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06-16-2018 07:01 PM
I am going to install Linux Mint 18.3 xfce 32bit. I chose that one because Mint has a reasonably big following and the xfce is supposed to be less resouce intensive (helpful, since this is an old system).
However, it seems like I need to know whether the computer uses legacy bios or UEFI Bios. I am not sure if legacy bios is the right term but to clarify I think I am just talking about the bios that was around right before UEFI.
If it helps at all, I bought the computer in 2007.
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06-16-2018 07:21 PM - edited 06-16-2018 07:28 PM
Hi:
Your PC has a legacy BIOS.
Intel desktop PC's did not get UEFI BIOS' until the models with the series 6 chipsets and 2nd generation core processors came out a few years after your model was released to market.
06-16-2018 07:21 PM - edited 06-16-2018 07:28 PM
Hi:
Your PC has a legacy BIOS.
Intel desktop PC's did not get UEFI BIOS' until the models with the series 6 chipsets and 2nd generation core processors came out a few years after your model was released to market.
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