First Boot - Load Fail Safe

[PhilGSmith]

In Rob's assembly instructions it states that when you are doing the first boot, to enter the BIOS and load the fail safe defaults.

Is it necessary to do that, I was going to get all the settings it has before I load the fail safe defaults so I can see what it changes.

[The Wise Monkey]

Fail safe defaults don't change that much. It just resets any overclocking, changes the boot order to default and a few other things.

The reason Rob suggests that is in case the manufacturer has made any changes, which is highly unlikely, but better safe than sorry. :)

[Rob]

The reason I include that step is to get the BIOS settings to a known good state. They could be out of whack for your needs for any number of reasons. But if you'd rather do otherwise then just proceed with caution.

[PhilGSmith]

No that makes good sense, I am curious to see what it changes so will make a note of the changes it makes.

TY