First PC Power Up
It's time to see if all the hard work paid off. If you
didn't check over your work at the beginning of the last
section, now is definitely the time.
Carefully move your PC case around so that you can clearly
see the front panel again. At this point, take some time to
clear to one side all your tools, loose parts and packaging,
so that you have room to move the keyboard and mouse into
the main area of the work surface.
Check the mains power cables to your monitor, PC Case (and
speakers if necessary) are plugged in and ready and switch
them on at the wall. The PC case should not power on at this
point, if it does, simply press (and if necessary, hold for
a few seconds) the POWER button on the front panel until it
switches off.
Switch on the Monitor (check the manual for help with this
if necessary.) The Monitor should show some indication of
being 'on' by displaying a small green/amber light on the
front panel.
Press the 'POWER' button on the PC case
If there are any loud or disturbing noises at this point
disconnect the
power at the wall socket immediately and
refer to the Troubleshooting section.
What should happen
Check that the CPU fan is spinning to prevent heat damage to
the CPU.
You should be able to hear the faint 'rushing' noise of some
fans and the noise of the HDD spinning up.
The 'power' light on the PC case should illuminate and the
HDD light may flicker a little.
After a few seconds, the Monitor will begin to display
various texts and eventually stop at a message similar to -
Unable to load Operating system - or similar.
This is an excellent response and demonstrates that the
system is ready to have the Operating System installed.
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