A technician installs a new M.2 NVMe SSD in a desktop. The drive is not detected in the BIOS. The technician has verified the drive is seated correctly. What should the technician check next?

Whether the power supply has a dedicated M.2 power connector.

Whether the drive needs to be formatted before detection.

Whether the SATA cable is connected to the M.2 drive.

Whether the M.2 slot supports NVMe or only SATA.

A technician is installing a new CPU. After placing the CPU in the socket, the technician notices that one corner of the CPU is slightly lifted. What should the technician do?

Press down firmly on the lifted corner to seat it.

Lift the CPU out, verify the alignment arrow, and reseat it carefully.

Apply more thermal paste to fill the gap.

Close the socket lever to force the CPU into place.

A user wants to add a second internal drive to their desktop for extra storage. The motherboard has one free SATA port and one free M.2 slot. The user needs maximum speed for large video files. Which drive should the technician install?

An M.2 SATA SSD in the free M.2 slot.

A 2.5-inch SATA SSD in the free SATA port.

An M.2 NVMe SSD in the free M.2 slot.

A 3.5-inch HDD in the free SATA port.

When installing a CPU into a motherboard socket, what is the correct way to orient the CPU?

Align the CPU's brand logo with the socket's brand logo

Insert the CPU with the pins facing up

Align the gold triangle on the CPU corner with the triangle on the socket

Apply firm pressure to the center of the CPU to seat it

A technician installs a new SATA SSD and sets it as the first boot device in the BIOS. The system still boots from the old HDD. The technician has verified the boot order is correct. What should the technician check next?

Whether the SSD is formatted with NTFS.

Whether the SSD has a bootable operating system installed.

Whether the SATA cable is plugged into the correct port.

Whether the BIOS has a separate boot override key.

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A technician installs a new M.2 NVMe SSD in a desktop. The drive is not detected in the BIOS. The technician has verified the drive is seated correctly. What should the technician check next?
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7application · medium
A technician is installing a new CPU. After placing the CPU in the socket, the technician notices that one corner of the CPU is slightly lifted. What should the technician do?
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8application · medium
A user wants to add a second internal drive to their desktop for extra storage. The motherboard has one free SATA port and one free M.2 slot. The user needs maximum speed for large video files. Which drive should the technician install?
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When installing a CPU into a motherboard socket, what is the correct way to orient the CPU?
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10expert · hard
A technician installs a new SATA SSD and sets it as the first boot device in the BIOS. The system still boots from the old HDD. The technician has verified the boot order is correct. What should the technician check next?
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