Dos. Boot_Media_Tools_&_Info. Microsoft_Boot_Disks. Bootdisk.Com. How Computers Boot Up. The previous post described motherboards and the memory map in Intel computers to set the scene for the initial phases of boot.
Booting is an involved, hacky, multi-stage affair – fun stuff. Here’s an outline of the process: Things start rolling when you press the power button on the computer (no!