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4–2 Hardware Guide

Drives

Understanding Drive Terms

Terms for Types of Drives

A hard drive is used for the permanent storage of data files and of

software such as system files, applications, and drivers. The hard

drive in the hard drive bay is the system hard drive, sometimes

called the local disk. The system hard drive can be replaced, but

cannot be used in a MultiBay. A hard drive is sometimes called a

hard disk drive or HDD.

Diskette drives are often used to store or transport data. The

tablet PC can read or write to any MultiBay diskette drive. A

diskette drive is sometimes called a floppy disk drive, floppy

drive, or FDD.

Optical drives include CD and DVD drives. Optical drives are

used to store or transport data and to play music and movies.

DVD media have higher capacities than CD media. The

tablet PC can read or write to optical drives as described in the

following table.

Terms for Drive Media

A diskette or disc that can be inserted or removed from a drive is

referred to as a drive medium. In this guide a diskette is inserted

in a diskette drive, and a disc is inserted in an optical drive.

Optical Drive Read Write

CD-ROM drive Yes No

CD-RW drive Yes Yes

DVD-ROM drive Yes No

DVD/CD-RW drive Yes Yes

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