EFI BIOS or not?


  1. Posts : 60
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #1

    EFI BIOS or not?


    I see mention of EFI BIOS around here, and the instructions for Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 addresses it as well. So how do I find out whether my machine has it or not?
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    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit & Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
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    Easy way of knowing. Is your BIOS mouse driven ? Can you use the mouse to click on the options ? If yes then its a UEFI

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  3. Posts : 8,135
    Windows 10 64 bit
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    Looking at the Dell site documentation and downloads (BIOS upgrades) it appears this is a standard BIOS and not a UEFI BIOS. The Dell documentation all has a 2009 date.

    BTW, you should remove the Service Tag number from your System Specs list. Dell considers this personal data that should not be released to the public. On the Dell forums, the service tag on a post is forbidden.
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  4. Posts : 60
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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    VistaKing said:
    Easy way of knowing. Is your BIOS mouse driven ? Can you use the mouse to click on the options ? If yes then its a UEFI
    Yes, it is mouse driven.

    fireberd said:
    Looking at the Dell site documentation and downloads (BIOS upgrades) it appears this is a standard BIOS and not a UEFI BIOS. The Dell documentation all has a 2009 date.
    I guess I'll have to dig a little deeper to make sure what my particular system is.

    Thanks to both of you for your help. :)


    fireberd said:
    BTW, you should remove the Service Tag number from your System Specs list.
    Not sure what you're looking at, but my service tag is not showing, and I just checked to make sure.




    edit: There is an EFI folder in C:\WINDOWS\Boot, so that tells me what I need to know.
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  5. Posts : 6,292
    Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
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    All 64 bit versions of Windows 7 have an EFI folder in Boot. It is not an indicator that you have an EFI (UEFI) system.

    Having mouse control in the BIOS settings is a clear sign the system is UEFI, but please remember folks: you can have a UEFI system without a Graphical User Interface and mouse control. The GUI is a manufacturer option, as are many other features of a UEFI BIOS.
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  6. Posts : 8,135
    Windows 10 64 bit
       #6

    What you have listed as the motherboard model number looks like a service tag number and the reason I referenced that.
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