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Hey, everyone! I own a Lenovo W540 which had a 512GB Mushkin SSD. Recently I found out that there are Reallocated Sector Count = 38 and Reallocated Event Count = 86 on it so I decided to take action and replace it. I got a 1TB Samsung 870 EVO and I created an image of my Mushkin SSD using Macrium Reflect. I restored the image on the Samsung SSD and now I got 454 GB Unallocated Space which I can't use for some reason. I tried to create a new simple volume but I saw this: I clicked Yes and saw this: I found out that the max number of partitions on an MBR drive is 4 which I already have: System Reserver (S), Local Disk (D), Local Disk (C), and the Healthy Recovery partition. I also watched a video of a dude converting his MBD disk to GPT and it looks like everything worked just fine for him. I'm wondering a few things: 1. Are there any advantages/disadvantages of converting an MBR disk to a GPT one? 2. Why I can't extend my D drive? The option is greyed out. 3. Why is D on the left of C? Isn't it supposed to be the other way around? 4. Why is the System Reserved partition visible in File Explorer? How to hide it? 5. Why there are 3 Primary Partitions on the Samsung SSD? Isn't it supposed to be only 1? Thanks in advance for taking the time to answer these questions!
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I really screwed up. I was trying to clone my disk with Aomie partition assistant. Once it was cloned the clone wasn't recognised in BIOS. I tried to convert to GPT, but I converted the wrong disk. Which was my actual OS. I think where I originally fkd up is that I choose clone disk instead of migrate OS Disk 2 is what I'm trying to save. I convert the 1st partition back to Fat32 and it still won't be recognised in the BIOS So now I have 2 ssd's with unbootable OS's How to fix this?
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I recently decided to upgrade my PC's RAM by adding two 8GB sticks to the present two 8GB sticks. I have done this before on other PCs with minimal issues. This time gave me more trouble, with the two new sticks never being recognized no matter what steps I took. The only settings I've ever edited in my BIOS are the RAM setting, enabling DOCP to get my RAM to it's advertised speed. I thought, maybe setting those back to default would help, putting all the RAM sticks at the same settings makes sense to me, and since the MoBo ran fine prior on it's default settings, this seemed harmless to me. Famous last words I guess. Upon booting up after setting things to default, my boot priority menu was blank, along with the boot menu. The BIOS recognized both my SSD and my CD ROM as storage devices, but not as bootable options. After some troubleshooting of my own, I ended up enabling the Launch CSM option, and it worked. Everything booted up normal, besides the new RAM, but that's no longer the priority. However, with some more research, I came to find that my SDD and CD ROM are now categorized as MBR, and not GPT. From what I can tell. MBR is a older partition style, and GPT is now the norm, supporting more storage, drives, and is more stable; but I also never looked at my partition style before. Who would unless you need to? From what I've read online, without using third party software, changing partition style requires you to delete the partition, which I'm pretty sure erases your data. So how did my drives become MBR, by accident, and without erasing any data? Did my drives convert? Is there a chance that all of my drives were MBR to begin with? The PC was built in 2020, so it's not old. How did my boot priority list get wiped just from putting BIOS settings back to default? Is it possible I have been on CSM Legacy the whole time? Maybe the BIOS saw MBR drives on the initial boot up and changed that setting on it's own. Is that a thing? If my drives did convert from GPT to MBR somehow without losing any data, should I risk going back to GPT? My Motherboard is an Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus. Thanks for any responses.
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I put the files from the windows repair iso on my external hard drive, but when i rebooted the files from the iso are all that are left, and there is a fat32 mbr partition, and the rest of the drive has been unallocated. I could have also done this accidentally with the mount command in the repair command prompt section? Wondering if i can somehow easily repair the drive partition and get my data back Recovery software seems to want to pull 8tb off the 4tb drive, which i do not have space for at the moment, so i'm also wondering if i can just change the headers and get the files back, somehow -
I was studying partitioning for Comptia A+ using Mike Meyers' course and I am stuck on MBR. So how can we define MBR? Is it a partition type or is it a partition itself?
