Each IDE connector on the board supports two channels per. (Two drives) The combination of drives can vary. For instance, hard drive-cdrom, hard drive-hard drive, cdrom-cdrom, ect....ect.
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Usually, the hard drive connects to the motherboard.
A CDROM drive is neither an input device or an output device. A CDROM drive is a storage device.
the main parts the motherboard is connected to are: the gpu, cpu, ram, internet card, HDD (or SSD), optical drive
items of a motherboard
A CD/DVD Rom drive is connected by either connecting an IDE or SATA data and power cable to the drive, the other end of the data cable is connected the a slot on the motherboard and the power cable already comes out of the PSU.
Because my new motherboard is too aloof. You must be sure all hardware is compatible and all drivers are properly installed and running... == == You may have to go into your computers BIOS (basic input/output system) and configure the drives.
Flip the laptop over so that the rubber feet are facing up. Remove the screw in the center of the laptop with the picture of a lock near it. This is the only thing keeping the cdrom drive from sliding out of the laptop. If it doesn't come out easily, you may need to power up the laptop, open up the cdrom tray, power off the laptop (while the cdrom tray is still open) then repeat procedure above - however, you'll now have the cdrom tray to use as a handle to pull out the entire cdrom drive.
When assembling a PC, the hard drive or solid-state drive (SSD) is typically connected to the motherboard using a SATA cable. This connection allows for data transfer between the storage device and the motherboard, enabling the system to access and store information. SATA cables are commonly used for both traditional HDDs and modern SSDs, providing a reliable interface for storage solutions.
A motherboard A Central Processing Unit (CPU) A Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), also known as a video card Random Access Memory (RAM), also known as volatile memory Storage: Solid State Drive (SSD) or Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
The hard drive is not located on the motherboard.