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Hei. Should i enable UEFI Boot? is it safe? is it worth it?
Hei. Should i enable UEFI Boot? is it safe? is it worth it?
You'll need to make an informed decision based on understanding UEFI BIOS vs. Legacy BIOS - YouTube .
I would try it to see if you find an advantage. It requires special install steps for UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with - Windows 7 Forums .
Some users who have had problems were able to install successfully using Bypass UEFI to Install WIn7 and are perfectly happy with it. Others report faster boots in UEFI.
What do you mean by UEFI boot? Just booting a GPT disk or going the whole hog and disabling CSM. There can be both advantages and disadvantages, IOWYMMV.
As the new MOBO's now have a uEFI/BIOS firmware.
How to install Windows 64 bit on a uEFI/BIOS firmware:
UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with
or
UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 8 with
For more info on UEFI:
Windows and GPT FAQ
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
UEFI and Windows
Technical Note: UEFI BIOS vs. Legacy BIOS, Advantech(EN) - YouTube
Sample: Configure UEFI/GPT-Based Hard Drive Partitions by Using Windows PE and DiskPart