orac
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Hi,
I hope to install onto a new ssd windows 8 x64 downloaded from anytime upgrade.
The target machine is a Sony Laptop, given that Sony deems it necessary to lock out the most useful areas of the legacy BIOS; what would you do if you purchased a car from a dealer and they will not give you the key!
Anyway, how can I check if bios is set to AHCI, if not, cannot do too much about it, also how to check if it is UEFI or BIOS. The machine is not a spring chicken therefore assume its bios.
I have read a number of posts on various forum that suggest clean/update install on a non UEFI machine is pretty much a nightmare with no clear installation procedure offered?
The laptop current O.S. is windows 7 x64 I have the win 8 any time upgrade code & key.
Can I just execute 'setup.exe' from within current O.S.?
Any guidance would be much appreciated.
An install/upgrade steps up to select install option Upgrade or Custom would help enormously.
Now doubt many will think this post is dumb, therefore, if there's already answer to my query please advise reference.
Many thanks
Confused of Bournemouth.
I hope to install onto a new ssd windows 8 x64 downloaded from anytime upgrade.
The target machine is a Sony Laptop, given that Sony deems it necessary to lock out the most useful areas of the legacy BIOS; what would you do if you purchased a car from a dealer and they will not give you the key!
Anyway, how can I check if bios is set to AHCI, if not, cannot do too much about it, also how to check if it is UEFI or BIOS. The machine is not a spring chicken therefore assume its bios.
I have read a number of posts on various forum that suggest clean/update install on a non UEFI machine is pretty much a nightmare with no clear installation procedure offered?
The laptop current O.S. is windows 7 x64 I have the win 8 any time upgrade code & key.
Can I just execute 'setup.exe' from within current O.S.?
Any guidance would be much appreciated.
An install/upgrade steps up to select install option Upgrade or Custom would help enormously.
Now doubt many will think this post is dumb, therefore, if there's already answer to my query please advise reference.
Many thanks
Confused of Bournemouth.
My Computer
System One
-
- OS
- Won 8 Pro
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Sony VPC-J23S1E
- CPU
- Intel Core i3 2.3
- Motherboard
- Sony
- Memory
- 8GB DD3 Dual channel 665MHx
- Internet Speed
- VM bad to hopeless