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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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Changing Apple EFI for Xeon microcode
I have Mac Pro 3,1. I have just bought 2x Xeon E5450 SLBBM E0 stepping and found that there are unsupported by my Mac Pro.
I tried to google for this problem and found that only SLANQ C0 stepping ...
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How do I change UEFI boot order when the BIOS (the firmware) does not have that option?
I want to change the boot order to default to rEFInd but the system always boots to Windows 10 and I have to use F10 method to boot into Linux via grub and rEFInd. I want to boot into rEFInd by ...
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How to install Ubuntu on Odys Winbook 14 - USB booting via uefi not working
I couldn't figure out yet how to install Ubuntu on an Odys Winbook 14.
Stats:
Intel® Celeron® Quad Core Processor with up to 4x 2,2 GHz Burstspeed
35,56 cm (14") 16:9 Full-HD IPS Display (1.920x1....
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Laptop not booting from any bootable device (UEFI broken?)
I was trying to install Debian in a dual boot with the already installed Windows 10 on my laptop. Now when I boot up the PC it shows the Dell logo and the options to press F2 for Setup and F12 for ...
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how to disable hard drives in UEFI bios?
sometimes I need to disconnect a hard drive. I have to open my computer and unplug the sata power cable.
I am wondering if its possible to disable the hard drive in UEFI bios.
I am using asus p8p67 ...
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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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Restarts boots into BIOS. Turn off/on boots into Linux
On a fitlet-H PC I have installed a brand new SSD SAMSUNG 870 EVO 1 TB. I have tried installing both Linux Mint and Ubuntu MATE and I have the same boot issue.
If I turn off the PC and then turns it ...
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Linux freezes on reboot. Requires BIOS change to windows8 from win7
I use an Intel celeron J1900 based Nano-itx board (http://www.qotom.net/product/17.html ) which runs ubuntu linux. When reboot command is typed on console, the system freezes after few seconds. The ...
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Custom Secure Boot keys not working
I successfully installed Debian Stretch on my ASUS G750JZ laptop with Secure Boot turned off. Now I'm interested in enabling it, so I created my own PK, KEK and db keys and uploaded them into my BIOS. ...
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Booting from USB/CD on Lenovo y510p
I forgot my windows 7 password on a Lenovo y510p laptop. I'm trying to boot from CD, in order to reinstall the OS or boot from USB to reset the password. Both options fail because of EFI security ...
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Booting SD card from UEFI
I've come across the problem.
I'm trying to boot a bootable SD Card using UEFI.
However, this doesn't work, as there is no "SD Card" boot option AFAIK.
I have tried putting all the USB-related ...
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Boot from CD using UEFI instead of BIOS
I have a Lenovo IdeaPad Y510P. This is my last attempt at recovering my computer, as my recovery partitions are gone and I cannot boot into my computer otherwise. I have Windows 8 x64 OEM installed. I ...
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Extract Samsung OEM recovery from laptop HDD
I have a Samsung NP540U3C with Windows 8. I recovered it to factory condition, booted and it was fine.
There were 107 Windows updates so I downloaded and installed them, rebooted and then I was ...
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How can I boot to DOS with a UEFI BIOS? (re: updating BIOS)
I have a Supermicro X9SCM-F motherboard and I'd like to upgrade the BIOS because I'm having trouble installing Windows 8.1 (and apparently I'm on a very old BIOS).
However, I can't seem to boot to ...
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