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December 7th, 2021 09:00
Optiplex 3020
I have an Optiplex 3020 that I messed up real bad.
I wanted to reinstall windows 10 but I could not get it to see the CD/DVD drive.
So I put it into legacy mode!. - BAD I found out.
Sooooooo - how do I restore it to UEFI mode and get it to boot from the DVD????
PS - It would not boot in legacy mode
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speedstep
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December 7th, 2021 09:00
The issue with DVD may be the region coding. If you have a dell XP CD you can F12 boot from that in legacy mode and install base windows. Then you go into device manager and set your DVD to what region you live in. For USA its Region 1.
After that you can use the clean XP install to update the bios to the latest.
Then reboot and F2 set bios to Secure boot OFF and Restart.
Then F12 boot WIN10 DVD or USB 2.0 flash drive 16 or 32 gigs MUST BE FAT32.
bob82604
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December 7th, 2021 09:00
BTW all UEFI options are grayed out!
bob82604
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December 7th, 2021 10:00
OK - Drive region was not set - installing windows.
Thanks
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bob82604
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December 7th, 2021 10:00
"The issue with DVD may be the region coding. If you have a dell XP CD you can F12 boot from that in legacy mode and install base windows. Then you go into device manager and set your DVD to what region you live in. For USA its Region 1."
It is the drive that came with the unit - I assume it is a US drive.
Since I cannot boot the system - I cannot set the region
"After that you can use the clean XP install to update the bios to the latest."
No DELL XP disk
"Then reboot and F2 set bios to Secure boot OFF and Restart."
All UEFI options are grayed out n- thus cannot set.
"Then F12 boot WIN10 DVD or USB 2.0 flash drive 16 or 32 gigs MUST BE FAT32."
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