I'm just curious, what does Apple name the second hard drive

I got a G5 with one hard drive which was by default named "Macintosh HD". When someone orders two hard drives what does Apple name the second hard drive by default? I'm just curious.

"...what does Apple name the second hard drive..."
Raul.

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