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How to Install FreeBSD - FreeBSD 7 i386 installation guide

This is a document for installing FreeBSD 7.0 on a dedicated i386 machine. If you need a preconfigured FreeBSD Dedicated Server you can visit our hosting section where we list dedicated hosting services that offer FreeBSD machines with managed or unmanaged hosting.
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Before starting the FreeBSD installation – things to prepare
This document is a guide to install FreeBSD 7 using an installation CD/DVD, please make sure your computer has a CD/DVD drive and you've got a FreeBSD 7 installation CD/DVD.

If the computer needs to connect to a network, you need to following information to configure the network adapter:

IP address
IP address of the default gateway
Hostname
DNS server IP addresses
Subnet Mask

Begin the FreeBSD Installation:

1.turn on your computer
2.put the installation CD in the CDROM
3.computer should start booting from this installation CD and you’ll see a screen like the following:

OS boot image

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