Lab Report: 5.2.4 Install SATA Devices

Your Performance

Your Score: 0 of 2 (0%) Pass Status: Not Passed Elapsed Time: 5 seconds Required Score: 100%

Task Summary Actions you were required to perform: In Install the hard drives in the computerShow Details In Install the eSATA port connectorShow Details Explanation In this lab, your task is to complete the following:

Install both hard drives in the computer. Read the motherboard documentation to identify the location of the internal SATA connectors. Install the hard drives and connect them to the motherboard. Plug in the correct power connector from the power supply for both drives. Install the eSATA port connector to the computer connecting the cable to an available motherboard port. Boot the computer into the BIOS and verify that both drives are detected.

Complete this lab as follows:

1. Identify the port locations for SATA connectors on the motherboard as follows: a. Above the computer, select Motherboard to switch to the motherboard view. b. Select Yes to turn off the computer. c. Select the motherboard. d. Under Selected Component, select Details. e. Select the Specifications tab. f. Read the documentation to identify the location of the SATA ports. g. Close the documentation after you've found the SATA ports. 2. Install the hard drives as follows: a. Above the computer, select Drive Bays to switch to the drive bay view. b. On the Shelf, expand Hard Drives. c. Drag a hard drive from the Shelf to an open 3.5" drive bay. d. Drag the second hard drive from the Shelf to an open 3.5" drive bay. e. On the Shelf, expand Cables. f. Select the cable used to connect SATA devices. g. Under Selected Component, drag a SATA connector to the hard drive. h. On the Shelf, select a second cable used to connect SATA devices. i. Under Selected Component, drag a SATA connector to the second hard drive. j. Above the computer, select Motherboard to switch to the motherboard view. k. Under Selected Component, drag the unconnected SATA connector to a SATA port on the motherboard. l. At the top under Partial Connections, select the SATA cable. m. Under Selected Component, drag the unconnected SATA connector to a SATA port on the motherboard. 3. Connect power to both hard drives as follows: a. Above the computer, select Drive Bays to switch to the drive bay view. b. At the top under Partial Connections, select the power supply. c. Under Selected Component, drag a SATA power connector to the hard drive. d. Under Selected Component, drag a SATA power connector to the second hard drive power. 4. Install the port connector as follows: a. Above the computer, select Motherboard to switch to the motherboard view. b. On the Shelf, expand Port Connectors. c. Drag the port connector to a free PCI or PCIe slot. d. Under Selected Component, drag the SATA connector to a free SATA port on the motherboard. 5. Above the computer, select Front to switch to the front view of the computer. 6. On the monitor, click the power button. 7. On the computer, click the power button. 8. As the system starts, press the F2 or Delete key to enter the BIOS setup program. 9. Verify that the hard drives were detected. Lab Report: 5.4.5 Create RAID Arrays

Your Performance

Your Score: 0 of 2 (0%) Pass Status: Not Passed Elapsed Time: 5 seconds Required Score: 100%

Task Summary Actions you were required to perform: In Create the Editing volumeShow Details In Create the Media volumeShow Details Explanation In this lab, your task is use Disk Management to create and format the following volumes:

The Editing volume as a striped volume (RAID0) using all of the space on Disk 1 and Disk 2. The Media volume as a mirrored volume (RAID1) using all of the space on Disk 3 and Disk 4. Format all volumes using NTFS.

Complete this lab as follows:

1. Create a striped volume as follows: a. Click the power button to turn on the computer. b. Right-click Start and select Disk Management. c. Make sure MBR is selected as the partition style. d. Select OK to initialize all disks. e. Maximize the window for easier viewing. f. Right-click Disk 1 and select New Striped Volume. g. Click Next. h. Under Available, select Disk 2. i. Select Add. What will be the total capacity of the new volume? j. Click Next. k. From the Assign the following drive letter drop-down list, select E. l. Click Next. m. Make sure NTFS is selected as the file system. n. In the Volume label, enter Editing. o. Click Next. p. Click Finish. q. Click Yes to convert the disks to dynamic disks. 2. Create a mirrored volume as follows: a. Right-click Disk 3 and select New Mirrored Volume. b. Click Next. c. Under Available, select Disk 4. d. Select Add. What will be the total capacity of the new volume? e. Click Next. f. From the Assign the following drive letter drop-down list, select M. g. Click Next. h. Make sure NTFS is selected as the file system. i. In the Volume label, enter Media. j. Click Next. k. Click Finish. l. Click Yes to convert the disks to dynamic disks. Lab Report: 5.4.6 Implement a RAID Solution

Your Performance

Your Score: 0 of 3 (0%) Pass Status: Not Passed Elapsed Time: 5 seconds Required Score: 100%

Task Summary Actions you were required to perform: In Install three hard drives In Set the SATA Operation mode in the BIOS to RAID on In Create a RAID5 array with three disks Explanation In this lab, your task is to complete the following:

Add the minimum number of disks to the computer to create a RAID5 array that meets the scenario requirements. Do not remove extra disks from the Shelf. Connect the disks to the motherboard Connect power cables to the disks. Boot the computer and configure a RAID array in the motherboard RAID configuration utility. Choose the RAID level based on the scenario requirements. Configure the array to use all of the disk space on the installed disks.

