Is this board capable of windows 8 secure boot?
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That I do not know...I loaded Windows 7 on it and have never used Windows 8
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Yes, you can install any secure boot keys you like, and I believe the keys Intel ships the board with are already capable of booting Microsoft OSes.
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Yes it is. You go into the bios and turn it on if for some reason it is off.
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The UEFI designation indicates that this board is compatible with the UEFI-based SecureBoot functionality that is part of Windows 8 / Server 2012. This card is still compatible with systems that are not using UEFI SecureBoot, or "older" systems whose firmware are BIOS-based.
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Yes. I installed Win 8 without recovery media, and activated it with the serial number in BIOS, and then upgraded to Windows 8.1 successfully.
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I can't think of any reason you'd have any trouble with Windows 8.1 on this motherboard. Well, other than it being windows 8.1. But that's going to be a problem no matter what motherboard you use.
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Yes. Just purchased and it installed seamlessly, and is operating just fine under Windows 8.
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It is possible to run Win7 on it, but you have to adjust the BIOS settings to turn off UEFI. Truthfully, 8.1 is actually pretty good. The learning curve from 7 isn't bad (I just stay on the desktop all the time) and some of the newer features are actually quite useful.
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I can see no reason it wouldn't, normally the boards could care less about the type of operating system you are using.
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I have build four systems for clients using this board without any issues. As always make sure you have the lastest BIOS before installing OS.
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Yes I am using this as my Windows 8.1 boot drive. I was able to do a clean install of Windows 8.1 without having to do anything special. However to use both of the SATA ports on this card plus the 4 SATA ports on my motherboard I had to load the specific drivers for the card, plus the motherboard drivers. I checked the date and version of the drivers on the disk, they are the same as the ones on the website.
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You can always install Windows 8, just like Unbuntu or whatever, no worries
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I have this configured up with multiple windows versions (including Win 8) as well as Linux versions and have not had any issues - device circuitry acts as pass thru - note that I used each slot for a separate o/s and use the power buttons to dictate which o/s will boot.
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Yes it is. I am writing this post from the same machine, running a Boot Camp install of Windows 8.1. It is compatible, but I do have some minor glitches, such as some applications not handling the high density display properly, resulting in tiny text. Most things however do work fine.
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A 64 bit windows install is the norm today compared with 32 bit installations. I don't remember reading anything that would lead me to believe that there would be any problem. My advice, go for it. This board is inexpensive and has worked for me without a hitch. Peace.
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Its more of a mother board thing than OS, If you have a spare USB spot there...windows will recognize it.
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Yup! Check out one of the images for the box and you'll see the win 8 compatibility sticker
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To the best of my knowledge yes.Reason I say this is USB boot to flash bios works fine
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I was told by Samsung that Win 8 is burned into the Motherboard and you cannot, BUT!I was also told by a local PC maker that they do it all the time. When I get time, I am going to have it donehere locally. I have Win 7 loaded on a SSD drive ready to go. Check around your area for smart People thatbuild custom PC's and they should be able to do it for you at a minimal cost.