Most operating systems uses the boot partition to boot the computer. In some operating systems, both the system partition and the boot partition are used to boot up the system.
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How do you get a computer to boot up with no hard drive? What are the steps or what is the process of getting a hard drive installed into your computer if it is not bootable because of a missing hard drive.
A computer boot process is the procedure of starting a computer from scratch, culminating in the loading of and operating system.
On MS platforms, the system partition is used to hold the boot files. The boot partition holds all the windows operating system files. Leave it to Microsuck to mis-lable the partition hiearchy. The system partition holds what is loaded and executed first after the computer runs through its preliminary BIOS boot sequence. It tells the computer where to start loading the operating system from; the boot partition. The boot partition is where all the program files (thousands of them) needed by the operating system are stored. If the system partition is deleted; the computer will not find the operating system. If the boot partition is deleted, again; the computer will not find the operating system.
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Basically you would need an operating system. To elaborate, you will need a bootable image that can be loaded by a bootloader.
It depends on Wht kind of computer you have.
Booting up ..! A boot process is a step by step process with which a computer loads the operating system.
To boot your home computer without a startup disk, you can use the built-in recovery options provided by your operating system. For Windows, try powering on the computer and repeatedly pressing the F8 key to access Advanced Boot Options, then select "Repair Your Computer." For macOS, hold down Command + R during startup to enter Recovery Mode. Additionally, ensure that your BIOS/UEFI settings are configured to boot from your primary hard drive where the operating system is installed.
When you don't have any operating system, the computer won't boot. You can only access BIOS setup or your boot-loader. In simple words, you can't do anything with it.