GPT Hard drive issues with installing Windows 7 Ultimate..

[gregrocker]

Three days ago I posted a way to Bypass UEFI to Install WIn. Have you looked over those steps?

 

[DrWolfenstein]

Three days ago I posted a way to Bypass UEFI to Install WIn. Have you looked over those steps?

How do i get into Legacy BIOS, the only option i see in the bios is through Advanced into Intergrated Peripherals and then i can see

Legacy USB Support - Enabled

an thats it????

 

[gregrocker]

Turn off Secure boot.

Now do the EFI options disappear in BIOS Boot priority choices?

Set DVD drive to boot first, then HDD and complete the other steps I gave in link.

 

[DrWolfenstein]

Do you have Secure Boot?

If so turn it off. Now do the EFI options disappear in BIOS Boot priority choices?

Set DVD drive to boot first, then HDD and complete the other steps I gave in link.

If you read in my other posts I've turned off secure boot many times and the dvd never ever shows up in the boot menu, even when boot primary has been changed along with it. I cant even see the USB Stick when I boot either. its like everything is just locked for good even though I've disabled secure boot NIGHTMARE

 

[theog]

Check the all settings in the BIOS, looks one of them is set to DISABLE DVD/USB drive from BOOT MENU.

 

[DrWolfenstein]

Check the all settings in the BIOS, looks one of them is set to DISABLE DVD/USB drive from BOOT MENU.

Nope there is nothing of the sort in any of the BIOS menu

 

[theog]

Check here.

 

[DrWolfenstein]

Checked it nothing when I press enter I cant do anything once I've gone into the drive setting in bios

 

[gregrocker]

If you're trying to bypass UEFI then it still has UEFI device listed second in boot priority which needs to be changed. Is that the HDD? Look for another HDD choice which isn't UEFI.

I see Optical Drive choice there on menu. What happens when you select it to boot?

Same for HDD is there a HDD to set second?

If no DVD drive set non-UEFI HDD first, try booting DVD drive from Boot Menu key at boot.

Make sure Secure Boot is turned off.

Try booting the HD Diagnostic CD or Partition Wizard CD which will self-boot to test and then Quick Wipe HD. This should make WIn7 DVD boot itself too. Make sure Secure Boot is disabled and (non-UEFI) HDD set first.

Are there other settings we've not seen? Some users have found strangely named settings that actually end up disabling UEFI, if not named Legacy BIOS.

 

[theog]

Do you have a setting call, BOOT REMOvABLE MEDIA make sure this ENABLED.

 

[DrWolfenstein]

should I just post pic's of all the pages in bios as there is nothing I can see for what you have been saying?

 

[gregrocker]

Sure, maybe we can see a setting to disable UEFI or Enable Legacy BIOS that you've missed.

 

[DrWolfenstein]

Here are the first 5 pic's i have gone into the advanced menu and into their sub options to show all

 

[DrWolfenstein]

second load of pics
I've disabled and enabled the secure boot so you can see the options I get also

 

[DrWolfenstein]

last of them.

 

[theog]

Looks like you have missed the last page out.

 

[DrWolfenstein]

Looks like you have missed the last page out.

the last page is the page to save discard and so on buddy

 

[gregrocker]

What are the other choices in Hard Disk priority? As I said earlier you need to remove all UEFI choices from list once Secure Boot is disabled. It also doesn't look like there's a Legacy BIOS choice which normally would remove all UEFI choices from menus on many BIOS'.

Have you read your BIOS Manual to see exactly how to achieve Legacy BIOS (non-UEFI)?

 

[DrWolfenstein]

What are the other choices in Hard Disk priority? As I said earlier you need to remove all UEFI choices from list once Secure Boot is disabled. It also doesn't look like there's a Legacy BIOS choice which normally would remove all UEFI choices from menus on many BIOS'.

Have you read your BIOS Manual to see exactly how to achieve Legacy BIOS (non-UEFI)?

Theres no handheld manual with it, just one you search for which does not have any bios info in it. only the one HDD shows up even though there are 2x1tb hdd's in there. there aint no other choices I can see, when I select the uefi hdd it does not give me any other options?

 

[theog]

Looks like you have missed the last page out.

the last page is the page to save discard and so on buddy

I know, & the page with BOOT OVERRIDE.