CF-31 UEFI version, and what exactly IS UEFI?
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2022 4:41 pm
Alright I am heading down the rabbit hole, I am going to Hacintosh the CF-3110778CM. I just registered on tonymacx86.com. First stumbling block was we are supposed to put the UEFI version in our profile information. I was able to figure out the rest, but there are no clues in BIOS as to what UEFI version this machine has.
I have some basic questions to ask trying to wrap my head around the whole UEFI thing. It seems that I need this enabled to put OSX onto the laptop. I need to understand it enough to know if this is a reinstall W10 issue, or if I should just put a fresh HDD into the machine. ATM I do not have another caddy for this. If I am going to be swapping drives in and out, I will get one. I am leaning towards a dual boot setup though.
So what exactly (condensed and Toughbook relevant) is this UEFI boot?
I installed W10 on this. UEFI is currently disabled. If I enable it, it goes to the black screen for a second, then reopens the bios interface and doesn't boot. I am pretty sure I had to fiddle with this to get the W10 install to work. So....
Can I fix this W10 install to use UEFI boot? Or do I need to reinstall W10 to deal with this? I am okay with having to access BIOS and change this setting each time I want to boot the other OS. But I suspect it s a drive breaking type of setting...
The Google rabbit hole leads me to believe it is either BIOS or UEFI. Half an hour of digging adds a LOT more questions than it answers. I just know I will not be worried about having more than 2tb of storage on this machine.
I have some basic questions to ask trying to wrap my head around the whole UEFI thing. It seems that I need this enabled to put OSX onto the laptop. I need to understand it enough to know if this is a reinstall W10 issue, or if I should just put a fresh HDD into the machine. ATM I do not have another caddy for this. If I am going to be swapping drives in and out, I will get one. I am leaning towards a dual boot setup though.
So what exactly (condensed and Toughbook relevant) is this UEFI boot?
I installed W10 on this. UEFI is currently disabled. If I enable it, it goes to the black screen for a second, then reopens the bios interface and doesn't boot. I am pretty sure I had to fiddle with this to get the W10 install to work. So....
Can I fix this W10 install to use UEFI boot? Or do I need to reinstall W10 to deal with this? I am okay with having to access BIOS and change this setting each time I want to boot the other OS. But I suspect it s a drive breaking type of setting...
The Google rabbit hole leads me to believe it is either BIOS or UEFI. Half an hour of digging adds a LOT more questions than it answers. I just know I will not be worried about having more than 2tb of storage on this machine.