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What is POST?

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Friday November 27, 2009
You've probably heard the term. You've probably read it in an article on the Internet. But what is POST. In essence, it's what makes your computer start. Without it, you'd have an expensive paperweight on your hands. Doc explains what exactly

POST or Power On Self Test

is.

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- POST stands for "Power On Self Test."

- It's the computers way to test components before letting the boot continue.

- During POST things like RAM, hard drives, peripherals, and more at tested.

- If while booting you get a keyboard error, for example, it was discovered by the POST.

- Once the POST has completed successfully it hands off control so the operating system can begin to load.

- If there are problems the POST will alert you of them.
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