Solved Confused about UEFI: need help

hello
I am building a new PC with an Asus P8Z77-V motherboard which has an UEFI Bios.
Now I am confused about the Windows 8 installation.

Does having a motherboard with UEFI Bios mean that I have to do the UEFI installation as described in the tutorial:
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorial...e-firmware-interface-install-windows-8-a.html
To me that seems complicated and not for non-expert users. As I assume all modern motherboards have UEFI Bios, it seems strange to me if Windows 8 would require such a complicated installation.

Or can I with an UEFI Bios motherboard still do a "normal" installation.

I have the impression that UEFI Bios motherboard and UEFI installation are different things.

Hello turboman,

Yes, you can do either type of install.

You could perform a normal (MBR disk) non-UEFI installation just like you always have if you like.

You would only need to perform what's in the tutorial if you wanted to install as UEFI (GPT disk).

hello Brink

Thanks for the reply. As a non-expert, I will take the easy way and do a non-UEFI installation.


As you see, I was mixing up UEFI Bios and UEFI installation. Maybe other non-specialist would also have the same problem.
So I would suggest to make an additional note in your tutorial on that.

You're welcome.