Installing Computer Systems: A Comprehensive Guide PDF

INSTALLING INSTALLING AND AND CONFIGURING CONFIGURING COMPUTER COMPUTER SYSTEM Andrew Bandigan Chrisia Saceda  Lesson 1. Installation of Operating System Defining the System Software System Software are programs that work behind the scene and without...

INSTALLING INSTALLING AND AND CONFIGURING CONFIGURING COMPUTER COMPUTER SYSTEM Andrew Bandigan Chrisia Saceda  Lesson 1. Installation of Operating System Defining the System Software System Software are programs that work behind the scene and without user intervention in most situations perform other tasks such as loading and running a program, protecting computer from viruses and hackers, performing regular checks, controlling hardware devices connected to the computer such as the printer, sharing of memory resources, and coordinating connected computers or networks.  What are the types of System Software? An Operating System or OS is the most important software that runs on a computer. It is a program that is responsible for the coordination, management, and sharing of hardware resources and tasks in the computer. The Utility Software is a program that performs maintenance tasks for the computer's resources, such as clean up and organizing files and programs so they would load and work faster.  PERFORMANCE STANDARD CONTENT STANDARD The learners shall be able The leamers demonstrate to install and configure an understanding of computer systems based concepts and principles in on established procedures installing systems and system requirements  An Anti-Virus Software is a program designed to detect, identify, and remove computer viruses and other malicious software (malware) from the computer. A Device Driver is a program that allows a particular hardware device to work and communicate with the computer system. The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)is a program or code that helps the processor to interact and control the other components in the computer like monitor, printer, scanner, card reader, speakers, joystick, microphone, camera, disc drives, TV/video/sound card, network cards, USB ports, and hard drives. It also does the boot process before the operating  Other system software are HD Sector Boot, Linker, Assembler, and Compiler. Installation (or setup) of a computer program (including device drivers and plugins), is the act of making the program ready for execution. Installation refers to the particular configuration of a software or hardware with a view to making it usable with the computer. A soft or digital copy of the piece of software (program) is needed to install it. There are different processes of installing a piece of software (program). Because the process varies for each program and each computer, programs (including operating systems) often come with an installer, a specialized program  Installing Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2016 is the seventh release of the Windows Server operating system developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. It was developed concurrently with Windows 10 and is the successor to Windows Server 2012 R2. The first early preview version became available on October 1, 2014 together with the first technical preview of System Center. Windows Server 2016 was released on September 26, 2016 at Microsoft's Ignite conference and broadly released for retail sale on October 12, 2016. It has two successors: Windows Server 2019, and the Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel, which excludes the graphical user interface and many older components.  Make a plan Choose an appropriate edition of the Windows server. An edition of Windows server supports specific role/roles that others doesn't support. Think of your present needs and what you may need in the future. How many virtual machines (VM) do you need? How many VMs you may need in the future? Does your network need Web server now? What about the future? How many users work in your network? They are all the things that you should pay attention to while  Install Windows Server 2016 Step by Step Guide Prepare the installation media (DVD, USB flash, etc) and start the installation process. If you don't have the Windows Server 2016 installation software. 1. Plug the Windows Server 2016 boot drive (DVD, USB) to the computer and boot your computer. When the Windows Setup page appears, select your language, time format and keyboard then click on Next button.  2. Now click on Install now button to start the installation process. 3. Select the appropriate version of the windows server that meets your organization's needs then click Next. Make sure that you've chosen an appropriate edition of Windows server. 4. Put a check mark in the box next to the I accept license terms and click on the Next button. License term is about the way you want to buy license for you server from Microsoft.  5.Select the Custom: Install Windows only (advanced) option for clean installation. Clean installation is the term used against upgrade. When you upgrade a Windows server you can have your settings, apps, etc from previous version of Windows. When you do the clean installation you can't have the settings, apps, etc. 6. Select the hard drive that you want to install the windows server on, then click on the New button to do the partitions. 7. After clicking on the New button, some options appear. Specify the amount of the drive based on MB and click on the Apply button. A warning appears which wants you to give the permission to system to create a drive for system files. Click on  8. After clicking Next the System starts coping all the files from the external drive to internal hard drive. It will take a while so be patient. Be aware that your system will be restarted several times. 9. When the system copied all the files and restarted, finalize your task by entering the required details. Type complex password (composed of uppercase, lowercase, symbol and numbers) twice in the boxes and click on the Finish button. User name is Administrator by default 10. