Computer Hard Ware
5.25 Inch Drive
5.25 inch external drive bays can hold several different types of hardware. For drive bay one I will use a DVD player for an example. The DVD player shown above is similar to the CD player except it can hold much more information. DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disk. DVD-ROM Disks can hold up to 17Gbs (17,000,000,000 bytes) which is a lot more than the CD-ROMs, which can hold only around 650Mbs (650,000,000 bytes). The DVD-ROMs have a lower data transfer speed rating of around 6x for the faster ones; although, 1x for a DVD-ROM player is equal to around 9x for a CD-ROM player. 6x x 9x = 54x which makes the 6x DVD's data transfer speed equivalent to a 54x CD-ROM. I think the fastest CD-ROM at the present is Kenwood's 52x.
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TheCase
| MotherBoard | PowerSupply |
Microprocessor
| Ram | PowerCable
MotherBoard
Bettery | CaseFan
| Chipset | DIMM Sockets |
PCI Audio Accelerator
Optional
CaseFan | 3.5 Inch Drive | 5.25
Inch Drive | IDE Cable | I/O
Ports
Panel
Connector Cable | PCI Slot One | PCI
Slot Two | PCI Slot Three
ISA
Slot Two | Shared PCI/ISA Slot | Expansion
Slot | AGP Expansion Slot
IDE
& Panel Connectors | Case Speaker | Case
Front Panel
Main