Determining BIOS or UEFI from windows.


  1. diplo
    Posts : 102
    Windows 7 Profession x64
       New #1

    Determining BIOS or UEFI from windows.


    I'm wondering if there's a sure-fire way to determine whether the underlying hardware running Windows 7 is of the UEFI or BIOS variety. I could research my particular laptop / hardware but I would like a reliable way of determining this quickly within windows for whatever hardware I'm dealing with. I was looking at this which shows several ways which people think you can find out, but I've found that they give me conflicting results. Any suggestions?
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  3. theog
    Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
       New #2

    Take a look here:
    BIOS Mode - See if Windows Boot in UEFI or Legacy Mode
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  4. gregrocker
    Posts : 50,642
       New #3

    Nice link, Ray.
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  6. diplo
    Posts : 102
    Windows 7 Profession x64
    Thread Starter
       New #4

    Looks good, thanks. I will just go by what setupact.log says :)
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  7. theog
    Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
       New #5

    What does setupact.log say?
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  8. diplo
    Posts : 102
    Windows 7 Profession x64
    Thread Starter
       New #6

    It says BIOS on my laptop ( HP Probook 4540s ). My desktop doesn't have a setupact.log in its panther folder ( intel DB75EN ). On the desktop MSINFO32 gives a BIOS version and says nothing about a UEFI so I'm assuming it's a BIOS.
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

 

  Related Discussions
Hi there. I've built a new HTPC. I'm trying to install Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on my HDD using the latest version of Rufus to make a bootable USB drive. I've realised that I have UEFI BIOS now, so I've searched for tutorials on how to setup Windows 7 using UEFI and a USB drive. I've disabled Secure...
The HP Support Assistant program that came with my laptop used to update my BIOS along with various other drivers every couple months or so. Now it's quite rare that it ever gives me any updates, even when I check it manually, it reports that everything is up to date. However, if I go to the HP...
Hi Guys I restored an image created with Macrium Reflect on my wife's computer (Custom build with Asus P8Z77-V LX mother board) and everything went fine until rebooting when i got to the "Please press DEL or F2 to enter UEFI BIOS settings" then everything stopped. I have tried F2 DEL F8 F12 just...
Hi all, I have just recently installed Windows 7 on the Plextor M6 Pro 128GB SSD. Everything went fine for the first few boots, and Windows will not boot up after that. The computer automatically goes into UEFI BIOS as if there is no Windows installed on any of the hard disks. I removed the...
Hello everybody. I have a question I'm hoping somebody can help me with. I have a Dell XPS 8500 which will be 2 years old this August. I am looking into installing a much bigger internal hard drive but have found out that I need the newer UEFI BIOS to do that. Well I have been driving myself crazy...
Our Sites
Site Links
About Us
Windows 7 Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation. "Windows 7" and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

 © Designer Media Ltd
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:19.
Find Us