2006-07-02 14:03:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
It can boot off a CD, USB key or floppy disk. Just because no OS is installed on the internal hard drive doesn't mean some other media can't be introduced.
2006-07-02 14:07:06 · answer #1 · answered by Timothy W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A computer can still post (power on self test). POST is built into the computer.
To actually boot it will need a floppy disk or cd with an OS on it to boot.
2006-07-02 21:08:04 · answer #2 · answered by Bryan A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It boots into the BIOS usually after giving you a "no operating system detected" error. You can't do much, you can play around with the front side bus speed settings, memory timings, but yeah... it doesn't really do a whole lot.
2006-07-02 21:10:56 · answer #3 · answered by conradj213 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BIOS will do it, but w/o an OS, it will not do anything but give techs info.
2006-07-02 21:11:25 · answer #4 · answered by What_Did_You_Expect 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it uses the BIOS bootstrap routines.
2006-07-02 21:06:47 · answer #5 · answered by the redcuber 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could boot from CD......or Floppy
2006-07-02 21:06:40 · answer #6 · answered by Campbell Gramma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from the BIOS
2006-07-02 21:08:53 · answer #7 · answered by Mac Momma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't.
2006-07-02 21:10:46 · answer #8 · answered by Jim O 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