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STEP 21 : Initial Boot-Up

It is time for the moment of truth. To see if this thing works!!

Before doing it, connect all of the external peripherals to the system. This

includes the mouse, the keyboard, and the monitor as well as the main power

cords for the monitor and main PC. You don’t need to connect anything else

yet. Besides, if you are following this procedure, you won't have too many

added parts installed yet. You can go ahead and attach the speakers and

things, if you have the hardware installed, but the sound card will not be doing

anything at this point.

Also, you need to have a valid system boot disk. Your system disk should have

been ahead of time, as noted previously in this tutorial.

>> For more information, read System Disk Creation.

1. Stick your system disk into the A: drive.

2. Turn your monitor on and let it heat up a few seconds before proceeding.

3. Keep in mind what to expect. You may need to act quickly. The power

LED should turn on, then fans should start spinning, the hard drive

should power up. You will see the video BIOS screen first, then you will

see the BIOS screen and it will proceed to count the memory. You may

hear one beep from the PC speaker. You may also get a "CMOS

checksum error" or another error saying the CMOS or time isn't set.

Know what key(s) to hit to enter setup. This will be shown on the bottom

of the screen. You will want to do this quickly. If you hear any weird

sounds such as grinding, scraping, or loud whining, be ready to turn the

system off immediately. Keep in mind that if you miss the stated

sequence to enter the BIOS before the boot sequence moves on, there is

nothing wrong with just hitting the reset button and rebooting until you

do catch what it is.

4. Press the power switch. If it powers up, observe the system closely. As

soon as the BIOS screen appears, press the appropriate key(s) and enter

BIOS setup. The correct key combination should be visible at the bottom

of the screen. Sometimes it pops by too quickly for you to see which

keys to press. No problem. Don't hesitate to just hit reset and try again,

as stated above. A lot of times, the key will do the trick.

5. After you are sitting in the CMOS area, just let it sit there while you take

out a flash light and inspect the system. Make sure all the fans are

running. Make sure all the fans are operating smoothly and not

generating any strange noises. Make sure the case power LED is on.

Make sure the floppy drive light is not stuck on. If it is, the ribbon cable

is likely not properly aligned with Pin 1. If any of the fans are not

spinning, turn the PC back off and plug the fan in. You do not want to

run the PC for long without fans running, especially the CPU fan.

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