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  2. Power-on self-test - Wikipedia

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    Typical POST screen (AMI BIOS) Typical UEFI-compliant BIOS POST screen (Phoenix Technologies BIOS) Summary screen after POST and before booting an operating system (AMI BIOS) A power-on self-test ( POST ) is a process performed by firmware or software routines immediately after a computer or other digital electronic device is powered on.

  3. Screen of death - Wikipedia

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    On the PlayStation 2, the red screen of death bears similarities to the regular startup, such as the pitched-down menu screen audio and its subsequent ambient noises, alongside a faint whistle. After the normal startup, a red screen will appear with a message saying "Please insert a PlayStation or PlayStation 2 format

  4. Booting process of Android devices - Wikipedia

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    The booting process of Android devices starts at the power-on of the SoC (system on a chip) and ends at the visibility of the home screen, or special modes like recovery and fastboot. [ a ] The boot process of devices that run Android is influenced by the firmware design of the SoC manufacturers.

  5. Pairing (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Pairing, sometimes known as bonding, is a process used in computer networking that helps set up an initial linkage between computing devices to allow communications between them. The most common example is used in Bluetooth , [ 1 ] where the pairing process is used to link devices like a Bluetooth headset with a mobile phone .

  6. Blue screen of death - Wikipedia

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    Windows 3.1 displays a black screen of death instead of a blue one. [21] Some versions of macOS (notably OS X Lion) display a black screen of death instead of a kernel panic, usually pointed to a graphics card or sleep/wake issue, [40] it may also display a black screen when the operating system fails to boot properly. [41]

  7. ADAC MX Masters - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the beginning of the ADAC MX Masters, the International German Motocross Championship existed as the highest level of the sport in Germany in various forms since the early 1950s. As a reaction to difficult conditions for the sport within the county, ADAC Sports President Hermann Tomczyk along with Dieter Porsch and former racer Dietmar ...

  8. Macintosh startup - Wikipedia

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    The startup sequence provides auditory and visual symbols of the computer's status and condition as it powers up, providing users with immediate feedback on the machine's soundness. Additionally, they allow the user to quickly identify any potential problems and take any appropriate actions to rectify faults.

  9. GeForce 2 series - Wikipedia

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    The successor to the GeForce 2 (non-MX) line is the GeForce 3. The non-MX GeForce 2 line was reduced in price and saw the addition of the GeForce 2 Ti, in order to offer a mid-range alternative to the high-end GeForce 3 product. Later, both the GeForce 2 and GeForce 2 MX lines were replaced with the GeForce4 MX.