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Why do all drives larger than 8.4 GB use the same parameters?

April 26, 2017drives GB larger parameters

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Why do all drives larger than 8.4 GB use the same parameters?

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• I want to add a hard drive to my new system which includes a partitioned 2.5GB drive (C and D). When I installed the drive in my system my drive letters are changed. The D partition on the new drive becomes E. Can I change drive letters or can I install without this problem? • I have two hard drives in my computer. When I turn on the computer, only the first hard drive shows up. If I soft boot (Ctrl/Alt/Del), then both show up. How do I get both to show up the first time? • CMOS, FDISK, and Windows Explorer report less than the capacity of my new drive, but CHKDSK reports the right number of bytes. Which is correct? • Can a hard drive and a CD-ROM be installed on the same EIDE data cable? If so, will this arrangement degrade the performance of the hard drive in any way? • What is EIDE (Enhanced IDE), and what are the current features of EIDE? • What is the difference between EIDE and Fast-ATA? • Is there anything that might cause my hard drive electrical problems? • How come I’m gett