USB boot loader ?'s


  1. Joey Jars
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    USB boot loader ?'s


    Just built a new htpc, want to install windows 7 via a USB flash drive. Used Rufus to create bootable flash drive from iso, uefi / gpt partition. OK so here is the questions, motherboard not showing flash drive in boot option priorities, read in a few places that I may need to disable fast boot and or secure boot control option to make it appear. If this is the case can I enable fast boot after I install windows or do I have to leave it disabled?

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  3. wightwalker
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    BIOS may need to be changed to enable USB to be seen; that was certainly the case with my old MSI P7N SLI MB
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  4. Joey Jars
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    What setting did you have to change?
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  6. gregrocker
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    Secure Boot does not support Win7 so you must disable it.

    Disable Fast Boot to get the boot menu.

    Set HDD first to boot, trigger stick using one-time BIOS Boot Menu key.

    Boot the stick as a EFI device to install to UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with - Windows 7 Forums.
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  7. Joey Jars
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    Thanks for the info, ended up just burning it to a DVD and going that route, thought USB would be simple, apparently there is some know how needed :)
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