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No bootable device after changing UEFI to Legacy
I'm using an ASUS aspire e 15 laptop with Windows 10 and Ubuntu installed. I wanted to boot from a live USB, but no matter what, it boot even though, the same live USB works on another machine.
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Windows 10 Only Boots In UEFI Mode
I have a problem that seems to be the inverse of most others on the internet. I can boot Windows 10 in UEFI mode, but if I disable Secure Boot and enable CSM, I cannot boot Windows 10.
Ordinarily, I ...
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How to make MBR HDD bootable in UEFI mode?
I have a PC that does not support booting from internal MBR HDD. Currently, it seems only to support booting from GPT partitioned HDD in UEFI mode. It does support booting from external MBR HDD if I ...
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Supermicro MBD-X9DRL-IF-O won't work
It works before, but after I've changed boot to "UEFI only", set boot device to "Built-in UEFI Shell" and enabled "Above 4G" (and maybe done something another), system stuck on code 92 and I can't ...
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How to tell if the Windows Installer boots in EFI or BIOS?
I have a Windows 7 x64 install USB and want to know if the installer has booted into EFI or BIOS mode.
I found a solution here, but it doesn't work since notepad couldn't find:
\Windows\Panther\...
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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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Used mbr2gpt tool on a (I think) non-UEFI machine, can't boot anymore
I found out that an old desktop I had is still working. Last time it was used it had Windows 10 installed, although the hardware is almost 10 years old. I decide I want to have a dual boot with ...
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Lenovo G505s and "Default Boot Device Missing or Boot Failed."
I am Using Lenovo G405s and running Windows 8 on my laptop, and whenever I turn on the laptop this error pops up -
SATA HDD : WDC WD5000LPVT-24G33T1 boot failed SATA ODD :
MATSHITA DVD-RAM ...
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What’s the point of a BIOS password?
I have realised that there is absolutely no point to having a password protecting your BIOS/UEFI menu!
Here are the reasons:
It is the easiest thing to “hack.��
Literally. Anyone can use a jumper and a ...
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Acer Aspire keeps rebooting when bootable USB inserted
So I have an Acer Aspire V5-131 and long story short (really, it's a long story!), I decided to do a complete wipe of the HDD (using dban). So right now the HDD is absolutely wiped, there's nothing on ...
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Unable to access BIOS after enabling secure boot (no screen output)
I disabled CSM and enabled secure boot on my Gigabyte Aorus b550 AC with a EVGA GTX 1080.
Every time I boot up my machine, it boots straight into Windows (dual-boot system with ReFind as bootloader) ...
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UEFI boot is disabled, disabling Legacy boot does not work
On my computer, I enabled Legacy boot to use older operating systems (even though I did not install any). A few weeks later, I could not find UEFI boot on my hard drive. I get "Notebook Hard Drive" is ...
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Can't find installed linux in bootmenu
I just tried to install Linux server to my ThinkCentre m92p. First I tried to install Ubuntu server. Installation was completed successfully, but I couldn't find anything to boot in my boot menu. Then ...
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SATA Devices not showing up when in UEFI mode
I'm trying to install Windows and the bios should be set to UEFI mode. The problem is that all SATA devices aren't showing up (shows as if there aren't any) so I can't boot from the installation CD (...
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My UEFI doesn't boot normally after a normal CMOS reset
It started with my computer hanging at the posting screen (the HP logo with a text under it that says: "protected by hp sure start"), it kept hanging for MINUTES before it goes to boot my OS....
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