FIGURE 1.7 A properly seated SD card.
- Plug in the power cord to the Raspberry Pi. Do not attach the power cord to a power source
yet.
By the Way: The Missing On/Off Button
The Raspberry Pi does not have an on/off switch. Therefore, when you plug it into the
power source, it automatically boots.
- Plug your USB keyboard into a USB port on the Raspberry Pi.
- If using HDMI, plug in the HDMI cable to the Raspberry Pi’s HDMI port. With your monitor or
TV powered off, plug the other end of the cable into it. Turn on the monitor or TV. If you are
using a TV, you may have to tune it to use the HDMI port, so do so now.
