Hello everyone! This is only my 2nd build ever and my last build was 5 years ago. I'm totally new to most of the new tech and OS. I'm a simple home user using a non-RAID setup and I'll mostly be doing normal tasks and gaming with this PC. I would also like to take advantage of the built in security settings of Windows 8 Pro 64 bit.
I just build this rig this past weekend. Is it really worth reinstalling Windows 8 to enable Secure Boot? What settings would I need to change in the pic below to turn on secure boot? What other settings like Secure Boot (what's the deal with the keys) would I need to change before installing? If there are other settings not related to secure boot I should check (like ACHI, RAM frequency, etc.) please let me know. The UEFI has a ton of settings.
I found this guide on installing Windows 8 in UEFI mode and enabling Secure Boot. UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 8 with
With their method the disk was formatted with GPT. Is this mandatory? What are the drawbacks? Can I still image the drive?
I found the above link from this link.
Secure Boot - Enable or Disable in UEFI
I guess I need a step by step guide of what to check or change in the UEFI before installing Windows so I can activate it and make an image for safe keeping. I just found out about Secure Booting today so if there are other cool features I don't know about please let me know about them and what needs to be done to enable it.
Also, I'm on BIOS version 1.40 I think. I've been getting the occasional lock ups. Should I update it to 1.90 first? Should I keep one BIOS 1.40 and another 1.90? (not that I know how to do that yet).
P.S. Did you need to install the LAN driver like I did before you could activate Windows?
Edit: I took 2 more pics. Sorry about 2nd pics quality. It shows the boot menu where I believe it indicates that my Windows dvd is indeed a UEFI dvd.
Also, can the "No-Execute Memory Protection" be activated any time or does it have to be done before OS install?
Edit 2: Does this affect me. http://www.sapphireforum.com/showthr...highlight=UEFI If it does could I do the install anyways and disable what needs to be disabled until my card releases a fix?
Edit 3: I contacted Sapphire and the said there cards don't support UEFI.
I just build this rig this past weekend. Is it really worth reinstalling Windows 8 to enable Secure Boot? What settings would I need to change in the pic below to turn on secure boot? What other settings like Secure Boot (what's the deal with the keys) would I need to change before installing? If there are other settings not related to secure boot I should check (like ACHI, RAM frequency, etc.) please let me know. The UEFI has a ton of settings.
I found this guide on installing Windows 8 in UEFI mode and enabling Secure Boot. UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 8 with
With their method the disk was formatted with GPT. Is this mandatory? What are the drawbacks? Can I still image the drive?
I found the above link from this link.
Secure Boot - Enable or Disable in UEFI
I guess I need a step by step guide of what to check or change in the UEFI before installing Windows so I can activate it and make an image for safe keeping. I just found out about Secure Booting today so if there are other cool features I don't know about please let me know about them and what needs to be done to enable it.
Also, I'm on BIOS version 1.40 I think. I've been getting the occasional lock ups. Should I update it to 1.90 first? Should I keep one BIOS 1.40 and another 1.90? (not that I know how to do that yet).
P.S. Did you need to install the LAN driver like I did before you could activate Windows?
Edit: I took 2 more pics. Sorry about 2nd pics quality. It shows the boot menu where I believe it indicates that my Windows dvd is indeed a UEFI dvd.
Also, can the "No-Execute Memory Protection" be activated any time or does it have to be done before OS install?
Edit 2: Does this affect me. http://www.sapphireforum.com/showthr...highlight=UEFI If it does could I do the install anyways and disable what needs to be disabled until my card releases a fix?
Edit 3: I contacted Sapphire and the said there cards don't support UEFI.
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