INSTALLATION OF AN OPERATING SYSTEM

Before proceeding to install an operating system

must be taken into account

The minimum hardware requirements required by the system

operational. Generally, all operating systems, in
all their versions provide information about them
minimum hardware characteristics that must be met by the
equipment on which it will be installed. These characteristics
minimums usually refer to the elements:
Type and speed of the processor.
RAM memory capacity.
Hard drive capacity. Number and type of partitions.
• Features of the video card.
Necessary devices (DVD reader, network card, etc.).
–Características del equipo.- Además de saber si el
the equipment meets the required hardware specifications
for the operation of the operating system, it is necessary to
to know
Disks, partitions, types, and operating systems
previously installed.
The partitions involved in the installation of the new OS.
The final design of partitions, with capacities and types, that
it is intended to achieve.
-Licenses.- It is necessary to know the type of license required
to be able to use the OS in accordance with current legislation.
-Boot managers.-they are the programs that
used on equipment with multiple operating systems installed for
select, at startup, the OS that should be loaded. In
function of previously installed operating systems, and
Those that will be installed in the future, it should be known what will be.
the boot manager program that will be used and if
these characteristics allow the startup from any operating system.

MaX includes the GRUB boot manager in its distribution.

that will allow the start of any installed operating system with
precedence and of the MaX itself.)

(** Windows includes a boot manager that

only allows starting from other systems
Windows. This boot manager can make inaccessible
other installed systems that are not from Microsoft. In the
In the event that there should coexist systems within the same system.
Microsoft operations and free systems like MaX, are
recomiendainstalar en primer lugar los de Microsoft y al final
MaX, since GRUB will include options to be able to boot
from any of them.
Backups.- it is essential to make a copy of
data security of a disk before proceeding to
install an OS. The installation of operating systems is
the operation that most frequently produces disasters
in the information that previously contained the disc. A
wrong partitioning or a compatibility issue
they can cause the loss of information from a
partition.
Applications to install - The type of applications to install and
their capacity requirements will determine the O.S. and the
capacities of the partitions to be used. For example, if
the use of a DVD recording program is expected
it should be taken into account that, although the program itself does not

needs special benefits, the first phase of the

recording consists of transferring the information to the hard drive
DVD parade then able to pass it, in a second phase, to
a new DVD; therefore, the program requires about 5 GB
of free disk space.
Different partitions for the system and for the
Data. It is advised to have the operating system on different partitions.
and the user data. This provision facilitates the
making backups and, furthermore, in case of
having to reinstall the operating system is not necessary
have to transfer all the data to an external device
and relocate them again after the installation. The
the inconvenience is having to calculate the space that is
will be allocated to each of the two partitions.

-Supported installation methods.-In addition to the

typical installation in which the administrator user performs
the installation from the system DVDs,
existencircunstancias que pueden hacer aconsejable el uso
of more sophisticated installation techniques. A typical case is
the installation of the OS on a large number of machines.
Some of the most commonly used techniques are:
• Use of files with the required information by
the system during installation. This type of installations
they are called unattended because they do not require presence
user's physics during installation. The information
required during the installation is taken from a
file prepared in advance. The user only
start the installation process, which is usually carried out
through an instruction that contains an option
to specify the file that contains the answers.
•Installation from a server. The system software
operativo se encuentraen un equipo de la red y el
the user will only need to have a system of
start.
In order to install an operating system, it is necessary to follow
several steps:
ON WINDOWS

[Link] the installation disk. To install a system

new operating system in Windows, you must have the tool of
operating system installation on a DVD, and the disk to its
once inserted into the computer. In case you do not have
a version of the operating system that you want to install, you will be able to
download one of the following operating systems:
Windows 10, Windows 7, and Windows 8.

2. Restart the computer. Hold down the button of

"Turning on" the computer to turn it off, wait a few
a few seconds and press the "Power" button again
to restart the computer.
3. Wait for the first home screen to appear.
computer. When the home screen appears, you will have
a few moments to be able to press the key of
configuration. The best thing is to press the configuration key
as soon as the computer starts.
[Link] and hold Delete or F2 to enter the page of the
BIOS. It is possible that the key you need to press is
different. If this is the case, use it. This will load the
computer BIOS page, from which you will be able to
Select the disk or installation drive. Usually
The 'F' keys are usually used to access the BIOS. These are
they are found at the top of the keyboard, although it is
It is possible that you have to search and also press the Fn key.
from the appropriate 'F' key.

