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Your computer will not boot, it will probably freeze.

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A riddle where the answer is barefoot?

What happens if you fear a boot. FEAR + BOOT = BAREFOOT.


What happens when there is no operating system?

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.


How do you change the boot sequence on Macbook Air?

There is no way. Since there are no extraneous or third-parties in an Apple device, there aren't many parts to the sequence.


What happen if operating system is not installed in computer system?

The computer starts but will not do anything useful. The Operating System is what creates any user interface. when you start up your PC in your BIOS there is a boot sequence normally it will check for something to boot from out of the HD first (in some cases it will look at the floppy drive first...usually on really old machines) if it doesn't find anything in the Hard Drive(aka your OS) it will follow the boot sequence until it finds something to boot from if it doesn't find anything to boot from (such as a live CD) then it will display something along the lines of "error: boot device not found"...i hope that answers your question (by the way you can change the boot seq in your BIOs if you were thinking about installing a new OS)


What is the partition used by operating system to boot the computer?

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.

Related questions

What is insert boot media device?

The computer wishes to boot a program from a portible device, E.G. Flash drive, CD/DVD etc.


No boot device detected?

the connectivity has a problem.


What is the purposes of boot priority in BIOS configuration?

boot priority in BIOS just specifies which drive or other boot able device to use first to boot from.


A riddle where the answer is barefoot?

What happens if you fear a boot. FEAR + BOOT = BAREFOOT.


If a had drive is in master-configuration is it the first device?

no, the BIOS is what chooses the first Boot device. YOU can change the first boot device by altering the BIOS. if however, you are talking about 1st, 2nd hard drive etc, then yes.


What determines to which device the computer searches first to locate boot files?

BIOS boot sequence option.


What is a bootable device?

A bootable device is, as the name suggests, any storage device that the computer can "boot" from. In this case the word "boot" refers to the loading of the operating system. So any device you can load an operating system from is a bootable device.In modern computers, the hard disk is generally the primary boot device. However most new computers can also boot from a CD-ROM or DVD drive (usually for the purpose of reinstalling an OS to the hard disk) so it is also a bootable device. Many systems also have the ability to boot from USB thumb drives or external hard disks and back in caveman days, floppy disk drives were also popular boot devices.


How do you boot system via DHCP server in LAN?

You can boot your system through PXE system, I never heard that you can boot your device through DHCP.


How do you move bios setup for a motherboard from a disc to a USB and still allow it to boot?

You cannot move the BIOS into a USB device. I think you meant the boot order/setup. To do so, enter your BIOS settings page when you switch on your computer (you have to press ESC or F8 or some other key depending on your motherboard). Then search for some option labelled something like Boot setup or boot order. There change the preference from your current boot disc (where your OS is) to the desired USB device. Note that your USB device should have a boot loader to correctly boot the OS stored on it.


What is a bootloader in Android phones?

Boot loader in Android is something similar like you have boot loader over the Windows PC. I am sure you know that when you ran onto trouble you boot your PC over the boot loader menu to perform recovery ! It's the same thing when you encounter problems with your Android device, boot loader is used to get the device back in working state.


What is usb boot?

USB boot allows you to boot your system from virtually any USB device. You basically can but from floppy, CD/DVD, and stick as far as they have USB interface.


What type of problem does the error message No BOOT Device indicate?

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