UEFI or Legacy

[Rock Danger]

Before my head falls off, please could someone square a few things up. 

 

1.The reason that the boot loader doesn't show in the UEFI bios is because the OS was reinstalled in legacy mode?

 

2. When reinstalling windows I should install in UEFI mode or since it's one drive @256GB (SSD) and never likely to exceed 1TB it really doesn't matter ? 

 

 

I get why it's the future etc - my main issue mentioned on the storage thread is that... actually it's best you just read it ( http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/199110-msata-with-sata/ ) but it basically involves whether to use AHCI rather than Intel smart response as nothing is being set as raid. 

 

I think I know what I'm doing, tho cloning the drive is looking more and more like an impossibility if I want secure boot UEFI -  which I'm fine not using as it's not really an issue?

 

right??

[harrynowl]

1.The reason that the boot loader doesn't show in the UEFI bios is because the OS was reinstalled in legacy mode?

Because the UEFI kind of "hands off" information collected about the hardware in POST to the Windows kernel or whatever, whereas if it doesn't (in legacy mode) they're two separate things entirely and as far as the BIOS is concerned it's just a drive.

 

 

2. When reinstalling windows I should install in UEFI mode or since it's one drive @256GB (SSD) and never likely to exceed 1TB it really doesn't matter ? 

 

Always use UEFI mode if it's available, it boots faster and is just better. 

[Rock Danger]

 

Because the UEFI kind of "hands off" information collected about the hardware in POST to the Windows kernel or whatever, whereas if it doesn't (in legacy mode) they're two separate things entirely and as far as the BIOS is concerned it's just a drive.

 

 

 

Always use UEFI mode if it's available, it boots faster and is just better. 

 

 

Thanks -  any special rituals involved or just set it to UEFI protected with ACHI? 

[harrynowl]

Thanks -  any special rituals involved or just set it to UEFI protected with ACHI? 

Just install with UEFI and ACHI mode and should work nicely. I've not had problems getting UEFI mode installs to work on my stuff

[Rock Danger]

Just install with UEFI and ACHI mode and should work nicely. I've not had problems getting UEFI mode installs to work on my stuff

 

 

It's just been so long since I've had to do it. I stopped doing pc's in 2006. I never really understood how UEFI managed the boot order (in my bios at least).. I guess I'll find out in a few days tho.