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OperatingSystemInstallation
WindowsXP/WindowsVista/Windows7Asper04/2011
Theseinstructionsonlyprovideasmallhelpfortheinstallation.However,pleasenotethatifyouhave
boughtaPCwithoutanoperatingsystem,youyourselfareresponsiblefortheinstallation.Shouldyou
notfeeluptoinstallingit,or
problemsariseduringinstallationwerecommendthatyoucommissionaPC
dealer/technicianwiththeinstallation.
Theseinstructionshavenoclaimonbeingcomplete.Webearnoliabilitywhatsoeverfordamagesthat
arisefromusingtheseinstructions;weparticularlydonotbearanyliabilityforthelossofdata.
1AdaptBiosbootsequence(OnlynecessaryshouldthePCnotstartautomaticallyfromtheCD)
‐Startthecomputerandthenimmediatelyrepeatedlypressthe"DEL"(oronaGermankeyboard"ENTF")
keytoenterBios.Yougetthemessage"pleasepress "XXX"toenterBios"(youhavetopressthiskey
repeatedly)
‐Searchfortheoption"Bootdevicepriority"or"FirstBootdevice"inBios,
usuallythisisfoundinthe
submenu"Advanced"orinthesubmenu"Boot"dependingonwhichBiosisused.
‐ChangetheFirstBootDevicetoDVDandSecondBootDevicetoHD(harddisk)here
‐StoretheBios(usuallybypressingtheF10key)
2Installation
‐InserttheoperatingsystemCDorDVDintothedrive
‐Rebootthesystem.Afterbeingpromptedonthescreenpressanoptionalkeyto
bootfromCD/DVD,pressakeyafterthepromptisdisplayed.
‐Theinstallationprogramstartsup.
‐Followtheinstructionsoftheinstallationprogramand
carryouttheinstallation:
‐AfterthesoftwarehascarriedoutsomechecksonyourPCyouareaskedonwhichharddiskyou
wanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem.
Attention‐whenformattingallyourdataontheharddiskisdeleted!
Selecttheharddisk.Ifyouwanttopartitiontheharddiskyouareofferedseveralpossibilitiesvia
thebutton"extended".(Problem:aharddiskisnotdisplayedwhenusingandolderversionofXP,
see1)
‐AfterinstallingtheoperatingsystempleaseinsertthedriverCDofthemainboard
andinstallit.
‐ShouldyouhaveboughtaPCwithaWLANorTVcard,driverCDsarealsoenclosedwhichstillrequire
installing.
‐WerecommendthatyouconnectthePCtotheinternetafterinstallationtodownloadthecurrent
updatesfortheoperatingsystem(Windowsupdate)andto
activateit.
EnjoyandhavefunwithyournewPC