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You might also use a live Linux disk (Puppy Linux, Mint Linux, etc.) and use it to create an MBR formatted hard drive then fresh install Windows to it.
Regards,
GEWB
How can I configure a UEFI motherboard for MBR instead of GPT?
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How to convert disk from MBR to GPT or GPT to MBR if you do not want to keep the existing partition style.
Convert MBR to GPT:
1. Boot from the Windows 7/8/10 USB/DVD in UEFI mode.
2. Delete all partitions on the disk until it's unallocated.
Convert GPT to MBR:
1. Boot from the Windows 7/8/10 USB/DVD in Legacy BIOS mode.
2. Delete all partitions on the disk until it's unallocated.
Installing to the unallocated space and letting Windows create the partition table and partitions works with either Legacy BIOS or UEFI boot mode.
On an MBR disk, Windows 7/8/10 setup will create a System Reserved partition and a primary Windows partition.
On a GPT disk, Windows 7/8/10 setup will create a Recovery partition (not in Windows 7), an EFI System partition, a Microsoft Reserved partition (won't show in Disk Management), and a primary Windows partition.
Last edited by Nipax; 12 Jan 2016 at 06:52.
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New #13
Great post, Nipax, clear, succinct, makes sense.
I'll save the page for future reference.
Well done
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Yep good post indeed but it also confirms the wipe program used did a crappy job at wiping the disk :/
If the bios is set to uefi only though could indeed be the issue.
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Thank you, Nipax, I think your information has answered my question.
And thank you everyone else who made POSITIVE contributions
Happy Hogmanay!
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