Need help with hdd

[sondrejr]

My HDD is a legacy format I think, so it won’t boot into windows. How to I get it to a uefi??

[IBM_THINKPAD_R51]

What is the size and model?

[sondrejr]

1 minute ago, IBM_THINKPAD_R51 said:

What is the size and model?

1tb WD Black

 

[kb5zue]

Reformat the drive, understand tho that all is lost.

[IBM_THINKPAD_R51]

4 minutes ago, sondrejr said:

1tb WD Black

 

YOU WILL LOOSE DATA THIS WAY SO BACKUP ANY IMPORTANT FILES

 

You have to plug it in to your computer, then go to Computer Management >  Then on the side, click on Disk Management > right click on the correct disk > then click on "Convert to GPT disk"

 

The picture will show you where exactly to right click

[IBM_THINKPAD_R51]

1 minute ago, IBM_THINKPAD_R51 said:

YOU WILL LOOSE DATA THIS WAY SO BACKUP ANY IMPORTANT FILES

 

You have to plug it in to your computer, then go to Computer Management >  Then on the side, click on Disk Management > right click on the correct disk > then click on "Convert to GPT disk"

 

The picture will show you where exactly to right click

After that, you will need to format the disk. (click on quick format)  

[ProjectBox153]

Are you trying to move it from one computer to another?

[sondrejr]

6 minutes ago, IBM_THINKPAD_R51 said:

After that, you will need to format the disk. (click on quick format)  

I can’t boot into windows 

[Apepa]

@IBM_THINKPAD_R51 @kb5zue Slow down guys.

 

11 minutes ago, sondrejr said:

My HDD is a legacy format I think, so it won’t boot into windows. How to I get it to a uefi??

Check your BIOS to see if there are any settings you can change to get it to work. It would be MBR/Legacy mode, or even Windows 7 compatibility mode. Or it could be that Windows was installed using a SATA controller in IDE mode, where a newer one would be set to ACHI by default.

[IBM_THINKPAD_R51]

3 minutes ago, sondrejr said:

I can’t boot into windows 

are you talking about your system disk?

[sondrejr]

1 minute ago, IBM_THINKPAD_R51 said:

are you talking about your system disk?

Yes, I only have one hdd

[deXxterlab97]

15 minutes ago, IBM_THINKPAD_R51 said:

YOU WILL LOOSE DATA THIS WAY SO BACKUP ANY IMPORTANT FILES

 

You have to plug it in to your computer, then go to Computer Management >  Then on the side, click on Disk Management > right click on the correct disk > then click on "Convert to GPT disk"

 

The picture will show you where exactly to right click

Do not confuse GPT/MBR with Legacy/UEFI

[IBM_THINKPAD_R51]

Just now, sondrejr said:

Yes, I only have one hdd

what motherboard do you have? If you can, go to the BOIS and switch between legacy boot and  UEFI boot. Although legacy boot would be your best bet. 

[aezakmi]

go to the BIOS and set the boot to legacy mode and SATA to IDE mode instead of AHCI mode and try again

[Apepa]

42 minutes ago, sondrejr said:

My HDD is a legacy format I think, so it won’t boot into windows. How to I get it to a uefi??

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14 minutes ago, aezakmi said:

go to the BIOS and set the boot to legacy mode and SATA to IDE mode instead of AHCI mode and try again

Might not even have that function on a newer motherboard

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[sondrejr]

8 minutes ago, Apepa said:

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Might not even have that function on a newer motherboard

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[sondrejr]

8 minutes ago, Apepa said:

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Might not even have that function on a newer motherboard

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When I do that it’s locket on uefi

 

[Apepa]

19 minutes ago, sondrejr said:

When I do that it’s locket on uefi

 

If you go to Advanced Settings>Windows OS Configuration

 

Then set:

 

Windows10 WHQL [Disabled] 

Windows7 installation [Enabled]

 

Then go back to boot mode and the setting should allow you to set UEFI+Legacy

 

However if your Windows installation on your old computer wasn't  originally in AHCI mode it still won't work and probably the best solution is to reformat.

 

There is a way of changing it from IDE to AHCI but you would need to put it back in the old PC and do some fiddly things with drivers and registry values.

[sondrejr]

11 minutes ago, Apepa said:

If you go to Advanced Settings>Windows OS Configuration

 

Then set:

 

Windows10 WHQL [Disabled] 

Windows7 installation [Enabled]

 

Then go back to boot mode and the setting should allow you to set UEFI+Legacy

 

However if your Windows installation on your old computer wasn't  originally in AHCI mode it still won't work and probably the best solution is to reformat.

 

There is a way of changing it from IDE to AHCI but you would need to put it back in the old PC and do some fiddly things with drivers and registry values.

I don’t have an old pc

[sondrejr]

11 minutes ago, Apepa said:

If you go to Advanced Settings>Windows OS Configuration

 

Then set:

 

Windows10 WHQL [Disabled] 

Windows7 installation [Enabled]

 

Then go back to boot mode and the setting should allow you to set UEFI+Legacy

 

However if your Windows installation on your old computer wasn't  originally in AHCI mode it still won't work and probably the best solution is to reformat.

 

There is a way of changing it from IDE to AHCI but you would need to put it back in the old PC and do some fiddly things with drivers and registry values.

I changed motherboard because the pins we’re broken

[sondrejr]

I get this 

 

[aezakmi]

if you have your windows dvd just restore the system with it, that will install the AHCI drivers

[Apepa]

14 minutes ago, aezakmi said:

if you have your windows dvd just restore the system with it, that will install the AHCI drivers

I have tried this enough times to know it probably won't.

[Apepa]

18 minutes ago, sondrejr said:

I get this 

 

Is it set to UEFI+Legacy?

[sondrejr]

11 minutes ago, Apepa said:

Is it set to UEFI+Legacy?

1. Ye