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Changed UEFI from Legacy to UEFI Boot and now I can't boot Windows
I've changed UEFI from Legacy to UEFI Boot using MBR2GPT, setting the boot option to the hard drive, but after mbr2gpt finished, I received an error about an XML file, which I ignored. Upon rebooting, ...
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How to boot from DVD when BIOS only have Windows Boot Manager as option?
I think the problem is is recently switched to UEFI when I had to reinstall windows 10.
But now I cannot boot to my dvd drive? the bios only shows 1 option, Windows Boot Manager. And the only options ...
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Unable to change from UEFI to Legacy Mode
i have a Acer Aspire 5 A515-44 with Windows 10 Pre-installed , but I need for my Car Diagnostic Programs Windows 7. So I decided to work with a Virtual Machine installed Win 7 but the programs won't ...
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Understanding UEFI [closed]
When searching the internet for UEFI, I found two types of articles: one type "explains" to me that UEFI is the modern alternative to MBR booting, that it's widely supported by now and that ...
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GPT disk not recognized by firmware
My motherboard is BIOSTAR H81MHv3, its BIOS/UEFI/Firmware/Whatever is Aptio Setup Utility Version 2.15.1231 Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc.
I have four disks, all Seagate Hard Disk Drives:...
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ASUS Zenbook - Bootloader doesn't recognize Windows 10
I've scoured the internet trying to find a solution to this.
I've a ASUS Zenbook UX430UAR. I am not able to access the BIOS. I believe it's because I had fast-boot enabled when Windows 10 was on this. ...
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HDD doesn't boot despite being recognized on bios (uefi)
The only thing I did was disconnect physically the HDD(with the pc off of course) to check some info like the rpm, vendor, etc, but then I forgot to reconnect it and when I turned on my pc it only ...
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Boot to two different systems (including hardware) from a single drive
I've been using a SSD with Windows 10 which boots in UEFI/GPT mode on my laptop. For a while I decided to switch to my desktop PC which has no SSD of it's own. In order to improve responsiveness of ...
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How does a PC know what initial boot loading image to display when it starts up?
I have clean installed two laptops now, with Windows 10: An Asus laptop and a Lenovo laptop. However, for both installs — I noticed that the PC’s still display the Asus loading image when booting and ...
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Windows 10 Freeze on Logo at startup, safe mode and usb installation without loading circle
today my new PC arrived and, as lucky as I am, I got some problems.
First things first, the hardware:
Gainward RTX 3060 Ti
16 GB Ballistix RAM 2666 MHz
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
MSI A520M-A Pro
A Crucial SSD ...
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Unable to boot from thumbdrive containing Windows setup
I just completed my build in an H510 with the following parts:
B550 Aorus Pro AC
Ryzen 5 5600X
Asus Dual OC RTX 3070
WD Black SN750 (1 TB)
TridentZ RGB 16 GB (DDR4 3600 MHz)
Masterliquid ML240L V2
G....
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Do I have BIOS or UEFI?
As the title says, I want to know if I have BIOS or UEFI. I want to know if I have to use MBR or GPT partitioning schemes for a bootable USB. I have Windows 10 on my PC.
According to Windows's System ...
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Why not install UEFI and BIOS operating systems on same PC?
I have read in several places that you should avoid installing UEFI and BIOS OSes, even on different disks. Why?
I need to install a BIOS operating system, and also an UEFI OS, on the same PC. So I am ...
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Ubutnu 20.04 fresh install / no bootable device
I have recently installed a fresh Ubuntu 20.04 from a live USB completely formatting my hard drive. However, the installed OS does not register with the UEFI and it does not even try to boot -- fails ...
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Can't change the boot order in BIOS
I recently bought a Thinkpad X230. I want to install a Linux distro on it, but I've been unable to change the boot order in the BIOS to boot from USB. I can access the BIOS, but I can't edit the order ...
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