Starting Your System - Atari Faicon030 Owner's Manual

Starting you r System
Now that you've connected the monitor, mouse, and power cord, you ' re ready to
start (or boot ) your system. The term
Bootstraps allow you to p u l l on a boot, just l i ke booti ng a computer allows you to
start your computer's operating system (more on t h i s later).
The ROM c h i ps i nside your computer contai n the operat ing system, so you don ' t
need a system disk t o start your computer ( see
for more i n formation ) . A lthough, you can have the computer to read additional
start u p i n format ion, such as the desktop fi les, from a disk.
You can store start u p i n formation on a hard disk or a floppy disk, such as the
Language disk that comes with the computer. In e i ther case, i f the startup files are
available, the computer reads them during bootup.
Note: If you want to learn more about your computer before going further, skip to
Chapter 2, Using your Computer,
to start the system.
The fol l o w i ng sections tel l you how to boot u p your computer. I f you want to
connect a printer, external drive, or another peripheral device to your computer
now, read Connecting a Peripheral Device
any further. I f you are not connecting any devices, use the following i n formation
to boot u p your computer.
Start i n g fro m a Hard D i s k
Your hard d i sk contains fi les w h ich a l low i t to boot u p the operating system and
display the desktop.
Part
comes from the word
boot
Chapter 2,Using Your Computer
then return to this section when you are ready
(later i n t h i s chapter), before going
I: Getting Started
bootstrap.
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