Using the Hard Disk Drive
Your system comes with a hard disk drive configured as drive letter C:.
A hard disk drive is a storage device with non-removable, rotating, magnetic
storage platters inside it. It is where your operating system and application
software programs are stored.
Your hard disk drive is a 3.5-inch IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) hard disk
drive. This type of drive embodies the latest in fast, reliable mass storage by
integrating all the control circuitry necessary for operation directly onto the
drive itself. This allows the drive manufacturer to optimize drive performance.
Caution:
• Make regular backups of your data files from your hard disk drive to floppy
disks or other storage media. This can prevent losing data because of a
computer virus or an accident.
• Never try to remove or install the hard disk drive while the system is powered
on. Doing so can result in loss of data, and can damage the system and the
hard disk drive’s sensitive circuitry.
• Never turn off or reset the computer while the hard disk drive in-use indicator
is on.
Using the Optical Drive
Your system comes with a optical drive, usually configured as drive letter D:.
An optical drive is an ideal medium to use for distributing multimedia because
of the huge amount of data that a disc can store.
Depending on the model, your drive is one of the following:
•
CD-ROM drive
can read CD-ROMs, audio CDs, video CDs, CD-R, and
CD-RW discs.
•
CD-RW drive
can not only read the above discs but also write to CD-R
and CD-RW discs.
•
DVD-ROM drive
can read DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) in addition to the
above discs.
•
Combo drive
can work both as a DVD-ROM drive and CD-RW drive.
•
DVD-R/DVD-RW drive
can work as all of the drives listed above as well
as having the ability to write data that conforms to DVD standards.
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