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== POST ==
 
When a computer is switched on or reset, it runs through a series of diagnostics called POST - '''P'''ower-'''O'''n '''S'''elf-'''T'''est. This sequence culminates in locating a bootable device, such as a floppyFloppy disk, cdromCD-ROM or a harddiskHard disk in the order that the firmware is configured to.
 
== Master Boot Record ==
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