Title: Virtual Lab Assignment 3
Course: CTS1131 Hardware Configuration > Section: Module 3 - Supporting Hard Drives & I/O Devices

Directions: The following LabConnection exercises are done in a virtual environment by cengagebrain.com. If you don’t have access to LabConnection, you can use your Lab Manual instead. The instructions will be in the lab and exercise details inside of each individual lab. After you are done, take a screenshot or print the summary results, or write your results in your worksheet if using the lab manual. Include these in a document with your observations and steps to troubleshoot each problem. Complete this document or worksheet, save or scan it (YourName_LabX.docx) and attach it through this assignment tool or dropbox. For information on grading, see the attached rubric.

LabConnection virtual lab - Chapter 5

Lab 1 Identify and explain the components inside a hard drive.

Lab 2 Identify and connect hard drive connections to the motherboard.

LabConnection virtual lab - Chapter 6

Lab 1 Connect and external storage device and validate the drivers.

Lab 2 Identify display ports and connectors used by computers and monitors.

Lab 3 Copy images from computers to digital storage media and burn them to a CD.

Lab 4 Identify IDE Master/Slave settings and attach them to the motherboard interface.