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‎03-31-2017 11:27 PM

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Product: HP 19 All-In-One
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit)

Hard drive went bad, replaced it with ssd. Wanted to install Linux Mint but can't change to legacy in the bios and uefi won't recognize Linux. Has there been a bios update to fix this? If not then what about the 8.1 operating system with no windows sticker to install a legal windows distro? How does one do a repair install?

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‎04-01-2017 09:43 AM

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@lineman2

 

Hello;

Allow me to welcome you to the HP forums!

 

This is NOT a problem with the BIOS; instead, this is a problem with Linux Mint.

 

Here is a thread from the Ubuntu forums about problems installing Linux distros on UEFI machines:  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2147295

 

HP only warranties their PCs for usage with the OS that comes preinstalled. IF you replace that or add a different OS, then you assume full responsibility for maintaining that other OS -- as HP then provides no assistance on that.

Win10 PCs nearly all use UEFI and that poses special problems for installing Linux distros: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2147295

Your best bet for Linux support, since HP does not provide Linux drivers, is to contact the support forum for the Linux distro you are trying to install -- in this case, the Linux Mint Forums:  http://forums.linuxmint.com/index.php?sid=e1d864fe510e562a3fca15f38c93b95a

Good Luck



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