Boot to uefi mode or legacy bios mode microsoft docs. Hp, asus, acer, toshiba, lenovo, and more, legacy boot can be turned on or allowed. In some bios settings and if i recall correctly that was the case in. My new acer aspire 7 doesnt have a legacy boot option, what can i. How to enter bios utility uefi settings on all pcs and. I was able to switch to legacy mode in the boot options in the bios and install it that way, but if i go back into the bios to switch back to uefi, it tells me no media is found.
Prior to installation, download and install the latest firmware update from acer. With newer windows 8 pcs that are designed with uefi support, the bios or firmware often has. Legacy was an emulation of the old bios way, uefi is the modern way. My laptop didnt boot from my pen drive in uefi mode, so i changed to legacy mode and installed windows. With newer windows 8 pcs that are designed with uefi support, the bios or firmware often has an option that specifies if the computer can boot into regular operating systems and recovery tools, or if it can boot exclusively into newer uefi operating systems and environments. My laptop windows under went a problem, so i had to reinstall it. Download this partition manager software demo version and run it. The bios firmware in legacy mode including latest versions has several. I was able to switch to legacy mode in the boot options in the bios and. This video will demonstrate how to change the bios mode from uefi to legacy mode.
Older versions of the firmware can only boot from the black usb 2. Now i tried to find the legacy boot mode everywhere in the bios. You may need to do this if you are trying to boot from a cd or usb. Power on the system and begin tapping the f2 key to enter the bios. On newer windows 8 pcs using the uefi or efi boot standard, many pc. Aspire es1533 no legacy boot mode in bios acer community.
In the bios, use the arrow keys to navigate to the main menu item at the top. The opinions expressed on acer community are the personal opinions of the authors, not of acer. I figured it was due to bios being in uefi mode, so i have tried to change it to legacy and disable. Request acer aspire a31532 unlocking legacy boot mode option. After you convert legacy bios to uefi boot mode, you can boot your. You may get your boot menu how or your bios settings by using special keys. Choose uefi or legacy bios modes when booting into windows pe winpe or windows setup. After windows is installed, if you need to switch firmware modes, you may be able to use the mbr2gpt tool. Key to enter bios or boot into biosuefi devicesmodels. You may need to do this if you are trying to boot from a cd or usb drive.
In general, install windows using the newer uefi mode, as it includes more security features than the legacy bios mode. Changing boot option from legacy to uefi acer community. So i researched a little bit and found that in some of the other versions of aptio bios utility there is an option called legacy mode which apparently allows to boot up external devices. I have also aspire es11can change uefi legacy no problem and tested with it, also cant boot usb if boot mode is uefiwont list it in boot menu, in legacy mode it boot fine from usb.
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