UEFI Virgin

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Hey guys, I've tried many times to install an OS via UEFI method on many different machines but I always encounter a problem, (never the same one twice) can't complete the install and have to use the legacy BIOS to get the job done.

I use RMPrepUSB with Easy2Boot on a 128GB flash drive with multiple OS images on the flash drive. I have followed all the tutorials I can find and even have Clover on the drive which should allow me to do a UEFI install but alas I'm still a UEFI virgin.

Could you guy's do a tutorial on a bullet proof UEFI install or some of the common issues with UEFI installations (Such as USB needing a driver to complete and install) and their solutions.

 

Keep up the great work!

Bit

 

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What OS are you trying to install?

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Your issues may be from secureboot which will block any unsigned operating systems from booting. 

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So far I've tried W7, W8 and W8.1. I've made sure secure boot is turned off in the BIOS for every install I've tried.

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That's really odd. UEFI is pretty much a Microsoft ploy to make it difficult to install an alternative operating systems, such as Linux, and the one thing they have right is a easy installations. Are you trying to setup a dual boot with another OS?

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I've done nothing but a straight OS install on a clean disk, nothing fancy, just the windows default partitions created during install. The furthest I've gotten is windows will begin to UEFI install then hang and ask for a USB driver disk to be inserted to complete install. All the others I couldn't even get the windows UEFI install to start. It would just load forever.