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    UEFI and legacy boot

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Chrismaas, Mar 1, 2013.

  1. Chrismaas

    Chrismaas Newbie

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    I have a Sony S series running windows 7. In order to install disc incription software on my computer I have to boot the compiuter in 'legacy' mode. When I change the setting in the bios and reboot my computer it says 'operatin system not found'. Any suggestions?
     
    Chrismaas, Mar 1, 2013
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  2. ngvuanh

    ngvuanh Notebook Deity

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    Os only runs either under UEFI or Legacy, not both. If you install OS under UEFI, it won't run under Legacy and vice versa.

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    ngvuanh, Mar 2, 2013
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  3. EiSl

    EiSl Notebook Consultant

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    Apart from that:
    Under UEFI, your harddisk is probably also partitioned differently (GPT).
    This layout is not recognized in case of UEFI boot.
     
    EiSl, Mar 4, 2013
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