The Secure boot configuration is not involved in your situation. And UEFI has been used in Windows 7, as Joe mentions, it is just that Windows 8 uses Secure Boot which requires a UEFI configuration.One thing that caught my eye in the bios was UEFI mode and secure boot. I'm not really sure what this is all about-but thought it may be worth trying--however-I dont want to get into a situation where I can no longer access the bios or boot the machine to windows! If I'm not mistaken, UEFI mode only applies to windows 8/8.1, server 2012, and 2012 R2......
Drive is NTFSDid you format the drive before using it? Drives larger than 2 T need to be formatted GPT instead of MRB. The UEIF is also on some of the newer Windows 7 boxes.
Joe
I think you are referring to the partition structure-not the formatting....how can I see what partition structure the drive is?Did you format the drive before using it? Drives larger than 2 T need to be formatted GPT instead of MRB. The UEIF is also on some of the newer Windows 7 boxes.
Joe
Q:
Why won't my computer boot when I connect my USB drive to the computer before
booting?
A:
Depending on your system configuration, your computer might try to boot from your
WD portable USB drive. Refer to your system’s motherboard BIOS setting
documentation to disable this feature or visit http://support.wd.com and see
Knowledge Base answer ID 1201. For more information about booting from external
drives, refer to your system documentation or contact your system manufacturer