Configuring a Computer (Part 2)

The next Part is to choose your booting settings, as this computer is a new build and we need to install an operating system (Windows 7). the first settings we will choose is to boot device from CD_DRIVE as we need to install the operating system from a disk.

Once you have selected CD_DRIVE from the boot menu under the BIOS settings you are now ready to place your CD ROM in the drive, once this has been compleated restart the system with the CD inside and reboot, and your computer will reconigse a CD device has been seleted and will now bring you to the installation guide for your chosen operating system.

(below is a screenshot of the boot device menu, and we have chosen CD)

Configuring a Computer (Part 1)

When creating a new computer build you need to check the setting match your requirements, you can do this on the BIOS setup when you boot the machine. you may have to press a cirtain key in order for this to open when you first boot, but when you have booted the computer up you will come accross a menu setout like the one at the bottom on the page. you will then need to check and configure the boot-up menu (next part)

(One of the types of BIOS screen you could encounter)