Just think of it this way, there is a reason why we no longer use fat32, instead ntfs because of filesize limit, file stamps, blablabla. It's something similar with ide, not to mention it disables esata. And did I mention it's slower than native sata aka ahci?
On Jun 21, 5:36 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > You don't HAVE to, but your computer would be faster with it on. > How old is your BIOS? > And I thought RemoveWAT was used to disable/remove that optional > update that is the new generation WGA. > > On Jun 21, 5:32 pm, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Grr.. well I hope I don't have to turn it in or anything... > > > And yea whenever my laptop starts up, it starts up like any other > > computer (gives you options to enter BIOS settings, and boot from > > device), I just select a device and it lets me choose HDD, Optical, or > > EFI File, if I choose EFI file, it will then give me a list of all > > devices/partitions on the system and then I can choose an EFI file. > > > After enabling UEFI mode and installing 7, theres now a new boot > > choice called Windows Boot Loader. I choose that to boot into 7. > > > Also I fixed my "means" of activation by using RemoveWAT. > > > On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 12:18 PM, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > You're on to something great. Unfortunately there aren't that many > > > laptop bios with uefi support so far. There are some tools (mainly > > > linux based, I think) that allow you to do basic things like playing > > > mp3, using webmails, and things like that. > > > AHCI is good, everytime. If you can enable it, do it. It is faster and > > > cooler, it's not a big difference but it's there. If you want to > > > enable it, read my guide a few posts back, and if you do let me know > > > if everything went well. IDE is like xp, ancient history, not > > > supported anymore and prone to compatibility errors, like AHCI which > > > is common ground nowadays. > > > After you set your BIOS to UEFI, it let you choose an EFI file for you > > > to boot from? > > > And yes, HP will know you OC'd, but it depends on what the situation > > > might be. > > > > On Jun 21, 5:05 pm, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Really? Would HP know I OC'd? I mean right now my laptop still works > > >> fine and passed RAM/HDD Tests as well. > > > >> And about EFI, I installed Windows 7 in EFI mode. Heres what I had to do. > > >> - Set BIOS to use UEFI > > >> - Go to startup list and boot an EFI file (in this case, it was > > >> EFI\Boot\bootmrgx64.efi or something like that on the win7 ult x64 > > >> dvd) > > >> - Install 7 normally for the most part (in order to use EFI booting, I > > >> have to have a partition called HP_TOOLS in fat32. Nothing has to be > > >> on it though, but it has to exist. I had to make my drive also GPT > > >> prior to doing this from Ubuntu's Gparted. While creating partitions, > > >> I had the normal system reserved partition, and a different partition > > >> that was MSR reserved (EFI partition). Then I had my main partition > > >> and my hp tools) > > >> My windows 7 doesn't have the fancy boot screen anymore (it reverts > > >> back to vista style with the bar) but I only see the loading screen > > >> for maybe 3 seconds before it boots into windows, whereas if I was > > >> using BIOS mode, it would take 30secs or more to go from the boot > > >> screen to windows. > > > >> Also I wanted to test out XP because I just assumed I might get > > >> slightly better performance (not that it's bad in 7). In the end, I > > >> just said forget it and then went back to 7. If I kept AHCI enabled > > >> without proper drivers on install of XP, it would BSOD and restart > > >> instantly. If I enabled AHCI after installing XP in IDE mode, it would > > >> BSOD and restart as well. > > > >> And isn't AHCI better then using IDE mode? My stuff still works fine > > >> in AHCI mode from what I noticed anyway, and plus there was some > > >> reason why it was better to use that over IDE, something that allowed > > >> more commands or something i forget what it was called. > > > >> And some more about EFI. It's the thing that mac's use to boot OS X. > > >> It's better then BIOS (for some reason that idk how to explain) > > >> though. There are some OEM's that also use EFI as a total replacement > > >> of the BIOS as well. The advantage of this is, a way nicer looking > > >> BIOS-like interface. For instance, in my bios, I can use my mouse > > >> (which is amazing for not even booting fully), and it actually has a > > >> GUI instead of a blue screen with words and stuff. Also this makes > > >> dual booting easier as well, and it might even make hackintosh OS X > > >> installations go easier. But so far, using Windows 7 in UEFI mode > > >> doesn't seem to have THAT much of a performance difference inside the > > >> OS itself. It does make the boot faster though by far. > > > >> Also I heard I could boot EFI applications like QuickLook (aparantly, > > >> if I read correctly, I can read my email before I even boot an OS) > > > >> On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 11:44 AM, hussam aulaian <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > >> > yeah , and one more thing can i add to ur page , that bluescreen > > >> > troubleshooter software ,, its free ,incase if u dont mine here is the > > >> > link > > >> > again > > >> >http://cid-b0ec9a9e9e20660f.office.live.com/self.aspx/Software/bluesc... > > > >> > -- > > >> > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > >> -- > > >> Espionage724 Has A Signature... > > > > -- > > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > -- > > Espionage724 Has A Signature... > > -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
