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Cannot boot win 8.1 without install cd
I've formatted my HP laptop and installed a new win 8.1 from dvd. But now I cannot boot from hard drive unless the install CD is presented.
There's an error message displayed when booting in non ...
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Asus HD 7750 - The VGA card is not supported by UEFI driver.
I installed windows 8 on my pc with uefi enabled.
After installing it when i am turning off the CMS and enabling secure boot, i am getting this message.
"The VGA card is not supported by UEFI driver."...
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UEFI vs. ARM TrustZone
I understand UEFI has a Secure Boot feature that is now for all Win 8 (tablets, and smartphones). How does this fit in with ARM's TrustZone for example? Is UEFI like a firmware TPM that can sit as a ...
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Is it possible to make a EFI file to boot Yumi USB flash drive?
2 days ago I've bought an HP Envy laptop, which comes with Windows 8 pre-installed.
Before that I were using Yumi USB flash drive with a dozen of boot options to set-up the computers (e.g. re-...
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HP Split X2 - Clean install of Windows 8
I would like to install a clean install of Windows 8 Enterprise on my HP Split X2 (it has the new UEFI/Secure Boot). Thus far all of my attempts have been unsuccessful... I've tried Secure Boot ...
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Does CentOS 6.4 Support UEFI and SECURE BOOT Fully?
Does Minimal Edition of CentOS 6.4 support UEFI & SECURE BOOT fully?
I want to install it besides Windows 8. Now does it install normally or does it not support UEFI & SECURE BOOT fully yet?
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Installing Windows 8 from DVD (or USB) - Toshiba
I would like to do a clean install of Windows 8. I do not want to use the OEM stuff or do a Windows recovery. I have burned the ISO to a USB drive and when I boot, hit f12, and select USB I get "...
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How to re-sign the Windows boot loader to re-enable secure boot on an HP laptop?
I just purchased a "HP Pavilion 15-B055ca (C7C80UA#ABL) Ultrabook" from my local computer store the other day, as well as an SSD hard drive.
I removed the original 500GB HDD, installed a 120GB SSD, ...
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If I buy a computer with Windows 8 and Secure Boot, will I still be able to install Linux?
I've heard a lot about how Microsoft is implementing UEFI Secure Boot in Windows 8. Apparently it prevents "unauthorized" bootloaders from running on the computer, to prevent malware. There's a ...
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Is it possible to downgrade an OEM Windows 8 install to Windows 7?
I recently purchased an ASUS K55A. Like all Windows 8 machines, it come with a UEFI feature called Secure Boot. This basically makes sure that the laptop won't load anything other than the Windows 8 ...
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Windows 8 Secureboot: How do you bootup from another device such as cd/dvd drive or usb flash etc.?
On PC's and laptops running an older OS, this is just a simple matter of going into the BIOS and setting the boot sequence and putting the boot cd/dvd in the drive. In many cases you can even just hit ...
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Booting CDs/USB devices after installing Windows 8
I recently installed Windows 8 on one of my four primary partitions. I had two partitions for Windows 7 (boot and os), one for the Windows System Recovery Environment and the last for Ubuntu. I was ...
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Can I enable Secure Boot on a computer where Windows 8 was not preinstalled?
Despite all the hate surrounding Secure Boot, I frankly think it's a good idea, if it can be turned off by the user (which it can be on non-ARM systems). My laptop didn't have Windows 8 installed, but ...
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