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hello all, maybe i need to put the context of the build to better understand the question in the title. and if there's another thread that asked this question but in "the correct terminology", sorry for posting an already answered question. also, if there's another solution for my problem, every suggestion would be helpfull. so this is my PC, an old LGA1156 System still using BIOS, not UEFI. and for the longest time i have just using a 1TB HDD for boot drive & also storage. i've ran out of space, so i bought a 6TB HDD. but as soon as i plugged it in, it only read 2TB of it. after a quick google troubleshooting, it's because my windows install is still using MBR, so it can't read more than 2TB. so i tried to reinstall my OS, making sure in Rufus to select GPT. got into the BIOS and then trying to boot to the USB, and it won't even recognize my USB. ---------------------------------------------------so here's the problem i've encountered--------------------------------------------------- 1. because i'm using an MBR OS, i can't use my 6TB Drive 2. because it's still using a motherboard with BIOS, i can't install Windows using GPT. ----------------------------------------------------------and here's my full question------------------------------------------------------------ i am forced to use MBR on my OS, so is there a way for me to format my 6TB HDD using GPT? is it possible, will it even solve my problem? in case you need all the neccesary info, this is my spec: Motherboard : Acer Veriton M680G Salvaged Motherboard OS : Windows 10 21H1 Edition still with "activate windows" watermark RAM :12GB on a SODIMM to DIMM adapter CPU : Secondhand Intel Xeon X3470 @2.93GHz GPU : unbranded nVidia GT720... also salvaged HDD : 1TB Seagate & 6TB WD Purple note : build was inspired mostly by linus. especially the SODIMM to DIMM Adapter, i went full scrapyard wars on this pc. BRING US SEASON 9 OF SCRAPYARD WARS : COVID EDITION
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So I was actually checking if my pc is compatible for windows 11 but it shows that my pc isn't compatible because secure boot is unsupported and when I checked system info it was also showing that secure boot is not supported but in the bios I can see an option for secure boot and its disabled but it is giving me a option to enable it , so any suggestion how should I fix it? my partition style is mbr if that helps.
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Some context before the question (and apologies for the length): I had an Asus G752VS gaming laptop like, one and a half years ago, until I spilled tea on it. I immediately shut it down and turned it over to dry, but that didn't save so I have sent it to Amazon Protect, which ended me being able to claim a full refund (because it'd take a long time to get the parts needed for the fix). Before I sent it though, I had to get my data from my NVMe drive inside and delete my work related documents (company policy to not disclose any info about me and the company, even like contracts etc.). So I ordered an enclosure, put the drive in and plugged it to my Pi 3B and got my files. However, during the process the drive was disconnecting, not being able to connect for 10-15mins, and then can be reconnected again. I managed to get my files, delete the ones I needed to be gone from the drive, and formatted it with MBR for good measure (again, company policy) before putting it back in the laptop. I always thought it was a temperature issue. However, the repairer at Amazon Protect deemed it broken and wanted to replace (which in the end it did not happen). Regardless, I asked if I can get my drives back (since the HDD was fine, and wanted the data on it if I can), and they have graciously sent both back. Recently I wanted to do a full health check on the NVMe drive and to see if it's ok to use, to install it on my PC. It was doing the same thing. I first full-formatted it (knowing that filling with 0s will degrade some life out of the drive), but that did not change it as well. In addition, when I plugged it in to my motherboard, it did not show up at the next boot. At last, when I changed its system from MBR to GPT, with an enclosure, I never saw the issue of connecting it to my PC. So I am not sure if the MBR was the issue (which from what I know, shouldn't be related to) or the drive is simply in an almost-dead state. Is there a way to check the health of the drive fully? I already did surface tests with partition managers and the disk check from cmd in Windows, which shows no issues.
