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cold booting is simply shutting down the pc. warm booting is restarting the pc.
What methods are available for booting into the Windows Setup program on a stand alone PC
Dual booting means two operating system installed on PC. for example you install windows xp and windows vista at the same time. or windows xp and Linux on same PC. Dual booting is only a term you can install more than one operating system on one PC. for example you can install 10 windows xp copies on your 10 drives.
True. Reference is CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing & Maintaining your PC, 6e. Page 186
You might be talking about the BIOS, the Basic Input Output System stored on a ROM chip on the Computer Mainboard. It is the initial boot code run by the pc.
You need to know the name of your motherboard. You can find this on your BIOS, which can be accessed by pressing a key your pc mentions you before booting. Depends on your startup menu. You need to read careful before the screen is gone and your PC starts booting. Then, when you know it, you can Google it and find out how much ram can you add
no every data of ram gets erased as u boot the pc..
WHEN bootING your PC and don't get a beep,What should you check first?
It's stored in the SAM file.
boot to a safe mode
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1. PC appears "dead"- no lights, no spinning HD or fan 2. PC sometimes halts during booting and then after several attempts boots 3. Error codes or beeps occur during booting, but they come and go 4. You smell burnt parts or odors.