - Installing, Upgrading and Troubleshooting training course. It explains the steps required to install a new IDE device in a PC. TUTORIAL TAKEN FROM COURSE : A+ SYLLABUS 10 - MODULE 4 - INSTALLING, UPGRADING AND TROUBLESHOOTING FULL COURSE DETAILS At the end of this course you will be able to use the correct procedures to replace the following components of a PC: keyboards, monitors, serial/parallel devices, storage devices, interface cards, power supply units, processors, memory and motherboards. You will be able to install and configure a slave or master IDE device and install an IDE hard

disk and configure its partitions and file systems. You will recognize the features of SCSI standards and be able to install and configure a SCSI adapter and peripherals. You will lean how to install a video card and monitor and install and configure a modem. You will also be able to suggest techniques to employ when troubleshooting, troubleshoot the PC boot process, use a multimeter to test a power supply and diagnose POST, processor, memory, modem, hard and floppy disk, audio, monitor/video and I/O port errors. This set of modules will prepare the reader for the exam 220-301.