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Hello guys, I've been playing all my life with 1080p 60hz monitors and I just recently upgraded to 1440p 144hz. I've read about V-sinc, free-sync and MBR and I can say that I understand what they do but I still get a really hard time trying to understand how would they benefit me, so I'd like to give you 2 scenarios of very different fps games (which I think is the most relevant genre for these settings) and hear what you think I should do. Valorant: my PC can push between 300 and 500 fps on 1440p depending on graphics settings, I know more fps equals less input lag but I'd guess that the jump from 300 to 500 its unnoticeable compared to let's say 100 to 300 (please correct me if I'm wrong) so I normally go for higher settings with 300~350 fps just for the looks. Warzone: I'm playing with 100~120 fps on 1440p but I'm considering to downscale to 1080p so I can get at least 144fps without sacrificing fov (depending in what I learn here). So, these two games are played very differently, in Valorant I'd prioritize input lag and response time while in Warzone I'd prioritize sight clearness during quick, long camera movements. Knowing this, should I enable any of the mentioned settings? and if I should, how would they benefit me?
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Hi there, I'm really a noob and after a research on other website, I don't think I understood much. I bought a prebuilt with only a HDD. When I transfered the system to another case and Mobo, I bought an SSD and installed Windows on the new Drive. Now, I just bought a pcie SSD to entirely replace the HDD. My problem is that I can't boot straight to the first SSD. I need to boot on the HDD (even though windows is installed on SSD). From my research, my problem seams to be with the Master Boot Record (MBR), which seems to be on the HDD. I'm at work RN, but I was thinking about formating all my drives, unplugging the HDD and then reinstall Windows. - Will this work? - Is there a better, easier way to deal with this? Thanks a lot!
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I killed my UEFI Motherboard (BAD BIOS update) and I need assistance moving to an older Motherboard that supports only MBR. I had I configured to dual boot with Windows 10 and POP OS (Both were UEFI) and was using rEFInd as the boot-loader I backed up all data using a Linux USB, It would be amazing if you could point me to a tool that converts all the GPT to MBR on the Linux USB. (Please do let me know if there's an easier method) I'm trying to avoid a complete reinstall if possible, any advice is appreciated, Thanks in advance ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extra Information if it helps: I killed my Mobo by using a USB 3.0 port to update my BIOS (Will get it fixed after the pandemic) Dead Mobo : MSI 970 Gaming Backup Mobo : MSI 760GM P21
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Hi All, I recently purchased new SSD and normal HDD. I'm facing issues while installing windows 10. I got my usb drive loaded with windows 10 from rufus (GPT type). In the bios setting, I set the boot mode as legacy+UEFI and chose usb stick to install windows. But it threw an error saying I need to boot using UEFI mode. So I changed the setting to UEFI in the boot setting and tried to boot from pendrive. But it's not working. The screen just freezes and nothing happens. Also I don't find option to disable secure boot in the bios setting. Motherboard: MSI 970 Gaming motherboard. Is there any option available to boot using UEFI mode or I should recreate usb again with MBR type ?
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I just bought a new Motherboard, CPU and RAM and my windows install partition is MBR because I upgraded from windows 7 a while back. I was wondering if there would be any benefit to doing a clean install of Windows on my system so that it would be on a GPT partition, or is there any down side to keeping it on an MBR partition? Thanks in advance :D -
Hi Guys, So I've recently gotten round to building up my new tower and couldn't be happier - Win10 on a WD Black NVMe Drive, i7-9700k @ 4.9GHz, GTX 1060 6Gb etc etc. My problem comes in that I want to have a dual boot option from my old tower so I can access a load of stuff I have on there when I want to. I figured this would be easy. It should be in theory. However, my old rig started life as a HP Enterprise system. It ran what I believe to be a cache raid system whereby it has a tiny 20Gb Intel SSD, as well as the 500Gb spinning disc. The way it was explained to me at the time was that read and write went to the SSD first and then was written to the HDD. This brings me onto the issue. When I plug in my HDD to my new rig and mash F2 to get into the BIOS, the HDD is not there as a boot option! Exiting from that and heading into my Win10 boot, it allows me to see the Win7 drive. I can see the OS files. I can see the public documents (although not the documents of