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Hello everyone, this is my first P/C build and I need some advice.
I have assembled the hardware and powered up for the first time, I have the BIOS screen and have at this stage only set time & date and the boot priority to optical drive. My motherboard is an ASUS P7H55-M-USB3.
At this stage do I install the windows operating system? There is a support disc that came with the motherboard with drivers etc. on, when do I load this?
It also states that a copy of the original BIOS should be made on a USB flash disc, can I make this copy on a floppy connected to a USB port ?
I am using a WD 640Gb sata3 HDD which I have connected to a 6Gb header on the motherboard, in the BIOS there is a setting termed Third Party Storage Config that gives options for the Marvell controller, should this be set to IDE mode or AHCI mode.
The user guide book is'nt very clear ( at least to me, being a noobe )
I assume that because the P/C started up OK in BIOS that the hardware is functioning as it should ?
Thanks for your help
46 fan.
I have assembled the hardware and powered up for the first time, I have the BIOS screen and have at this stage only set time & date and the boot priority to optical drive. My motherboard is an ASUS P7H55-M-USB3.
At this stage do I install the windows operating system? There is a support disc that came with the motherboard with drivers etc. on, when do I load this?
It also states that a copy of the original BIOS should be made on a USB flash disc, can I make this copy on a floppy connected to a USB port ?
I am using a WD 640Gb sata3 HDD which I have connected to a 6Gb header on the motherboard, in the BIOS there is a setting termed Third Party Storage Config that gives options for the Marvell controller, should this be set to IDE mode or AHCI mode.
The user guide book is'nt very clear ( at least to me, being a noobe )
I assume that because the P/C started up OK in BIOS that the hardware is functioning as it should ?
Thanks for your help
46 fan.