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Imaging UEFI computers
We are buying computers for a new building, but our current imaging software, Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 2.5, does not support imaging of UEFI computers. I’m hesitant to dummy down 300-500 ...
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No boot mode option in bios for Lenovo v470
My laptop (Lenovo v470) has a pre-installed Windows 7, but it doesn't start up and also startup repair doesn't work (missingosloader error). I want to re-install Windows 7 but all partitions are MBR ...
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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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Do I need UEFI enabled in BIOS for a 4TB external, non-boot disk?
I just want to use a 4TB drive to store data. Do I need to do anything about UEFI in BIOS?
When I Google, it always seems to be talking about boot disks larger than 2TB, so I am not sure if this is ...
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How grub2 works on a MBR partitioned disk and GPT partitioned disk? [closed]
I wanted to know how the grub2 works on a MBR partitioned disk and GPT partitioned disk in a detailed way, means what all partitions are required, what files are created etc. in each of the cases and ...
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Upgrading to UEFI / GPT / Windows 8
I've recently upgraded from Windows 7 / VMware to Windows8 / Hyper-V with my Dell M6600 and I'm really please with the result.
I admit though I like to run the latest stuff so I was wondering is ...
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Computer does not boot after changing hdd and reverting back
1) I have an existing HDD in my computer that dual boots linux and windows using the traditional bios way.
2) I then took out the existing HDD and swap in a new HDD to install linux on it with uefi. ...
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Do (USB) drives need a master boot record to boot in UEFI mode?
I was reading this tutorial and this (Option Two from there) and as far as I understand, making a Windows USB drive bootable for UEFI requires:
rewriting the partition table and formatting as FAT32
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Updating BIOS on DOS
I am using a Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 motherboard on my computer. I wanted to migrate from Award BIOS to UEFI. I downloaded the binary file from the Gigabyte product page, but when I tried to run, it ...
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Windows bcdedit stores config parameters in NVRAM? what does it mean?
In Win10 bcdedit /?, the help text says it will store boot configuration parameters in nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM) entries.
Is that ridiculous? As far as I know, bcdedit stores configs in disk files.
To ...
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No discs found when trying to install Windows 8 with UEFI
I have a Vizio Notebook (CN15-A5). It came pre-installed with Windows 8 x64 and is taking advantage of UEFI out of the box. The BIOS (APTOS AMI) is in Secure Boot mode with the OS selected as "Windows ...
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How to add/install UEFI driver
I have written my own UEFI Driver using EDK2 from tianocore. I want it to be run each time an OS loads. Do I need to modify the bootmgfw.efi? How to pass control to my BootCheck.efi and only after it ...
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Does the BIOS need to be updated to support GPT drives?
This is related to a previous question: Why is the "Extend Partition" option disabled?
I'm trying to understand how all pieces of BIOS, OS and disk configuration to determine if I need to ...
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"Do UEFI specifications completely replace the BIOS?"
Do UEFI specifications completely replace the BIOS? (From uefi.org/faq)
The UEFI specifications define an interface and the BIOS refers to a
specific implementation of the firmware that ...
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Is there a way to know if the system you are on is BIOS or UEFI?
Is there a way to guess from the running system if you have BIOS or UEFI? If so, then how ? I am running Debian as my main OS.
If not, if I go to BIOS or UEFI menu is there a way to check which way ...
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