Complete this lab as follows:

1. Install the hard drives for a RAID5 array as follows: a. Above the computer, select Drive Bays to switch to the drive bays view. b. On the Shelf, expand Hard Drives. c. Drag a hard drive to a free 3.5" drive bay. d. Repeat step 1c to add additional hard drives as required by the scenario. A RAID5 array requires a minimum of three disks. 2. Connect the disks to the motherboard as follows: a. On the Shelf, expand Cables to connect the hard drives to the motherboard. b. Select a SATA cable. c. Under Selected Component, drag a SATA connector to the hard drive. d. Repeat steps 2b–2c to connect cables to the other two hard drives. e. Above the computer, select Motherboard to switch to the motherboard view. f. Under Partial Connections for the computer, select a SATA cable. g. Under Selected Component, drag the unconnected SATA connector to the motherboard SATA connector. h. Repeat steps 2f–2g to connect the other two SATA cables to the motherboard. 3. Connect the power cables as follows: a. Under Partial Connections for the computer, select the power supply. b. Above the computer, select Drive Bays to switch to the drive bays view. c. Under Selected Component, drag a SATA power connector to a hard drive. d. Repeat step 3c to connect power to the other drives. 4. Boot the computer and configure a RAID array as follows: a. Above the computer, select Front to switch to the front view of the computer. b. Click the power button to turn on the computer. c. As the computer boots, press Delete to enter the BIOS setup program. d. From the left menu, expand System Configuration to configure the SATA drive mode. e. Select SATA Operation. f. In the right pane, select RAID On. g. Select Apply. h. Click Exit to restart the system. As the system boots and the BIOS loads, the RAID controller will load. i. When the message screen displays, press Ctrl + I. j. With Create RAID Volume highlighted, press Enter. k. Press Enter. l. In the RAID Level field, use the up and down arrow keys to select RAID5 (Parity). m. Press Enter. n. In the Strip Size field, use the up and down arrow keys to select 128 KB. o. Press Enter. p. Press Enter to accept the default capacity and continue. q. With Create Volume highlighted, press Enter. r. Press Y to create the volume. s. Press Esc. t. Press Y to exit. Lab Report: 5.6.3 Create Volumes

Your Performance

Your Score: 0 of 3 (0%) Pass Status: Not Passed Elapsed Time: 9 seconds Required Score: 100%

Task Summary Actions you were required to perform: In Initialize both disks using MBR In Create the Data volumeShow Details In Create the Art volumeShow Details Explanation In this lab, your task is to complete the following:

Install two SATA hard drives in the computer. Initialize both disks using the MBR partition style. Create a volume on Disk 1 with the following properties: Volume size: 300000 MB Drive letter: E: File system: NTFS Volume label: Data Create a second volume using the remaining space on Disk 1 and all of the space on Disk 2 as follows: Drive letter: S: File system: NTFS Volume label: Art

Complete this lab as follows:

1. Install two SATA hard drives as follows: a. Above the computer, select Motherboard to switch to the motherboard view. b. Click Yes to power off the system. c. On the Shelf, expand Hard Drives. d. Drag a hard drive to a free 3.5" drive bay. e. Drag a second hard drive to a free 3.5" drive bay. f. On the Shelf, expand Cables. g. Select a SATA cable. h. Under Selected Component, drag a connector to the hard drive. i. Under Selected Component, drag the other connector to the motherboard SATA connector to connect the hard drive to the motherboard. j. Repeat step 1g-1i to connect the second hard drive to the motherboard. k. Under Partial Connections above the computer, select the power supply. l. Under Selected Component, drag a SATA power connector to a hard drive to provide power to the hard drive. m. Under Selected Component, drag a SATA power connector to the second hard drive. 2. Initialize both disks using the MBR partition style as follows: a. Above the computer, select Front to switch to the front view of the computer. b. Click the power button on the computer to turn the computer on. c. After Windows loads, right-click Start and select Disk Management. d. Make sure MBR is selected as the partition style. e. Select OK to initialize all disks. f. Maximize the Disk Management window for easier viewing. 3. Create the Data volume as follows: a. Right-click the unallocated space on Disk 1 and select New Simple Volume. b. Click Next. c. In the Simple volume size in MB field, enter 300000 MB; then click Next. d. From the Assign the following drive letter drop-down list, select E. e. Click Next. f. Make sure NTFS is selected as the file system. g. In the Volume label, enter Data. h. Click Next. i. Click Finish. 4. Create the Art volume as follows: a. Rght-click unallocated space on one of the disks and select New Spanned Volume. b. Click Next. c. Under Available, select the disk. d. Select Add. e. Click Next. f. From the Assign the following drive letter drop-down list, select S. g. Click Next. h. Make sure NTFS is selected as the file system. i. In the Volume label, enter Art. j. Click Next. k. Click Finish. l. Click Yes to upgrade the disks to dynamic disks because spanned volumes can only be created on dynamic disks. Lab Report: 5.6.5 Format Drives

