A PC is powering on but the only activity a technician can see is spinning fans. Which of the following components would MOST likely be at fault for such a condition? (Select TWO).
A. SATA controller
B. CPU
C. Memory
D. Hard drive
E. Sound card
CompTIA A+ Core 2 Question D-35
The computer was booting normally yesterday, but in the morning a message appears stating “Operating System Not Found”. This can be caused by which of the following? (Select TWO).
A. Bad memory module
B. Bad USB controller
C. Bad hard drive
D. Bad IDE or SATA controller
E. Bad CPU
CompTIA A+ Core 2 Question B-97
A technician just finished replacing the system board of a users laptop. Now, every time the unit attempts to boot into Windows 7, the laptop goes through an automatic restart midway through the OS boot screen process. Which of the following MOST likely needs to be fixed?
A. The optical drive needs to be moved lower in the boot process, below the hard disk.
B. The BIOS version on the motherboard is stock, and needs to be updated to the latest release.
C. The technician forgot to enable the SATA controller in the BIOS.
D. The hard drive operation setting in BIOS needs to be changed from AHCI to IDE.
CompTIA A+ Question H-83
A gaming PC has been built from components. The system is getting power but there is no video on the display. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?
A. The display is defective and needs to be replaced.
B. The SATA controller is disabled in the BIOS.
C. The PCIe 6-pin power cable is not connected to the high-end video card.
D. The CPU is not powerful enough to provide adequate speed to the system.