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Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system?

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From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
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Subject	Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system?
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Sam <newsgroup2003@gmail.com> wrote
> Rod Speed wrote

>> Yeah, it's a pretty elderly motherboard.

>>> Any insight or guidance would be appreciated.

>> Looks like you are out of luck.

> I guess there is no workaround then like booting from USB and somehow
> tricking the legacy bios into recognizing the drive immediately after?

Yes. And you may be able to run Win10 and get it to see the UEFI drive fine,
no tricking the legacy bios required at all, it isnt involved once Win is 
booted.

> I know that if you use a swappable UEFI HD it will show up AFTER the OS is 
> loaded.

Yes, so any way you boot Win should get the result you want.

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Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? Sam <newsgroup2003@gmail.com> - 2016-03-13 19:49 -0700
  Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 19:51 +1100
    Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? Sam <newsgroup2003@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 13:11 -0700
    Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? Sam <newsgroup2003@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 13:16 -0700
      Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 08:58 +1100
        Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? Sam <newsgroup2003@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 20:23 -0700
          Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 14:39 +1100
            Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? Sam <newsgroup2003@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 22:18 -0700
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                Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? Sam <newsgroup2003@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 21:52 -0700
                Re: Can I install a UEFI hard drive as the main (boot) drive in a legacy (BIOS) Windows 7 system? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 16:24 +1100
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