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I am not a happy camper with Windows 8.
I am confused with the Legacy and the UEFI boot methods. The reason I am confused I think, is because I read to darn much on the Internet. One bit of confusion is with respect to changing from UEFI to Legacy. It would appear from some comments that if I do that, Windows 8 won't boot anymore. I would have to change back to UEFI for indows 8 to boot. I also read that changing back to UEFI could be a major problem when trying to access the BIOS. No, I am confused. My ultimate goal is to set my laptop up to dual boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu. Like I have been doing for the last multiple years with XP and Windows 7.
Helpful comments would certainly be appreciated.
]Dell Inspiron 5721
Windows 8
Intel i7 @ 1.9 GHz
BIOS Version – Dell Inc. A06 2/22/2013
SMBIOS – 2.7
BIOS Mode – UEFI
Secure Boot State – On
Memory – 8 GB[/QUOTE]
I am confused with the Legacy and the UEFI boot methods. The reason I am confused I think, is because I read to darn much on the Internet. One bit of confusion is with respect to changing from UEFI to Legacy. It would appear from some comments that if I do that, Windows 8 won't boot anymore. I would have to change back to UEFI for indows 8 to boot. I also read that changing back to UEFI could be a major problem when trying to access the BIOS. No, I am confused. My ultimate goal is to set my laptop up to dual boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu. Like I have been doing for the last multiple years with XP and Windows 7.
Helpful comments would certainly be appreciated.
]Dell Inspiron 5721
Windows 8
Intel i7 @ 1.9 GHz
BIOS Version – Dell Inc. A06 2/22/2013
SMBIOS – 2.7
BIOS Mode – UEFI
Secure Boot State – On
Memory – 8 GB[/QUOTE]
My Computer
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- OS
- Windows 8
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Inspiron 17r
- CPU
- Intel Core I7
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Radeon
- Browser
- Firefox, Chrome, I.E.,
- Antivirus
- McAfee