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del buttons to jump start the screen to a login page and inside the box below the administrator user name, enter the password and press Enter button from the keyboard to  Installing Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 is a version of Microsoft's Windows Server operating system. Microsoft tries their best to make each task as simple as possible, and Server 2008 R2 is a shining example of that goal in action. We're going to take you through a basic install and show you just how easy it is. After booting up from your install disk, you will arrive at a language and preferences screen. Once you have chosen those options, you get to the Operating System Selection page. Depending on your license and the purpose of your server, there are a variety of options to choose from. For our purpose today, we are going to choose the Enterprise (Full Installation) version. Since we're doing a base install and not an upgrade, so we choose the Custom (advanced) option. We've got a blank 24 GB disk, so we're just going to install it there. If you want to create a partition out of the available drive space or reformat a drive, then choose Drive options (advanced). Windows will take a little while with your install, and reboot a few times. Once the install is finished, we're prompted to change our password before logging in. Windows requires that you have a strong password, seven characters long with at least three of the four following: uppercase letter, lowercase letter, numeral, or symbol. You'll want to make sure you write it down somewhere for now, because if you forget it later, the entire install will have to be re-done.  The Initial Configuration Tasks window pops up as soon as you logon. You could also type in Oobe.exe in the Command Prompt to arrive here. one of the first things we want to correct is the time, so choose Set time zone. Make sure that you set the time zone first, because the date and time will shift after.  Next we want to choose Configure Networking. The first server installed in a network needs to be a Domain Controller, and since they require a static IP, we are going to need to set one up now. Double-click on Local Area Connection, and once the information box pops up, click on Properties. Click on Internet Protocol Version 4 in the Networking box, then click Properties. Change the radial button to Use the following IP address: and then enter the settings for your specific server and network IP addresses. When you're finished, click OK to save those settings. Finished!  Installing Windows 7 operating system: 1. Turn your computer on then press Del or F2 (depending on your computer's main board) to enter the system BIOS. 2. Go to Boot menu and choose Boot from CD/DVD as your priority 1. 3. Save the configuration and exit BIOS then reset your computer 4. Insert Windows 7 DVD into your DVD drive then start up your computer,Windows 7 will be loading files. 5. Select your language, time & currency format, keyboard or  6. Click InstAll now. Check I accept the license terms and click Next. 7. Check I accept the license terms and click Next. 8. Click Upgrade if you already have a previous Windows version or Custom (advanced) if you don't have a previous Windows version or want to install a fresh  9. (Skip this step if you chose Upgrade and have only one partition) Select the drive where you want to install Windows 7 and click Next. If you want to make any partitions, click Drive options (advanced), make the partitions and then click Next. 10. It will now start installing Windows 7. The first step, (e.i. Copying Windows files) was already done when you booted the Windows 7 DVD so it will be completed instantly. 11. After completing the first step, it will expand (decompress) the files that it has copied. 12. The third and fourth step will also complete instantly like the first step. 13. After that, it will automatically restart after 15 seconds and continue the setup. You can also click Restart now to restart without any delays. 14. After restarting for the first time, it will continue the setup. This is the last step so it will take the most time that the previous steps. 15. Type your desired username in the text-box and click Next. It will automatically fill up the computer name.  17. Type your product key in the textbox and click Next. You can also skip this step and simply click next if you want to type the product key later. Windows will run only for 30 days if you do that. 18. Select your desired option for Windows Updates. 19. Select your time, date, and click Next. 20. If you are connected to any network, it will ask you to set the network's location. After that, you are done installing the OS.  Installing Windows 10 Start by booting from the installation media. This may require modifying the boot order in your PC's BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) or UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) firmware. On the Windows Setup screen, select your language, time and currency format, and keyboard layout. Click "Next" to continue. When you reach the installer screen, select "Install Now and follow the instructions to install Windows 10 on your PC. When you see the Activate Windows screen, you'll need to either enter a key or skip it. You may not see this screen if  If you've never installed and activated Windows 10 on this computer before, enter your Windows 10 key here. If you don't have one, but you have a valid Windows 7. 