Now that 8.1 is out and downloaded, I'm going to reformat my X230t.
I also plan on changing over to UEFI boot. Is there anything else that should be done with that change? (I've read something about MBR vs GUID when using UEFI, but can't remember what it said, as it was several months ago. Should I just run a DBAN and let Windows figure it out?)
Reformatting to 8.1 tonight; BIOS to UEFI changes?
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Reformatting to 8.1 tonight; BIOS to UEFI changes?
DS1100(work-built): i7 2700K; 16GB; 64GB SSD & 2x 500GB 7200; 970; U2410
Thinkpad Yoga 260: i5 6200u; 16GB; 256GB SSD; 12.5" 1080p
NUC: I5-4250; 12GB; 256GB SSD & 1TB 5400
Thinkpad Yoga 260: i5 6200u; 16GB; 256GB SSD; 12.5" 1080p
NUC: I5-4250; 12GB; 256GB SSD & 1TB 5400
Re: Reformatting to 8.1 tonight; BIOS to UEFI changes?
You want GUID, assuming you're doing a clean install.
If you don't mind a little reading here is a guide I found helpful when doing the same thing http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/23 ... s-8-a.html
If you don't mind a little reading here is a guide I found helpful when doing the same thing http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/23 ... s-8-a.html
Current: X1 Carbon Gen 3 - 20BT-S1LV00 - i5-5300U - 8GB DDR3L - WQHD Touch - 256GB SSD
Previous: X60s - 1702-3QU | X200s - 7466-44U | X230 - 2325-2RU | X240sx - 20AK-A00RHH
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mybellyisempty
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Re: Reformatting to 8.1 tonight; BIOS to UEFI changes?
I ran DBAN on the SSDs and let Windows take care of the rest.
Looks like everything is happy now...other than a few non-Lenovo apps that aren't 8.1 compatible yet.
Looks like everything is happy now...other than a few non-Lenovo apps that aren't 8.1 compatible yet.
DS1100(work-built): i7 2700K; 16GB; 64GB SSD & 2x 500GB 7200; 970; U2410
Thinkpad Yoga 260: i5 6200u; 16GB; 256GB SSD; 12.5" 1080p
NUC: I5-4250; 12GB; 256GB SSD & 1TB 5400
Thinkpad Yoga 260: i5 6200u; 16GB; 256GB SSD; 12.5" 1080p
NUC: I5-4250; 12GB; 256GB SSD & 1TB 5400
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