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Legacy - what is it?

  • Dec 14, 2025
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Legacy and UEFI terms are closely related. What exactly is Legacy, you know the following.

Legacy the rescue for older Hardware

For some time now, there is already a BIOS replacement for the operating systems Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. This successor is called UEFI , and for the Management between the Software and the Hardware during the Boot process responsible.
  • Since UEFI stands for Unified Extensible Firmware Interface for newer Hardware was designed, there may be during the Boot process, of course, problems in the detection of older Hardware.
  • In such a case, the Legacy of a jump.
  • In the case of Windows 8, for example, you go with the [F2] key to enter the Boot menu and change the UEFI mode to Legacy BIOS.
  • After the Legacy BIOS is enabled, reboot and all Hardware should be detected during the subsequent Boot process.
  • In short: Legacy is a kind of "replacement BIOS" for computers on which the new UEFI is not working properly.
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