How do you boot OS?

Willis240

Willis240

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When I'm done with my build, how do i get vista on it? i have a Vista Ultimate cd, but how do i boot from that if i havn't installed my dvd drive? How do i see anything if i havn't installed my monitor? or do i need to install these drivers? Basicly, where do i start?:confused: Please help guide me through. Thanks
 
The first thing there is making sure everything is put together and plugged in correctly. Without a dvd drive in the case to begin with you can't boot from the Vista dvd. XP came mainly on cds. Your monitor has to be plugged in and on to see the onscreen instructions when those come up when booting from the installation disk. One thing you should have there until you learn first hand is to see if someone is around who can lookover things before any damage is possibly done.

The rest is simply setting the first boot device as cd rom in the bios or if the board has a boot device menu option when first powering simply choose the dvd drive to see that load the installer. First learning how to partition and format a drive will greatly help since this will need to be performed during the installation when you select the drive/partition for Windows setup files to be copied to. Once those are all on the system restarts itself and you then boot from the hard drive to see the installation complete itself.
 
A misconception that I don't think PCeye cleared up is that, for most occasions, you don't have to install drivers for a monitor. A monitor merely receives and displays a video signal from a vga port or a dvi port. What you should be concerned with (when it comes to time to) is installing the drivers for whatever graphics adapter you are using. Even still, you will still get video (well, usually........) if you haven't installed the drivers.

Just as a comment, Microsoft really made it easy this time around when it cames to installing Vista, using a simpler user interface.
 
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That depends on the monitor used. There are quite a few monitors that come with a driver disk or floppy depending on make and model. But you don't see that installed until Windows itself asks for driver while detecting all new hardwares during the initial setup phase.

Vista itself has seen an improvement more with hardware detection as well as the generic driver base for now being able to install onto a sata type hard drive without the need for a driver floppy to load drivers when starting the installer. Reviewing the manual will explain the various things like how to go into the bios on that model board, how to set drives as default boot devices, and other settings. If you don't have the manual that came with the board or want to review online, http://america.giga-byte.com/FileList/Manual/motherboard_manual_ga-m57sli-s4_e.pdf
 
Actually XP require a driver for some older lcds. Most of the time however the custom not express option seen at the MS update site will see a newer version of the driver in the optional hardware/software updates in the column on the left. Those can be added to the list and all downloaded together.

One thing to note about Vista is the automatic repair tools now seen on the installation disk to fix startup problems of Windows as well as drive tools for partitioning and even formatting and resizing partitions. The ability to format a partition when booting with the XP install disk wasn't seen there or the ability to resize existing ones there or with the Disk Management tool. In XP you needed a 3rd party drive tool.
 
Ok, seems pretty straight-forward, im all set. i just wanted to know in my post if i was forgeting anything. Thanks
 
I know it was said, but i'll say it again. You dont need drivers to view images on your monitor, and you need the DVD drive installed to install Vista.
 
The one thing that MS did do right was put a set of standard vga drivers in each version of Windows since 95. That allows you to go through the entire installation process and then load the drivers/software for the make and model video card or onboard video chip used.

Just remember to review the manual for setting the default boot device and having the cd rom option set as the first. You will see the "press any key to boot from cd drive" even though you have a dvd drive message when first booting the system.
 
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