Your Performance

Your Score: 0 of 2 (0%) Pass Status: Not Passed Elapsed Time: 9 seconds Required Score: 100%

Task Summary Actions you were required to perform: In Format the flash drive with FAT32 using Quick Format In Convert the D: drive to NTFSShow Details Explanation In this lab, your task is to complete the following:

Use Explorer to format the flash drive with the FAT32 file system using Quick Format. Use the convert command to convert the D: drive to use NTFS instead of FAT32 without destroying any existing data on the disk. If you format the drive, all existing data will be lost. Converting the drive keeps the existing data, but switches the volume to use the NTFS file system.

Complete this lab as follows:

1. Format the flash drive as follows: a. On the Shelf, expand Storage Devices to find the flash drive. b. Drag the flash drive to a USB slot on the front of the computer. c. On the monitor, select Click to view Windows 10. d. From the taskbar, open File Explorer. e. Expand This PC. f. Right-click Flash Drive (G:) and select Format to format the flash drive. g. From the File system drop-down list, select FAT32. h. Under Format options, select Quick Format. i. Select Start to format the flash drive. j. Click OK. k. Click OK when the formatting in complete. l. Click Close. 2. Convert the D: drive to NTFS as follows: a. Right-click Start and select Windows PowerShell. b. At the command prompt, type convert d: /fs:ntfs and press Enter. c. Type Data and press Enter for the current volume label. Lab Report: 5.7.5 Add Space to Existing Volumes

Your Performance

Your Score: 0 of 1 (0%) Pass Status: Not Passed Elapsed Time: 7 seconds Required Score: 100%

Task Summary Actions you were required to perform: In Extend the Art volume (E:)Show Details Explanation In this lab, your task is to extend the E: drive using 300000 MB on Disk 3 using the GPT partition style.

Complete this lab as follows:

1. Right-click Start and select Disk Management. 2. Select GPT as the partition style. 3. Click OK to initialize the new disk. 4. Maximize the window for easier viewing. 5. Right-click Art (E:) and select Extend Volume. 6. Click Next. 7. Under Available, select Disk 3. 8. Select Add. 9. In the Select the amount of space in MB, enter 300000 to be added to the existing volume. 10. Click Next. 11. Click Finish. 12. Click Yes to extend the volume to non-contiguous free space, the disks must be upgraded to dynamic disks. Lab Report: 5.8.4 Implement Storage Spaces

Your Performance

Your Score: 0 of 5 (0%) Pass Status: Not Passed Elapsed Time: 5 seconds Required Score: 100%

Task Summary Actions you were required to perform: In Assign three disks to the storage pool In Create a storage pool named ExtraSpace In Assign the storage space to drive S: In Configure the storage space to use parity In Set the size of the storage space to 2.3 TB Explanation In this lab, your task is to complete the following:

Assign three of the 800 GB drives to a storage pool. Create a storage space named ExtraSpace from the storage pool. Assign drive letter S: to the storage space. Configure the storage space to use Parity for resiliency. Set the storage to its maximum size.

Complete this lab as follows:

1. On the computer, click the power button. 2. In the search field on the taskbar, enter Storage Space. 3. Under Best match, select Manage Storage Spaces. 4. Select Create a new pool and storage space. 5. Deselect one of the four disks. 6. Select Create pool. 7. In the Name field, enter ExtraSpace (with no spaces in the name). 8. In the Drive letter drop-down list, select S:. 9. In the Resiliency type drop-down list, select Parity. 10. In the Size field, enter 2.3 TB. 11. Select Create storage space. Lab Report: 5.9.6 Perform Disk Maintenance

Your Performance

Your Score: 0 of 2 (0%) Pass Status: Not Passed Elapsed Time: 5 seconds Required Score: 100%

Task Summary Actions you were required to perform: In Run Disk Cleanup on the C: volumeShow Details In Configure a disk defragment scheduleShow Details Explanation In this lab, your task is as follows:

Run Disk Cleanup on the C: drive to do the following: Delete setup log files and thumbnails. Do not delete temporary files. Configure disk defragmentation to run on a schedule using the following settings: Run defragmentation weekly. Defragment the C: volume.

