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Help with booting my PC for the first time?

I have built my first gaming PC and I have a few questions about booting it for the first time.

1). Can I use a TV instead of a monitor?

2). Does it matter if I use HDMI or DVI?

3). Do I hook up my TV into the motherboard or the video card for the first boot?

4). There is a port on my video card and I don't know where to hook it up. What do I do with it?

Looks like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/112443033@N07/1154734...

5). I have two system fans and there is only one port for the system fan o the motherboard. Can I just use these cables: http://www.flickr.com/photos/112443033@N07/1154728...

6). What do I do if it doesn't boot?

7). Can I use a pirated version of Win. 7?

8). Will the WIFI get in the way of the video card fan? (I have a bigger one blowing over it).

http://www.flickr.com/photos/112443033@N07/1154729...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/112443033@N07/1154732...

9). Should I disconnect the WIFI and the system fans for the first boot?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/112443033@N07/1154742...

Pictures of the PC: http://www.flickr.com/photos/112443033@N07/with/11...

Please tell me if everything seems correct and if anything's wrong, thanks.

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  • 7 years ago
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    I have built my first gaming PC and I have a few questions about booting it for the first time.

    1). Can I use a TV instead of a monitor? - I wouldn't, the resolution on a PC monitor is far greater than a TV set.

    2). Does it matter if I use HDMI or DVI? - Not really, with PC I prefer to use DVI.

    3). Do I hook up my TV into the motherboard or the video card for the first boot? - Sometimes graphics cards are automatically picked up, so graphics card should be okay if it doesn't work then just swap over and then swap back.

    4). There is a port on my video card and I don't know where to hook it up. What do I do with it? Picture deleted so can't help.

    5). I have two system fans and there is only one port for the system fan o the motherboard. Can I just use these cables. - Can't see this.

    6). What do I do if it doesn't boot? - Come back on here and give us any error message and tell us what's happening then we can help again.

    7). Can I use a pirated version of Win. 7? Not supposed to say anything.

    8). Will the WIFI get in the way of the video card fan? (I have a bigger one blowing over it). Shouldn't be an issue.

    9). Should I disconnect the WIFI and the system fans for the first boot? - No.

    Hope this helps.

    ~Mr Rochey~

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