Solved About Partitions and BIOS

[jacklim]

Hi , I am new to this forum.I would like to ask what is OEM, EFI and unallocated partitions?How can i merge unallocated partitions into primary one???Another question is when my alienware restart , I just see my alienware Logo, cant enter to BIOS ??Computer logins smoothly just cant seem to enter BIOS.I will attatch an image of my disk management.

 

[theog]

Disk 0 looks like a Dell install of Windows 8 x64, which has only been partly deleted.

Disk 1 is re-install of Windows 8 x64, incorrectly partitioned.

As the new MOBO's now have a UEFI/BIOS firmware.
How to install Windows 64 bit on a UEFI/BIOS firmware:

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorial...e-firmware-interface-install-windows-8-a.html


For more info on UEFI:
Windows and GPT FAQ
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
UEFI and Windows
Technical Note: UEFI BIOS vs. Legacy BIOS, Advantech(EN) - YouTube
Sample: Configure UEFI/GPT-Based Hard Drive Partitions by Using Windows PE and DiskPart