8, or 8.1 key, enter it here instead. If you've previously taken advantage of the free Windows 10 upgrade offer on this PC, click "I don't have a product key". Windows will automatically activate with a "digital license" associated with your PC's hardware on Microsoft's servers once it's installed. When you reach the "Which type of installation do you want?" screen, click "Custom" to perform a clean installation and remove everything on your PC. (If you've changed your mind and want to upgrade your existing installation, you can click "Upgrade".) On the next screen, select the hard drive you want to install Windows on and erase it. If you have multiple partitions on that drive, you may want to erase those as well. Warning: When you delete a partition, you're also deleting all the files on that partition. Be sure you have backups of any important files before doing this! Windows 10 will install itself, and may restart a few times during this LESSON 2. INSTALL AND CONFIGURE PERIPHERAL DEVICES Computer Peripherals/Devices The Computer Peripherals/Devices are the physical, touchable, electronic and mechanical parts of a computer. They are also known as Hardware, which are composed of different devices attached to the computer through the motherboard. Some of its examples are: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, printer and many others. An installation program or installer is a computer program that installs files, such as applications, drivers, or other software, onto a computer. Some installers are specifically made to install the files they contain; other installers are general-purpose and work by reading the contents of the software package to be installed Steps on Installing a Printer Most of the devices connected to the computer are installed instantly the moment they plugged to its ports this process is called Plug & Play. But the printer needs to be installed with a special program before it can be used by the computer. For our example, we will be using an For new printers, follow the manual step by step instructions in unboxing your printer which comes with the product. Step 1: Insert the installer CD to your CD/DVD Drive if you do not have a CD installer download the printer driver from its website and run it as administrator. Step 2: Accept Product License Agreement-tick on the checkbox I agree by the contents of the License Agreement in order to continue with the setup and click Next. Step 3: System Check & Installation the program will check the internet for the latest version of the driver. Click the Next button. Step 4: Installing of the Printer Driver Software - Once done the program will give you two choices. Choose Re-install the essential software if you have Step 5: Printer Setup Click the Next button and follow the instructions of the setup. And keep hitting the Next button until it begins to install the Printer Manual Package. Step 6: Connect your Printer-use the printer cord to connect your printer to the computer. Don't forget to turn on your printer during this process so that the computer can detect it. Once the computer finds the printer the Next button will be activated then click it. Step 7: Print a Test Page the ink system will begin to initialize and prepare the printer for its first test page printing. Click Print Test Page to test the print quality of the printer. Click Next to finish the printer connection setting and proceed to Additional Installation. Step 8: Install Additional Software - the setup will check for additional  LESSON 3. INSTALLING UPDATES It is very important for computer software to be updated. One primary reason is that software updates resolve common problems that are frequently encountered like system errors or on some occasion the slowing down of your PC. These updates also give the user access to new features that come along with the update, making your PC more reliable, flexible, versatile, and productive. How to install Windows 10 updates? Most of the time your operating system does the update automatically for you and all you have to do is schedule an update restart so that it can begin the installation, but if you have set your PC to update Step 1: Click the Windows Icon - it is located on the bottom-left of your screen. Step 2: Click the Settings Icon - it is the next icon from the Power symbol. Step 3: Click Update & Security Step 4: Click Download in the Windows Update panel you will see Updates available if there are new updates that are waiting to be downloaded and installed. Click Download button to start downloading and installing these updates Step 5: Restart your PC will ask you to restart your computer so that the updates will be applied. You may schedule the restart or you may choose to restart right away. Just make sure that you have saved any work that you are doing or close any program that is active. Click Restart now to begin. While your computer is working on its updates, it is advised that you do not turn off the computer or else it will take longer to start. The update might take a while from a few minutes up to an hour or more depending on the update How to install Device Driver updates Device drivers allows your computer to access devices that are connected to your computer. There are cases that when device drivers are not updated, they cause your computer to go Blue Screen which is a type of error prevents your computer to work properly. To prevent this, just like the operating system update, your device driver is automatically updated by your PC whenever new updates are detected. But if you want to manually update a device driver you have to follow the steps below. In this case let us update our graphics card which Step 1: Right-Click the Windows Icon - it is located on the bottom-left of your screen. Step 2: Click Device Manager Step 3: Click Display adapters and Right-click AMD Radeon™ Vega 8 Graphics Step 4: Click Update driver. Step 5: Search for driver the device manager will ask you where to search for the driver update. Step 6: You may choose Search automatically for updated driver software if you want to search online and follow the instructions from the online driver update Step 7: if you have a driver software downloaded somewhere in your PC, choose Browse my computer for driver software and look for the driver software in your computer. You can also click Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer and the computer will show you the compatible hardware for driver software. Hit the Next button to begin the installation and follow the instructions until it is finished. But if you already have the up-to-date driver, the Device manager will tell you that The best drivers for your THANK YOU