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to plug the USB device in or place the DVD in the drive and restart the
computer.</p><p>If the computer does not automatically boot from the USB or DVD you
may need to reconfigure your BIOS Boot Disk priority. Alternatively, you
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<span class="keycap"><strong>Esc</strong></span> for the BIOS, or <span class="keycap"><strong>Esc</strong></span>,
<span class="keycap"><strong>F8</strong></span>, <span class="keycap"><strong>F10</strong></span> or <span class="keycap"><strong>F11</strong></span> for
the boot device menu. These (fairly common) keys are just a selection of
possible options though.</p></div><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>The actual screen that you will first see when booting from the
Live media will depend on whether your computer motherboard is of the
Legacy (BIOS) or UEFI type.</p></div></div><div class="section" title="In BIOS/CSM/Legacy mode"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="biosmode"><!----></a>In BIOS/CSM/Legacy mode</h3></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/live-bootCSM.png" align="middle"/><div class="caption"><p>First screen while booting in BIOS mode</p></div></div><div class="itemizedlist" title="Menu"><p class="title"><b>Menu</b></p><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Boot Mageia</strong></span></p><p>This option will boot the Mageia Live system from the connected
DVD/USB media (expect a very slow system compared to an installed
OS).</p><p>Once the boot is done, you can proceed to the
installation.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="circle"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>+ use non-free video drivers (slower
to boot)</strong></span></p><p>Boot the Mageia Live system using non-free video
drivers</p></li></ul></div></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Install Mageia</strong></span></p><p>This option will install Mageia to a hard disk.</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="circle"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>+ use non-free video drivers (slower
to boot)</strong></span></p><p>Install Mageia using non-free video drivers</p></li></ul></div></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Memory Test</strong></span></p><p>Test the installed RAM by performing multiple read and write
operations. Reboot to end the test.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong> F2 Language</strong></span></p><p>Press <span class="keycap"><strong>F2</strong></span> to have the installer use a specific
language during the installation. Use the arrow keys to select the
language then press <span class="keycap"><strong>Enter</strong></span>.</p></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" title="In UEFI mode"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="uefimode"><!----></a>In UEFI mode</h3></div></div></div><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/live-bootUEFI.png" align="middle"/><div class="caption"><p>First screen while booting in UEFI mode</p></div></div><div class="itemizedlist" title="Menu"><p class="title"><b>Menu</b></p><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Boot Mageia</strong></span></p><p>This option will boot the Mageia Live system from the connected
DVD/USB media (expect a very slow system compared to an installed OS).
Once the boot is done, you can proceed to the installation</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Install Mageia</strong></span></p><p>This option will install Mageia to a hard disk.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong> F2 Language</strong></span></p><p>Press <span class="keycap"><strong>F2</strong></span> to have the installer use a specific
language during the installation. Use the arrow keys to select the
language then press <span class="keycap"><strong>Enter</strong></span>.</p></li></ul></div><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>If you booted from a USB stick, you will see the above menu
options duplicated, and in this case, you should choose from the menu
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