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MBR or GPT?

Agent Squirrel
By Agent Squirrel
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When I use Rufus, I tried to install with GPT drive, it failed, it says I need MBR, and after I turned it to MBR, I try to install Windows on a GPT disk, but it failed, it said I can't install it on a GPT, so I turned it into MBR, and I can install it there. 

 

My question is, should I choose GPT, or MBR for my other disks? I have 3 in total, and my system disk is MBR. Thanks. 

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What hardware?

 

Best is all GPT, but you need the BIOS configured in UEFI mode, not Legacy/CSM which is probably the case now if it "said you needed MBR".

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MSI B350 Tomahawk Motherboard

Ryzen 5 1600

RTX 2060

2x8GB DDR4 

Western Digital HDD

Adata SSD

Samsung SSD

 

So I should just set my BIOS to be UEFI mode? 

 

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