Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research AlMustansiriyah

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research Al-Mustansiriyah University Faculty of Engineering Computer Engineering Department ﻭﺯﺍﺭةﺎﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻲ ﻭﺍﻟﺒﺤﺚ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻤﻲ ﺍﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻨﺼﺮﻳﺔ ﻛﻠﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻬﻨﺪﺳﺔ ﻗﺴﻢ ﻫﻨﺪﺳﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺳﻮﺏ Computer Skills Lab. Prepared By Dr. Hesham Adnan & Assistant Lecturer Hazim alkargole 2017 20189

Al-Mustansiriyah University Faculty of Engineering Computer Engineering Department First Class Computer Skills lab. Procedure: Installing Operating Systems If a computer project receives a new computer with no software or with an unlicensed operating system, the computer lab manager will need to install a new operating system. The computer lab manager will need to choose between installing an open source operating system (such as Ubuntu) or go with a proprietary operating system (such as Microsoft Windows). While legal copies of the most current Microsoft operating system (Windows 7 in 2010) are expensive, a computer project may be able to find less expensive or free copies of older versions of Windows, through a Community Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher (MAR). Some computer refurbishing centers in developing countries are MARs. An operating system should be installed from a CD-ROM or DVD disk. Before installation, the computer lab manager needs to set up the computer so that it boots from the CD or DVD drive first. This is the default arrangement for newer computers, but older computers may boot first from the floppy drive. After installing the new operating system, the lab manger needs to be sure to change this back again to the standard boot order Steps to formatting a disk and reloading a new windows 7 The basic steps for installing Windows 7 and is aimed at beginners and above. You should check the disk does not contain valuable data before formatting or installing. Recommend to backup any data if of importance. Steps: Turn your computer on then press Del, F 10 or F 2 (depend on your computer’s mainboard) to enter the system BIOS Some systems will give a message like (F 10 Setup or settings), this means press F 10 on your keyboard to enter settings. BIOS, an acronym for Basic Input Output System, is software that controls basic computer hardware functions. BIOS is stored on a motherboard chip. 95

Al-Mustansiriyah University Faculty of Engineering Computer Engineering Department First Class Computer Skills lab. Go to Boot menu and choose Boot From CD/DVD. Press F 10 to save the configuration and exit BIOS then reset your computer 96

Al-Mustansiriyah University Faculty of Engineering Computer Engineering Department First Class Computer Skills lab. Insert Windows 7 DVD into your DVD drive then start up your computer, Windows 7 will be loading files. Select these parts: Language to Install, Time and currency format, Keyboard or input method. Then click Next. 97

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Al-Mustansiriyah University Faculty of Engineering Computer Engineering Department First Class Computer Skills lab. 99

First Class Al-Mustansiriyah University Faculty of Engineering Computer Engineering Department Computer Skills lab. 100

First Class Al-Mustansiriyah University Faculty of Engineering Computer Engineering Department Computer Skills lab. 101

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