AMD Athlon Manual page 66

A Guide to Building a PC with an AMD Athlon™ Processor
22914B/0—September 1999
Step 40. Load the Operating System
After your BIOS is configured properly, you can load your operating system. If your
operating system uses a startup diskette, place it into the diskette drive and restart
your system by either pressing the restart button or turning off the power, waiting
about ten seconds, and then turning it back on.
If your operating system can start directly from the CD-ROM, press the button on the
CD-ROM drive, place the CD-ROM in the tray, and push the tray or the button to
retract the tray. Then restart the system.
Follow the operating system's detailed instructions for proper installation.
Step 41. Install Additional Cards and Devices
When the system is operating properly, turn it off, unplug the line power cord, and
install the next internal add-on card. When the card is installed properly and secured
with a mounting screw, plug the system back into the wall socket and turn it back on.
After installing any necessary drivers (see card manual or card manufacturer's
website for details), you should have complete functionality. Check and verify this
before you proceed.
Repeat this procedure until all of your add-in cards or devices are installed and
working properly. If you are upgrading from an old system, you may find that you have
more ISA cards than you have ISA slots in your new AMD Athlon processor-based
system. This is because ISA cards are nearing the end of their technologically useful
life. The next section illustrates some superior PCI replacements for many older ISA
cards, so that you can continue to have the same (or superior) functionality in you new
AMD Athlon processor-powered system.
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