启动过程启动过程包含下面的一些步骤：启动一个系统的初始步骤是上电自检（Power On Self Test，POST）。其目的是验证基本硬件是否处于正常的工作状态。同时初始化内存、键盘、通信，以及音频设备。您可以看到在屏幕上显示了所有的这些设备。在这个步骤中，您可以按下功能键，以选择不同的启动列表。这个阶段中所显示的 LED 值是模型特定的。硬件和软件方面的问题都可能使得系统无法启动。注意：基于 MCI 体系结构的旧系统在这个步骤之前还将执行一个附加的步骤，即所谓的内建自检（Built In Self Test，BIST）。对于基于 PCI 体系结构的系统，不再需要执行这个步骤。
本环境是SQL Server 2005 Standard Version 64-bit 和 SQL Server 2008 Standard Version 64-bit 双实例同时安装在一个Windows Server 2008 Standard Version 64-bit OS上： Windows Server 2008 Standard Version 64-bit
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