specific users). When I enter the disc management tool in Win10, I can see the partitions of the HDD, including one which shows as OS, however underneath it, it only says "Primary Partition". The "boot, pagefile and crash dump" monikers are missing. When I plug in the old 20Gb SSD, there's nothing on it. It just shows as "Unallocated". It seems to me that my MBR has gone missing somewhere along the line here and since I have no experience of undoing the witchcraft that seems to be cache raid, I'm reaching out for help. Can anyone explain how I can make my old HDD bootable again? Couple more points to note: I've not got an image or backup of the Win7 disc so simply doing a fresh install is not an option. Also, the tipping point for me building a new rig was the power supply failing on the old tower. Since it's HP Enterprise and therefore proprietary (rip off merchants!!!), I cannot even plug the old drives in back the way they were and do anything from the old system. Anyone any ideas? All help appreciated. All the best, Rob
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Ok this seems nuts but I have my reasons. I would like to quad boot from my laptop so I can run win server 16, win 10, win 7 32bit and ubuntu. So far I got my server installation done minus a couple Bluetooth drivers and created a win 10 vhdx that shows up as a boot option and works. Issue is win 7 32 bit on a uefi setup. That vhdx won't boot. Enable legacy option ROMs makes it show on the boot menu though. Win 7 32 bit is on a mbr vhdx everything else is gpt. So I'm posting here because I think grub 2 can help. From what I've read I can maybe boot win 7 and ubuntu from grub and chainload over to server and 10. This is a really unfamiliar territory for me so I'm looking for advice. I also don't know how to create a bootable Ubuntu vhdx from my server 16. Any and all help will be appreciated. -
Installing F4 from F3 worked fine, but after installing BIOS F5a on a Gigabyte Aorus Master sTRX40, my Windows installation would not boot. I thought the BIOS wasn't seeing the drive etc etc so I booted from a disc and did startup repair and then it went straight in! I noticed that I no longer have a UEFI partition, or a system reserved partition. Instead I have a random 128MB partition as the F: drive letter on my SSD and a 261MB unallocated partition. My secondary HDD also has a random 185MB unallocated partition. Running system information showed the BIOS mode is Legacy! I have no idea how this has happened! I have never ever converted from UEFI to Legacy! Also in disk management if I right click the SSD, it says "convert to GPT" as greyed out implying it has also been converted to MBR in the process. Please can somebody explain how I can convert it back to UEFI, convert it back to GPT, and get the necessary partitions back so I can boot up and undo what Windows has done? Thank you in advance!
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I have B450 asus tuf pro mobo and p660 m.2 from intel on the old computer i made bootable usb with 2nd gen ISO image and format it with GPT - UEFI non-CSM I cant boot from that and i dont know why... im trying now with MBR format UEFI-CSM i thought since everything's new it will work just fine Legacy MBR partition on new PC??
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Hi All I have two 8TB Hard drives that arnt showing up in Windows 10, looked in Disk Management and it saying needs to be in MBR not GPT and that i need to reformat the drive. Does anyone know a way to get the drive to work Windows reformatting the drive its a back-up of my server and im in the process of expanding my server and its the only copy of the data i have not on my server at the moment and dont want to risk it. So if anyone knows how i can access the drives in Windows 10 that would be great, Thanks
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Near as I can tell, the PC h tried hardware is working. I am trying to install Windows on a 500 GB Samsung EVO SSD. The first time I tried i had an error message that I thought I resolved by unplugging the mechanical HDD I had installed, leaving the SSD as the sole storage. Windows began installing. I looked away from the screen for a bit and looked back up and saw I was back at the install screen. I tried to start the installation again but got an error message at the screen where I have to select the drive to install Windows. The first time (without the HDD connected) the SSD had no partitions. But this time "Drive 0" had 2 partitions. Partition 1 System Reserved 579.0 MB and Partition 2 465.2 GB. But "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. the selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI systems, Windows can only be installed to GPT disks. Near as I can tell the Windows installer must have been the one to partition the disk. But my question is how do I reformat the drive as a GPT disk without having an OS installed? Is there a way to get the Bios to format the drive? Thanks.
