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02-04-2017 12:26 PM
Hi,
I have a HP G62-B08 ET laptop.
Officially this laptop's operating system is Windows 7, but I installed Windows 10.
While I installing Windows 10, I deleted all official partitions (like HP_TOOLS,RECOVERY).
After Windows 10 installation I want to upgrade my bios to UEFI, but I got an Error (You must create HP_TOOLS partition.)
Are there any solution to upgrade UEFI with Windows 10.
Thanks for all reply.
02-04-2017 03:43 PM
Hello;
Allow me to welcome you to the HP forums!
You don't need to update to UEFI if you are already running Win10. I have several Upgraded PCs that run Win10 just fine and are the older BIOS PCs.
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02-05-2017 07:58 AM
BIOS and UEFI are completely different firmware versions, and while some newer UEFI systems have a "legacy" mode that emulates BIOS, the obverse is not true -- you can't convert BIOS into UEFI.
You can convert a Windows installation from BIOS to UEFI, but that is purely software, not firmware.
So, if your PC did not come preloaded with UEFI, then you're stuck.
I am a volunteer and I do not work for, nor represent, HP
02-05-2017 10:03 AM
I know diffrences between UEFI and BIOS. But,
The Problem is HP officially release an UEFI update for my laptop but this update require HP_TOOLS partition.
My question is "are there any way to apply UEFI update without HP_TOOLS partition?".
02-05-2017 05:26 PM
I think we're talking cross purposes, here.
You first said you wanted to upgrade to UEFI using Win10 -- which can't be done. But ... Win10 can install to a UEFI machine.
You then said you needed UEFI for VM applications and Mac OS -- which is fine, but you can not convert your PC from BIOS to UEFI, regardless of why you need it.
You then said you knew the difference -- which is not evident by your first two sets of comments -- and that you want to apply the UEFI update to your PC, but you can't because you need the HP_TOOLS partition to do that.
The HP update does NOT convert your PC from BIOS to UEFI, instead, it updates the existing UEFI firmware.
The only way I know to restore the HP_TOOLS partition properly is to use HP Recovery Media to do a total PC factory restore, as that erases the ENTIRE drive and recreates the original partitions, but that would set your PC back to win7.
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