uefi

Forum discussion tagged with uefi.
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    Unable to enable TPM on ASUS laptop after motherboard repair

    I'm having trouble enabling TPM 2.0 on my ASUS laptop, which is preventing me from playing Valorant. When I try to launch the game, I receive an error message stating: Upon checking the TPM Management Console, I see a message stating Compatible TPM cannot be found. My laptop's UEFI Firmware...
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    Fresh rig windows 10 install freezes during startup

    I just built a brand new pc. i7 9700k corsair 3000mhz cl15 2x8gb msi gtx 1080 gaming 8g x FD design define s MSI MPG Z390 Gaming pro carbon ac 2x FD included fans, 1x noctua nf a14 fan noctua nh d15 2xnfa15 fans seasonic prime ultra titanium 750w wd black 2tb, some old samsung 1,5tb crucial...
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    Disabling CSM in bios tanking GPU performance?

    I recently noticed that my BIOS was running in legacy mode, and I wanted to switch it to UEFI mode because I originally thought it already was and I've read that it's better. So first I converted my HDD from MBR to GPT using the windows MBR2GPT tool and that worked fine. Then I went into my...
  4. RunForestRun

    What data is stored on the motherboard?

    I have installed Windows 10 on my desktop PC. My question is: Does Windows 10 store any data in the UEFI or motherboard itself, and if yes, what kind of data? I'm asking this because I'm looking to format my system as completely and thoroughly as possible. How should one go about this?
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    Doing Windows 7 install with uefi bios and gpt ssd boot drive

    I forgot how to really do this since it has been some time. What I remember was that I had to create a windows iso then use rufus to get into onto a bootable usb device. I have mine in ntfs, while going back through all the websites they say the bootable usb always has to be fat32 and won't...
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    Cheap Laptop T-bao TBook R8 Won't Boot From USB

    Hi I got this cheap Chinese made laptop (T-bao TBook R8) as a gift. It has an Intel Atom x5-z8350 Quad core processor. The manufacturer has no support and the laptop is struggling to keep up with Windows 10, which it shipped with. I would like to be able to install Ubuntu or Kali on this but...
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    A new ThinkPad T460 - Secure Boot and UEFI help

    So my cousin got a new ThinkPad T460, but without an OS. I had a spare Windows 8.1 Pro key, so I installed 8.1 using a live USB drive after converting the ISO using Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool. It installed without any problems, but I ensured that Windows couldn't install any updates or...