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Possible to install 64-bit Windows on 32-bit UEFI?
I recently purchased an HP Stream 7, which I was led to believe would have Windows 8.1 64-bit installed. However, it has 32-bit Windows, even though it has a 64-bit processor. Installing 64-bit has ...
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On consumer grade laptops what is the significance of “RAID ON” option in the firmware?
On few consumer laptops I have noticed that the laptop’s firmware provides an option for RAID.
Firmware -> SATA Operation -> RAID ON or AHCI (AHCI and RAID ON are mutually exclusive)
The ...
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Is it possible to update BIOS to UEFI?
I just ran the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant on an older machine (just for fun) and was informed that due to lack of UEFI firmware, Secure Boot would not be supported.
Is it possible for motherboard ...
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System found unauthorized changes on the firmware
I have a PC with an Asus motherboard running Windows 7 Pro.
Yesterday I installed latest Windows updates, restarted, and shortly afterwards hibernated the machine.
This morning on un-hibernating I ...
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UEFI with MBR partition table?
I want to convert the current GPT partition table to MBR on my laptop which uses UEFI.
Is it safe it use UEFI with MBR partition table?
Maybe I am misunderstanding about UEFI/GPT things?
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My new Acer Aspire 7 doesn't have a Legacy Boot option, what can I do to get it?
I am greatly disappointed by this fact, as I need Legacy Boot in order to boot into Linux OS via an USB port. Well, I only have UEFI.
I've considered two options thus far:
I install Linux distros in ...
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How to activate sleep states after Windows 10 install
I have just bought a new PC from a PC Builder, but they disabled all the power savings settings in the BIOS, and I think that affected the ability to use any of the sleep states because that was the ...
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How to make bootable Debian usb drive that works on both BIOS and UEFI systems?
I want to make bootable USB drive with Debian and make it bootable on both BIOS and UEFI systems. I've found only separate instructions for BIOS and UEFI systems. Please help me to find a solution.
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How can I use TrueCrypt under windows 8.1?
I know that TrueCrypt doesn't support windows 8 because some systems have UEFI enabled. It seems that if UEFI is disabled or Windows 8 is installed on an non UEFI system TrueCrypt just works fine in ...
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What is a "UEFI-bootable" USB flash drive and can I boot it on legacy BIOS?
I've learned the difference between UEFI and BIOS, and it seems that BIOS only boots MBR hard drive while UEFI only boots GPT hard drive. And UEFI cannot boot normal USB flash drive so I have to make ...
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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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Trying to understand linux support for 4TB hard disk drive on legacy BIOS
I want to add a 4TB hard disk drive for data storage only. My current configuration:
Intel Server Board S3210SH (Legacy BIOS, 2009/05/22)
Running Arch Linux.
Installed in a Crucial 512MX SSD
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How does UEFI detect boot devices in partitions?
How does UEFI detects boot devices ?
If I just install linux on some partition, say /dev/sda2, how does the uefi will be able to recognize it as boot entry ?
Does BIOS checks every partition ? How ?...
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Does there exist a BIOS emulator for UEFI?
What I'm wanting to do is somehow run BIOS-only OSes on computers that do not support BIOS booting or CSM. Does there exist an efi application that I can chainload that can act as some kind of ...
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UEFI vs non-UEFI options in boot menu
I just built new PC based on Asus Z87-Plus motherboard and in BIOS boot menu I now have my removable devices listed twice - once as a device itself and once with "UEFI: " prefix.
It looks like this ...
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