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    BIOS to UEFI

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by kocinko, Jul 12, 2012.

  1. kocinko

    kocinko Newbie

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    Excuse me but I found a similar topic, so I give to my question here. It is possible to give the UEFI Acer Aspire 5720 BIOS instead?
    Maybe a stupid question, but I would like to know the answer if it's possible.
    Thanks for any response.
    And forgive me my English Translator.
     
    kocinko, Jul 12, 2012
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  2. .NetRolller 3D

    .NetRolller 3D Notebook Deity

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    The Black Edition BIOS supports UEFI booting, but it's a 32-bit UEFI, not a 64-bit one, meaning you can't use it to boot Windows 7 or 8 in UEFI mode. (It works fine for Linux, though.)

    Making a 64-bit UEFI for the 5720 would require access to the InsydeH2O sources with Acer's customizations, but none of us has that. The best we have is the Intel Tiano source distribution, which is missing Acer's customizations. Plus, I doubt that a 64-bit UEFI build would fit in the 5720's 1MB ROM chip.
     
    .NetRolller 3D, Jul 14, 2012
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