Just plug it in! - Page 4

oldman_gamer · January 9th, 2008

Ok then ..from the post screen do I just hit f1 to continue or DEL to enter setup?

Elysium · January 9th, 2008

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Originally Posted by oldman_gamer

Ok then ..from the post screen do I just hit f1 to continue setup or DEL to enter setup?

Well, "setup" is the BIOS, so it depends whether you want to enter the BIOS or not. If your just installing Windows and are fine with the default setting and your not going to overclock, don't enter the BIOS.

oldman_gamer · January 9th, 2008

Ok. I pressed F1 to continue and it wants a boot disc?Is that the OS disc it wants?

**gvblake22** · January 9th, 2008

To install Windows, you need to go into the BIOS, set the boot order to boot from your optical drive, then the hard drive. Then save and exit the BIOS and let the computer start up and do not hit Del to go into BIOS. It should say to press any key to boot from CD (assuming you put the disk in the drive before the computer restarted) and you press a key and it will go to a blue screen where you will continue to install Windows.

Here is a guide to Installing Windows XP...
If you've got Vista, it should be the same process, but with different loading screens once you've booted from the CD (or DVD in this case).

Elysium · January 9th, 2008

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Originally Posted by oldman_gamer

Ok. I pressed F1 to continue and it wants a boot disc?Is that the OS disc it wants?

Yep.

Jokerswild · January 9th, 2008

Wow good job I can't believe there's a fossil like myself out there that can build a computer.

oldman_gamer · January 9th, 2008

Thanks,oldtimer LOL

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Originally Posted by oldman_gamer

Ok. I pressed F1 to continue and it wants a boot disc?Is that the OS disc it wants?

Thanks old timer!lol

Jokerswild · January 9th, 2008

GRAY POWER

oldman_gamer · January 9th, 2008

Thats NOT gray mister...thats white!

Carl Martin · January 9th, 2008

Congratulations!

Now, what's all this "old" business? In my family gray indicates the onset of adulthood. After all, my grandmother died at the age of 103... giving birth!

Carl

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gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,479 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Just plug it in! To install Windows, you need to go into the BIOS, set the boot order to boot from your optical drive, then the hard drive. Then save and exit the BIOS and let the computer start up and do not hit Del to go into BIOS. It should say to press any key to boot from CD (assuming you put the disk in the drive before the computer restarted) and you press a key and it will go to a blue screen where you will continue to install Windows. Here is a guide to Installing Windows XP... If you've got Vista, it should be the same process, but with different loading screens once you've booted from the CD (or DVD in this case).

January 9th, 2008	#36
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Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,214	Re: Just plug it in! GRAY POWER Last edited by Jokerswild; January 9th, 2008 at 17:42.

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oldman_gamer Want me to ice him,boss? Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northeast Pennsyltucky Posts: 1,467 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Just plug it in! Thats NOT gray mister...thats white!

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