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Switching from Legacy BIOS to UEFI
Hello,
Right before I performed a clean install of Windows 8.1 x64 on my Inspiron 3520, I switched to the Legacy BIOS *facepalm*.
When I enter the legacy BIOS and enabled "secure boot", I performed a restart that gave the following message "internal hard disk drive not found, to resolve this issue, try to reseat the drive. No bootable devices--strike F1 to retry boot, F2 enter setup menu, F5 enter PSA". Of course, when I go back into the BIOS and disable secure boot, it reverts back to legacy and boots up fine Windows 8 just fine. What I like to know is, how can I revert back to UEFI so I can change the boot-up option and perform a clean install under the UEFI.
Running BIOS version A10.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! I've found a couple articles but I just want to make sure I'm headed in the right direction and if maybe there is a safer and easier way to get this done...
http://www.sepago.de/e/nicholas/2012/07/03/making-the-switch-to-uefi
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/14286.converting-windows-bios-installation-to-uefi.aspx
Kasv
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January 29th, 2014 12:00
For anyone who is in my particular situation, I found the solution here: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2328-uefi-unified-extensible-firmware-interface-install-windows-8-a.html
You'll need to enter your BIOS and re-enable secure boot. Once enabled, save and exit, hold F2 and UEFI boot options will appear. If you're using a CD/DVD to boot, select "UEFI: TSSTcorp". Hit enter and Windows will boot to CD/DVD.