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Hi guys, back again for some more info, as you seem to be the most knowledgeable forum on the webs! So I have an old netbook with an atom n270 (I think). Either way it's a 32-bit chip with legacy bios only. Got 3 OS's on it (2 Linux and windows 10 for if I need it) but I had to use an extended partition for the 3rd. Was doing some research into MBR and GPT. So my question is, do you reckon I could boot using GPT (I know windows wouldn't boot from it, but I'm getting a decent laptop soon so that doesn't matter to me) on a 32-bit legacy system, I know 32-bit isn't an issue but does GPT require a UEFI system? The only info I can find is for 32-bit UEFI systems so am a bit stuck. TIA!
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I was setting up my new workstation pc, MoBo: Gigabyte x470 aorus gaming 7 wifi Processor: Ryzen 7 2700x Ram: XPG 16 GB Graphics Card: AMD Firepro W7000 HDD: Toshiba 3TB SSD: Samsung 970 evo 250GB I want to install windows in my SSD and use 3 TB HDD as my secondary drive. But while installation, i couldn't complete partition without 730 GB unallocated. According t some threads in the internet, I used a software to convert drive from MBR to GTP that allowed me to use that 730 GB but it deleted the system reserved 500 MB partition. So when I restart windows wouldn't load. Is there any way to Install windows on my SSD and have 3TB as secondary drive? Thanks in advance.
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partition recovery HDD data recovery / EFI MBR-Unallocated
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Dear TechJunks, Is this a lost cause, or is there a bit of light at the end of the tunnel? USB powered HDD showing 2 Unallocated partitions (MBR), and 1 visible (2mb FAT) EFI partition. Cannot get to the data this way. Trying to save the data for the father of a colleague. The problem started when my colleague connected the disk to his MacBook. 2,5" 250GB Seagate Momentus 5400.4, running in a Medion single usb 2.0 powerd casing. (Running the drive internally yields the same result) Testing on a Win10Edu64Bit, Tried Win7 and a other offline Win10 system. Here is a screenshot i took with Minitool (same as in DiskManagement) I have added the errorlog with the bootx64.efi and grubx64.efi left in the FAT partition as a attachment to this post. Is there away to restore the beloved pictures, of this old man? bootx64.efi grubx64.efi Seagate Errors.evtx
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So for the past few days I have been trying to transfer my OS from a 1Tb HDD to a 240Gb SATA SSD that I've had for a little while. I cleared everything off of it and tried using the EaseUS software to copy my OS over. Two issues have come up so far: 1) the HDD is in MBR formatting and the SSD is in GPT, and 2) when I try to convert the SSD to MBR, no option will show up to allow me to do so. So, some questions I have are do I need to convert my HDD to GPT? Can an SSD be converted to MBR? Any other helpful suggestions?
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So, this is a little of a long story. 5 months ago I decided to buy a new SSD, a Kingston A400 240GB SATA3 2.5"/7mm SSD, for my notebook, an HP pavillion Sleekbook 15-105la. Everything went well with the instalation, except the fact that if I turn off the legacy boost mode, uefi doesn't work. Since then, I haven't been able to get any windows update installed correctly and the windows shop also doesn't work. Right now the ssd is installed as a mbr and I suppose I need to change it to gpt, so I tried to make a uefi usb-stick through rufus, with the help of this post https://www.windowscentral.com/how-create-windows-10-usb-bootable-media-uefi-support#uefi_media_rufus and a windows iso from microsoft media creation tool, into my 32gb storage Sd. The problem is, whenever I try to boost the pc through the usb, I get the message checking media [Fail]. I've made sure to deactivate secure boost and to press F9 to boost the installation through the usb. I tried to boost the pc through my old hard drive by connecting it through usb, but it instantly sends me to system diagnostic and tries to repair itself. Now, I want to abstain myself from opening my notebook and reinstalling the old hard drive, also, I don't care about the data in my ssd, if needed I will format it. Thanks for the help!
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Hey guys, I get an error Message when I want to install Windows on my SSD. It says like my SSD has a MBR partition and on EFI systems Windows can only be installed on GOT partitions. I'm in "LEGACY+UEFI" mode right now. Can you tell me what to do now? Thank you in advance!!
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