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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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Pc can't show UEFI or BIOS after CSM support is deactivated
Recently decided to play Valorant and a compatibility error showed, then I proceed to deactivate CSM support and set the Key management to custom. I have a Gigabyte Aorus B450 elite motherboard, but ...
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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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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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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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Unable to add UEFI entry on my HP laptop
Ever since I have removed Ubuntu from my HP 15s-eq247ng Laptop and installed Debian on it, I had issues with the boot entries. It had kept the Ubuntu entries in the beginning until one day I must've ...
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Dell BIOS, different boot entry after Auto-On-Time event
I want to make use of the Auto-On-Time feature in my Dell Latitude E7250. This feature sets the time of day when the system will turn on automatically. Is it possible to mod the BIOS to allow it to ...
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How to get into UEFI BIOS if flash screen does no longer show & default keypress no longer works?
To prepare a PC for an upgrade from Win 10 to Win 11 and making triple-booting into Linux and Haiku easier, I switched the partitioning scheme of the boot drive from MBR to GPT.
This worked fine.
Then ...
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Removing Standalone Windows UEFI Boot Entry
In short, Windows creates its own boot entry in UEFI. In my case this is not good because I wanted to have a single entry that takes me directly to my GRUB (where I can also start Windows) and I ...
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Installing 32bit windows in 64bit UEFI
I have a device and a software from the 2000' that only work on 32bit windows OS. I currently have an Asus ROG GA503 that runs 64bit win11.
I wanted to run windows 7 32bit on a USB stick so that I ...
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Notebook boots into EFI Shell, instead of booting straight to Windows
Recently I bought a MSI laptop, without Operating System.
So I Installled Windows 11 from USB Stick, and everything gone pretty much well. Also, before installing to my SSD I noticed, that there were ...
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Gigabyte GA-P75-D3 Motherboard stuck on the logo screen(s), hot keys do not work
I have a relatively old machine with GA-P75-D3 Motherboard, SSD and 4 cards of RAM (I think max allowed RAM is there).
Yesterday the computer stopped turning on. When powering up, it displays a big ...
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Issue installing windows 10 on a new SSD drive
I bought a new Samsung SATA SSD and initialized it as a GPT drive. I want to use this drive to boot and run Windows 10, but have run into many issues which are way over my head.
Eventually, I fully ...
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Enter UEFI Setup on Lenovo G580
I have a Lenovo G580 laptop and I attempted to install Ubuntu alongside Windows 10. However, I later decided to uninstall Ubuntu. While trying to restore the Windows boot loader, I encountered an ...
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How do I delete an old boot option that doesn't show in bcdedit?
I converted my ssd from MBR to GPT. Now in the BIOS I have 2 boot options with the same name, which is "SSD name Boot Manager". Booting into the first boot option doesn't work but the 2nd ...
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