5. Look for the "Boot Order" section.

this section is usually found on the main page of the BIOS,
although you may need to use the arrow keys to
navigate through the "Boot" or "Advanced" tabs
Advanced
6. Select the location from which you want to start the
computer. In this case, you will start the computer from
the disk drive or from an external drive, such as a
flash memory.
Move the location you want to the top of the
list. Normally you should press the + key after
select the starting location you want to use until
place it at the beginning of the "Boot Order" list.
8. Save the settings and exit the BIOS. Look for a key with the
name "Save and Exit" ("Guardar y salir") in the list of
BIOS keys. Press the correct key to save the
settings and exit the BIOS.
9. Restart the computer. When the computer starts up
again select the disk or flash drive as
starting location, which will mean that it will begin to install
the operating system.
[Link] the instructions that appear on the screen.
You will need to follow different steps to install each system.
operational, so just follow the instructions that
appear on screen to complete the installation.
Operations
How do you install an operating system?
In order to install an operating system, one must follow
various steps:

IN WINDOWS
1. Insert the installation disk. To install a system
new operating system in Windows, you need to have the tool of
installation of the operating system on a DVD, and the disk to your
once inserted into the computer. In case you do not have
a version of the operating system you want to install, you will be able to
download one of the following operating systems:
Windows 10, Windows 7 and Windows 8.
2. Restart the computer. Hold down the button of
Turning on the computer to turn it off, wait a few
a few seconds and press the "Power" button again
to restart the computer.
3. Wait for the first home screen to appear.
computer. When the home screen appears, you will have
a few moments to be able to press the key of
Settings. The best thing is to press the configuration key.
as soon as the computer starts up.
4. Press and hold Delete or F2 to enter the page of the
BIOS. It is possible that the key you need to press is
different. If that is the case, use it. This will load the
computer BIOS page, from which you will be able to
select the disk or installation unit. Normally
The 'F' keys are usually used to access the BIOS. These keys
they are found at the top of the keyboard, although it is
It is possible that you have to search and press the Fn key as well.
from the appropriate 'F' key.

5. Look for the 'Boot Order' section.

sección suele encontrarse en la página principal de la BIOS,
although you may need to use the arrow keys to
navigate through the 'Boot' or 'Advanced' tabs
Advanced
[Link] the location from which you want to start the
computer. In this case, you will start the computer from
the disk drive or from an external drive, such as a
flash memory.
7. Move the location you want to the top of the
list. Normally you should press the + key after
select the starting location you want to use until
place it at the beginning of the 'Boot Order' list.

8. Save the settings and exit the BIOS. Look for a key with the
name 'Save and Exit' in the list of
BIOS keys. Press the correct key to save the
settings and exit the BIOS.
9. Restart the computer. When the computer starts up
again select the disk or flash memory as
starting location, which will mean that it will start to install
the operating system.
10. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
You will need to follow different steps to install each system.
operational, so just follow the instructions that
appear on screen to complete the installation.

On MAC
1. Restart the Mac. Press and hold the "Power" button.
from the Mac until the computer turns off and press it
again to start the Mac. In case the Mac is already
off, simply press the "Power" button to
start it. You will need internet access to carry this out.
process on the Mac.
2. Press the Command keys at the same time,
Option and R. You should start doing this before
the sound of the Mac startup rings.
[Link] the keys when you see the globe icon.
Do it once the image of a globe appears
spinning and the message 'Starting Recovery. It may be that
require a few moments. You may be asked to
select a wireless network and enter the password
from the network before continuing.

4. Wait for the operating system of the Mac to download.

This process will take from a few minutes to about
how many hours depending on the internet connection and the
own operating system. The Mac will download the system
operating system that came installed by default.

5. Select a location for the installation. On the page

from the operating system, click on the drive icon
disk of the Mac, which will be a gray grid in the center of
the page.
[Link] on Install.
[Link] for the operating system to be installed. Again,
this will take anywhere from a few minutes to several hours
depending on the Mac and the operating system. Once it
complete the installation, the Mac will restart with the new one
operating system.
Access Windows Startup Settings in
PC configuration
Quickly slide your finger from the right edge of the
screen, press Settings and then press Change
PC configuration.
(If using a mouse, point to the lower right corner of the
screen, move the pointer up, click on
configuracióny, a continuación, haga clic en Cambiar
PC configuration.

In PC Settings, press or click on Update and

recover and then in Recovery.

In Advanced Startup, press or click Restart now.

Once the team restarts, on the screen Choose a

option, press or click on Troubleshoot. If you don't see the
startup configuration option, press or click on Options
advanced.

Press or click on startup settings and restart.

On the Startup Settings screen, choose the setting

from the start that you want.

Log in to your PC with a user account that has

administrator rights.
TIME DATE CONFIGURATION, LANGUAGE:
Click the Start button and then on Control Panel
control. Click on Clock, Language, and Region, then,
click on Regional and Language Options. The will appear
dialog box Regional Options and Languages. In the
Formats tab, in Current Format, click on
Customize this format.