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What happens when a computer starts?
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Mar 15, 20266137 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I'm trying to understand what happens when a computer is turned on. How the computer works on startup, various initializations that take place, etc. For example, is the bootstrap loader the first step? When are device drivers loaded?
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The startup/boot sequence varies somewhat between different operating systems (although the early steps are generally common). Also providing any sufficiently detailled description of the boot sequence is well beyond the scope of an SO answer. I'd r…
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