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BIOS only shows Manjaro installed usb devices
I have a laptop that came with Windows 10 and I wiped the disk to install Arch. But I screwed up on the bootloader or grub stuff (probably) and It didn't boot. So after that I decided to install ...
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Linux shows I am using BIOS, when my motherboard runs UEFI
I ran into some boot problems on my ubuntu server installation.
Linux version 5.4.0-81-generic (buildd@lgw01-amd64-052) (gcc version 9.3.0 (Ubuntu 9.3.0-17ubuntu1~20.04))
[GPT partition not showing up ...
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Can't boot into bios Samsung NP300E5Z
I recently changed the bios settings to allow to boot UEFI so that I can install Linux. After installation I can no longer boot to bios using F2 I even tried F10 to bring up boot menu but nothing ...
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Asus to set USB boot style from UEFI/EFI to BIOS
On my Asus laptop,
I've disabled the Secure Boot Control, and
I've enabled [Launch CSM] (Compatibility Support Module)
I partitioned my HD using MBR
All my systems on my Asus laptop are boot from ...
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Is there an UEFI with NVRAM entries editor [closed]
As topic states - is anyone aware of an UEFI (incorrectly still called BIOS) for a modern motherboard which provides NVRAM boot entries editor?
The question is not about "how can I edit those ...
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Dell E5430 BIOS menu says "File System Not Found!" when I click "Add Boot Option"
I have two Dell E5430 laptops, and I'm encountering this problem on both of them:
When I boot up the system I press F12 and then select BIOS settings. Within the BIOS settings I navigate to the page ...
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Is my laptop equipped with a BIOS or UEFI?
So I googled to see if I had BIOS or UEFI. In Windows 10, I go to System Information and see that my BIOS Mode is UEFI. I restarted my laptop (Asus X412FJ) and pressed F2, but the Legacy BIOS remained....
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Update Dell XPS 13 POST Bitmap Image
I have a Dell XPS 13 9360 running multiple OS's (Win10, Ubuntu and Arch) and would like to change the image displayed when the computer boots up and performs a Power On Self Test.
Currently, it just ...
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Computer doesn't POST after enabling Secure Boot
I wanted to enable Secure Boot to check if my PC Is compatible with Windows 11, and in order to do that, the UEFI firmware asked me to choose a Protocol/Publisher/Platform key (I don't remember ...
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Windows 10 restore failed, laptop unusable
My Dell Inspiron 15 7559 was working fine, but since it is 5 years old I tried to restore Microsoft Windows to factory settings, however, the process failed and now I cannot access Windows anymore.
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FreeDOS Boot File - My BIOS Requires Exact File
Dell's Alienware BIOS requires that you specify an EXACT FILE before allowing you to add a bootable entry (what a pita, but that's a different matter). Anyhow, I don't know that much about the boot ...
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Reset corrupted NVRAM on Samsung NP530U3C
Problem: NVRAM is corrupted and that throws ACPI error which prevents any modern Windows or Windows PE from booting with BSOD. It seems that it is right as described HERE + ACPI BSOD error.
What I ...
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Manjaro UEFI installation - Unable to find boot partition after reboot
Hope everyone is safe during these times! I have a Dell Optiplex 3060 Micro Form Factor. I changed the BIOS settings to what I know it should be for a Linux installation - disable Secure Boot, disable ...
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Computer BIOS boot with UEFI
I recently bought a refurbished Dell Optiplex 7010 tower and I upgraded the BIOS version of the computer to a recent one released in 2018 {A29}. So I read some graphics card are not compatible with ...
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Ubuntu 20 dual boot installation Error : No firmware reserved region can cover this
I was trying to install ubuntu-20.02 (using Pendrive) dual boot in HP-notebook-15-ac101tu with windows 10, a little old machine. At first, I didn't know to look for BIOS/UEFI, so tried bios ...
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