Help! What does boot option as UEFI: SAMSUNG 840 mean???

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theredeemed

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Hi guys,

I recently installed an SSD and i went into the BIOS to check the boot options, and it shows as follows

P0: UEFI SAMSUNG 840
P1: SAMSUNG 840.

When I try to boot from SAMSUNG 840 it doesn't boot at all...It only boots from the UEFI version...What does this mean?

I had another SSD before this and it never had UEFI as another option...
 
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Paul NZ

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It means the OS was installed on a system that supports UEFI. And the first option works because thats what it was installed on and its got a GPT partition on it.

The other one doesnt which is why it doesnt boot. Look in Google or Wikipedia what GPT / UEFI means. Its too hard to explain

The other SSD may not have been on a system that supported UEFI
 
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theredeemed

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That's the thing...It was installed on the exact same system with the exact same windows disc. It was a crucial mx 100 SSD.

Should I be worried about this or is it completely fine?
 
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theredeemed

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Oh ok.
I read somewhere that AHCI is recommended to be enabled with SSD's.


Just to clarify:
Is it a good thing that I have this UEFI SAMSUNG option instead of the normal one? Or does it not matter at all?
 
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Darkbreeze

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As Paul NZ said, it's your only option and aside from that, yes, it's fine and is standard configuration.
 
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