Setup and Startup
Next, let's have a look at the BIOS.
There's nothing unusual here, with all settings at Auto. The first boot is pretty normal.
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The software side of the system is generally clean, without a lot of bloatware. There are 43 processes running, which is about average, and all of the support information is listed prominently. Windows Update is turned on and set to automatic, which we dislike seeing on a gaming machine. The video card drivers were up-to-date at the time of shipping (8.11), and the system was tested at that revision throughout except for Far Cry 2, which was tested with the latest 9.4 drivers.
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