Dual BIOS (Legacy and UEFI)

[MattNC79]

My HP Pavilion p6-2100 was manufactured with a BIOS that supports Legacy and UEFI. I am wanting to know if I can update the BIOS to a version that only supports UEFI? I do not used the legacy functions. I am currently running windows 8.1 Pro in UEFI mode.

 

[WyomingKnott]

What version do you want to update to? Do you mean that you want to find a version that doesn't support legacy, or that you have a particular version that you want to update to, that version doesn't support legacy, and you want to know if it's OK to update?

If you get what I mean.

 

[Paul NZ]

I think you can switch between them in the BIOS. I think most UEFI based motherboards / BIOs'es support both. You cant have just 1 of them

 

[MattNC79]

I am looking for an AMI bios version 8 for the Pegatron AAHD2-HY motherboard. That's the version that I am trying to find.

 

[Paul NZ]

It'll be on the HP for the mobo. And no you cant just have legacy. Just switch to UEFI if you dont use legacy

 

[MattNC79]

It'll be on the HP for the mobo. And no you cant just have legacy. Just switch to UEFI if you dont use legacy

It's not on the HP website. My PC came from HP with windows 7 preinstalled with AMI BIOS version 7. They also produced the same computer with all of the same hardware with Windows 8 preinstalled that came with AMI BIOS version 8. Each computer came with the BIOS levels that were required for their software environments, so HP will not issue a BIOS update. I have since upgraded to Windows 8.1 and am in need of the version 8 BIOS. HP will not allow me to have a copy of it.

 

[Paul NZ]

I see you posted on the HP site. They didnt say they wouldnt give it. They said Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate a BIOS update for that motherboard at this time. HP cant give something that doesnt exist. And the 2nd time they said it could cause bricked systems. Because it was for a different mobo