Hi, I've been out of computers for quite a bit now since I have had my laptop (6 or 7 years), and I haven't built one in longer than that.
I have a question about UEFI. Is it just the motherboard that uses UEFI or does all the associated hardware use it as well? In other words, if I get an older motherboard with the old BIOS, can I install modern hardware with it? Like video cards, SSD ETc. I want to have Windows 7 on it.
My plan is to but an XPS 8700 or something similar with that comes with windows 7 and then install an SSD and install my retail copy ofWindows 7 Pro.
Wanting to know if the newest hardware will work with the older BIOS. Thanks.
I have a question about UEFI. Is it just the motherboard that uses UEFI or does all the associated hardware use it as well? In other words, if I get an older motherboard with the old BIOS, can I install modern hardware with it? Like video cards, SSD ETc. I want to have Windows 7 on it.
My plan is to but an XPS 8700 or something similar with that comes with windows 7 and then install an SSD and install my retail copy ofWindows 7 Pro.
Wanting to know if the newest hardware will work with the older BIOS. Thanks.