Complete this lab as follows:

1. From the taskbar, open File Explorer to run Disk Cleanup. 2. Expand This PC. 3. Maximize the window for easier viewing. 4. Run Disk Cleanup on the C: drive as follows: a. Right-click Local Disk (C:) and select Properties. b. Select Disk Cleanup. c. Under Files to Delete, select Setup Log Files. d. Unmark Temporary files. e. Make sure Thumbnails is selected. f. Click OK. g. Select Delete Files. 5. Configure disk defragmentation to run on a schedule as follows: a. Select the Tools tab. b. Select Optimize. c. Select Change settings. d. Make sure Run on a schedule is selected. e. From the Frequency drop-down list, make sure weekly is selected. f. Select Choose to configure which disks are included. g. Unmark Data (D:). h. Unmark Local Disk (E:). i. Click OK. j. Click OK. Lab Report: 5.10.5 Troubleshoot SATA Devices

Your Performance

Your Score: 0 of 3 (0%) Pass Status: Not Passed Elapsed Time: 4 seconds Required Score: 100%

Task Summary Actions you were required to perform: In Swap out the bad hard drive In Connect the new hard driveShow Details In Connect the data cable for drive 2 to the motherboard Explanation Complete this lab as follows:

1. Verify the problem as follows: a. Click the power button on the computer to start the computer. b. As the BIOS loads, press the Delete key. How many drives have been detected? c. From the top navigation tabs, select Bench to switch to the Bench view to verify the hardware configuration of the drives. d. Click the power button to turn the computer off. 2. Troubleshoot the hard drives and cables as follows: a. Above the computer, select Motherboard to switch to the motherboard view for the computer. b. Select the SATA cable connector on a hard drive. c. Under Selected Component, make sure the cable connectors are correctly connected to the hard drive and the motherboard. d. Repeat steps 2b–2c for each hard drive. e. Select a power connector on a hard drive. f. Under Selected Component, make sure the power connectors are connected correctly to the hard drives. g. Repeat steps 2e–2f for each hard drive. h. Above the computer, select Front to switch to the front view of the computer. i. Click the power button on the system case to start the computer. j. As the BIOS loads, press the Delete key. How many drives have been detected? k. From the top navigation tabs, select Bench to switch to the Bench view to to troubleshoot the final drive. l. Click the power button to turn the computer off. m. On the Shelf, expand PC Tools. n. Drag the Power Supply Tester from the Shelf to the Workspace area. o. Above the computer, select Motherboard to switch to the motherboard view. p. Drag the 20+4 pin power supply connector from the motherboard to the ATX Main port on Power Supply Tester. q. Drag the 15-pin SATA power connector from the hard drive to the SATA port on the Power Supply Tester. What do the lights and values on the Power Supply Tester indicate? r. Drag the 15-pin SATA power connector from the Power Supply Tester to the hard drive connector. s. Drag the second 15-pin SATA power connector from the second hard drive to the SATA port on the Power Supply Tester. What do the lights and values on the Power Supply Tester indicate? t. Drag the 20+4 pin power supply connector from the Power Supply Tester to the motherboard connector. u. Drag the 15-pin SATA power connector from the Power Supply Tester to the hard drive connector. 3. Connect a known good SATA cable as follows: a. Drag the SATA connector from the bottom hard drive to the Workspace to disconnect it. b. Drag the other end of the SATA connector from the motherboard to the Workspace. c. On the Shelf, expand Cables. d. Select the SATA cable. e. Under Selected Component, drag a SATA connector to a SATA port on the motherboard. f. Under Selected Component, drag the unconnected SATA connector to the connector on the hard drive. g. Above the computer, select Front to switch to the front view for the computer. h. Click the power button on the computer to start the it. i. As the BIOS loads, press the Delete key. In the BIOS, what is the status of the final hard drive? 4. Replace the hard drive as follows: a. From the top navigation tabs, select Bench to switch to the Bench view. b. Click the power button to turn the computer off. c. Above the computer, select Motherboard to switch to the motherboard view. d. Disconnect the SATA power cable from the hard drive. e. Disconnect the SATA data cable from the hard drive. f. Drag the hard drive to the Shelf. g. Expand Hard Drives. h. Drag the hard drive to the open 3.5 inch bay. i. Under Partial Connections for the computer, drag the unconnected SATA cable to the connector on the hard drive. j. Under Partial Connections for the computer, select the power supply. k. Under Selected Component, drag the unconnected SATA power cable to the connector on the hard drive. l. Above the computer, select Front to switch to the front view for the computer. m. Click the power button on the computer to start the computer. n. As the BIOS loads, press the Delete key. In the BIOS, what is the status of the final hard drive? o. Click Exit to restart. p. After Windows loads, right-click Start and select Disk Management. q. Click OK. r. Verify that Windows recognizes all the disks.