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Migrate to UEFISmooth migration of 64-bit Windows Vista/7 to a modern GPT/UEFI platform is now open to you!
Paragon Migrate to UEFI is a simple four-step Copy Hard Disk Wizard that transfers a 64-bit Windows Vista/7 initially installed on an MBR disk in the BIOS mode to a GPT disk and the UEFI mode, thus opening up all benefits of the GPT+UEFI configuration, including support of a high-capacity 2.2TB+ hard drive for use as the primary system HDD. The ChallengeAppearance of ultra high-capacity drives on the scene has given new interest to UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). Introduced back in 2005 by Intel to lift restrictions of the old MBR (Master Boot Record) and PC BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), it was really slow to adopt. In fact even today only few manufactures can boast UEFI-based motherboards in their product lines. However, new hard drives of more than 2.2TB in capacity have turned out to be an impetus to change this situation once and for all. And the reason is easy to catch – besides other unique features impossible for the traditional tandem of BIOS+MBR, only a UEFI-based platform enables to accommodate Windows OS on a partition larger than 2.2TB. Home and small-office users who try to move their 64-bit Windows Vista or Windows 7 software environments from the dated MBR/BIOS configuration to a modern GPT/UEFI platform find that you can’t just change the partitioning scheme and enable UEFI without reinstalling the operating system from scratch. The problem is that Windows Disk Management supports conversion to GPT for empty drives only, so you’ve got no way of converting the system drive to GPT without losing data. Besides Windows Management tools do not provide an option to adjust boot files for UEFI, making it impossible for users transferring established data or system components within a single computer directly from a BIOS boot mode to a UEFI-based mode. A New Solution from ParagonParagon Migrate to UEFI can help you tackle both issues with minimal effort. It’s a simple
four-step Copy Hard Disk Wizard that enables to transfer a 64-bit Windows Vista or Windows 7
initially installed on an MBR disk in the BIOS mode to a GPT disk and the UEFI mode, thus opening
up all benefits of the GPT+UEFI configuration, including support of a high-capacity 2.2TB+ hard
drive for use as the primary system HDD.
Here’s how it works:
Why try Migrate to UEFI?
Additional InformationCheck whether your Windows OS supports booting from UEFI or not:Click on “Start”, then right click on “Computer”, then select “Properties”.
If “Windows Edition” is Windows 7 or Windows Vista and “System type” is 64-bit Operating
System, then your Windows supports the UEFI boot mode.
Check whether your motherboard supports UEFI or not:Generally, the newer your motherboard or PC is, the more likely it supports UEFI. Anyway,
please find technical specification on your motherboard on Vendor’s site and search for the UEFI
support information.
Some manufacturers provide a list of the UEFI supported boards:
1. The list of MSI boards with the UEFI support:
2. The list of ASUS boards with the UEFI support:
If your motherboard is not listed there, please visit UEFI.org and download the "Evaluating UEFI using Commercially Available Platforms and Solutions" PDF, the latest version of which you can always find in section "Papers and Collateral": http://www.uefi.org/news/uefi_industry
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