export const bootSetupSteps = [ { id: 0, title: "PC First Boot & Setup Overview", description: "Overview of BIOS setup, Windows installation, drivers, and activation", duration: "15–30 minutes", difficulty: "Easy", tools: [], content: `This guide walks through setting up a brand-new PC from first power-on to a fully working Windows system with proper drivers and no unnecessary bloatware.`, tips: [ "Watch the full process once before following along", "Pause the video during each step to avoid mistakes", ], warnings: [], commonMistakes: [ "Skipping an overview and diving straight into installation", "Not having all tools and drivers ready beforehand", ], completed: false, }, { id: 1, title: "First Power On & Enter BIOS", description: "Boot the PC and access BIOS settings", duration: "5 minutes", difficulty: "Easy", tools: ["Keyboard", "Monitor"], content: `Turn on the PC with no bootable drive installed. The system should enter BIOS automatically. If not, reboot and press DEL, F2, or ESC during startup.`, tips: ["BIOS layouts differ by motherboard brand"], warnings: ["Do not change settings you don’t understand"], commonMistakes: [ "Pressing keys too late and missing BIOS entry", "Forgetting to check motherboard manual for key combinations", ], completed: false, }, { id: 2, title: "Enable XMP / Memory Profile", description: "Run RAM at its rated speed", duration: "5 minutes", difficulty: "Medium", tools: [], content: `In BIOS, enable XMP (Extreme Memory Profile) so your RAM runs at its advertised speed. DDR4 usually defaults to ~2666 MHz and DDR5 to 4800 MHz.`, tips: [ "Use Advanced Mode in BIOS for more control", "Select Profile 1 for most systems", ], warnings: ["Incorrect memory settings may cause boot issues"], commonMistakes: [ "Forgetting to save BIOS settings before exit", "Selecting the wrong XMP profile causing instability", ], completed: false, }, { id: 3, title: "Disable Automatic Driver Utilities", description: "Prevent unwanted bloatware", duration: "5 minutes", difficulty: "Easy", tools: [], content: `Disable motherboard features that automatically download driver utilities (e.g., Gigabyte Control Center, MSI Driver Utility). These can install bloatware.`, tips: [ "Look under Settings → IO Ports or similar", "This option varies by motherboard brand", ], warnings: ["Leaving this enabled may install unwanted software"], commonMistakes: [ "Leaving utilities enabled and installing bloatware unknowingly", "Not checking all automatic download options", ], completed: false, }, { id: 4, title: "Create Windows 11 Installation USB", description: "Prepare a bootable Windows USB", duration: "10–15 minutes", difficulty: "Easy", tools: ["USB drive (8GB or larger)", "Another PC"], content: `Download Microsoft’s Windows 11 Media Creation Tool and use it to create a bootable USB drive. This will erase all data on the USB.`, tips: ["Use a USB 3.0 drive for faster installation"], warnings: ["All USB data will be deleted"], commonMistakes: [ "Using a USB drive with important files still on it", "Not setting the USB drive as bootable correctly", ], completed: false, }, { id: 5, title: "Install Windows 11", description: "Install Windows on your SSD", duration: "15–20 minutes", difficulty: "Easy", tools: ["Keyboard", "Mouse"], content: `Boot from the USB drive, select language and keyboard, choose Windows edition, and install Windows to your SSD. You can skip entering a product key.`, tips: ["Windows Home is sufficient for most users"], warnings: ["Make sure you select the correct drive"], commonMistakes: [ "Selecting the wrong drive and erasing important data", "Interrupting installation mid-process", ], completed: false, }, { id: 6, title: "Windows Setup & Privacy Choices", description: "Finish initial Windows configuration", duration: "10 minutes", difficulty: "Easy", tools: [], content: `Complete Windows setup, choose region and keyboard, and carefully decline optional features like backups, phone linking, and trials to keep the system clean.`, tips: [ "Read each screen carefully", "Skip anything you don’t need", ], warnings: [], commonMistakes: [ "Accepting all defaults and installing unwanted features", "Skipping privacy options leading to data sharing", ], completed: false, }, { id: 7, title: "Optional: Install Windows Without Microsoft Account", description: "Create a local account using Rufus", duration: "15–20 minutes", difficulty: "Medium", tools: ["Rufus", "Windows 11 ISO"], content: `Use Rufus to create a Windows USB that bypasses Microsoft account requirements and disables data collection. This method may change over time.`, tips: ["Works as of May 2025"], warnings: ["Microsoft may block this method in future updates"], commonMistakes: [ "Not using the latest Rufus version", "Selecting wrong ISO options causing boot failure", ], completed: false, }, { id: 8, title: "Install Motherboard Drivers Manually", description: "Install essential motherboard drivers", duration: "15 minutes", difficulty: "Medium", tools: ["Internet connection"], content: `Download drivers directly from your motherboard’s support page. Install audio, chipset, LAN, and storage drivers individually.`, tips: [ "Avoid bundled control software", "Reboot when prompted", ], warnings: ["Installing utilities may add bloatware"], commonMistakes: [ "Installing all bundled apps including bloatware", "Skipping reboot between driver installations", ], completed: false, }, { id: 9, title: "Enable Required BIOS Features", description: "Enable features needed for drivers", duration: "5 minutes", difficulty: "Medium", tools: [], content: `Re-enter BIOS to enable features like Intel Dynamic Tuning or AI accelerators if required for certain drivers.`, tips: ["Only enable features you need"], warnings: ["Changing BIOS settings carries some risk"], commonMistakes: [ "Enabling unnecessary features causing instability", "Forgetting to save BIOS settings", ], completed: false, }, { id: 10, title: "Install Graphics Card Driver", description: "Install latest GPU driver", duration: "10 minutes", difficulty: "Easy", tools: ["Internet connection"], content: `Download GPU drivers directly from NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel. Avoid installing optional apps or software bundles.`, tips: [ "Choose driver-only installs when possible", "Use Custom Install if available", ], warnings: ["Extra software may add background processes"], commonMistakes: [ "Installing extra apps bundled with driver", "Not restarting after driver installation", ], completed: false, }, { id: 11, title: "Activate Windows", description: "Activate Windows using a product key", duration: "5 minutes", difficulty: "Easy", tools: ["Product key (optional)"], content: `Activate Windows via Settings. You can use a Microsoft account license or enter a purchased product key. Windows works without activation but with limited personalization.`, tips: ["Activation watermark disappears after activation"], warnings: [], commonMistakes: [ "Skipping activation and expecting full personalization", "Using invalid product keys causing errors", ], completed: false, }, { id: 12, title: "Setup Complete", description: "Your PC is ready to use", duration: "2 minutes", difficulty: "Easy", tools: [], content: `Your PC is now fully set up with Windows, proper drivers, and minimal bloatware. You’re ready to install apps and games.`, tips: ["Create a restore point before installing software"], warnings: [], commonMistakes: [ "Not creating a restore point before major installations", "Installing unnecessary software immediately, adding clutter", ], completed: false, }, ]