After you have chosen the size of your primary boot partition (at least 50GB is recommended),
select that partition and press ‘Next’. Windows will then inform you that it will also create
additional partitions for system files. Windows 8 will then start the installation process. Depending on hardware performance, Windows 8 will take between 10 – 25 minutes to complete the
installation. Your PC will reboot several times during the installation process.
It is recommended that after the first reboot, you return to BIOS and re-order the boot priority,
selecting the drive you are installing Windows 8 onto as the first boot device. At this stage you
may remove the installation DVD or USB stick.
Once the installation process has completed we must then install the hardware device drivers.
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river Installation
In order to function correctly, the hardware components of the board (Chipset, Network and
Audio chips for example) need a small piece of software known as a ‘driver’ to correctly
interface with the Windows OS. All GIGABYTE motherboards come with a utility disk which
includes a GIGABYTE Xpress Install - a simplified, automated driver installation process that is
much less time-consuming than a manual installation requiring several re-boots. GIGABYTE
Xpress Install can also be used to install a range of GIGABYTE Apps which can help you get the
most out of your PC.
Once the operating system and drivers are installed, you can then begin installing your favorite
software applications, many of which are available for free, including a range of open source
developed applications including web browsers, media and entertainment playback applications
and many others.
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