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TABLE 5.2: Boot Process Chart |
| Boot Step |
Success |
| Power supply fan starts turning when power switch turned on |
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| Lights on the front of the case light |
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| Hard disk spins up and loads zeros heads |
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All components are reset to a known state
(flash on the screen and keyboard lights flash) |
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POST starts and memory is counted
(visual indication on screen or memory "TICK" if enabled) |
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| Floppy drives checked (if enabled, floppy light comes on) |
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| Printer port checked (if printer is on, initializes print head) |
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| Hard drive checked (hard drive spinning noise changes pitch) |
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| The boot drive is found and the operating system loaded |
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