Say goodbye
With Windows 8, Windows switches from BIOS to UEFI firmware. In
In simple terms, UEFI is an extended and optimized
Version of BIOS, which also supports ARM processors.
This support could be the main reason for Microsoft to switch to BIOS.
Windows 8 will not only be processors from Intel and AMD
support, but also CPUs from ARM, which are primarily used in mobile devices
How tablet PCs are used.
UEFI also has the advantage that drivers that meet certain requirements
can also be used on different platforms. Developers
and manufacturers save costs in this way or support automatically
to operate a variety of platforms without increased development effort
must.
Most mainboards for AMD E-350 and Intels
Processors from the Core i, Atom and Xeon series support the UEFI standard
2.x, while older PCs could get their problems with Windows 8: If
Microsoft completely switches to UEFI 2.x and completely dispenses with BIOS,
on older computers an upgrade to Windows 8 may not be possible.