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  • 1.  Encrypting Whole Disk on system with UEFI BIOS

    Posted Mar 03, 2014 08:59 PM

    I have a new Lenovo X240 laptop a UEFI BIOS, a SSD, Win 8.1 Pro, and Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.3.2. The Symantec Encryption Desktop is not managed. Is the functionality of Whole Disk Encryption (especially the ability to boot the system) affected if I have UEFI disabled or allow either UEFI or legacy boot (so the system will boot either to Windows or removable media) when I encrypt the disk and later enable UEFI secure boot or vice versa?

    Thanks.



  • 2.  RE: Encrypting Whole Disk on system with UEFI BIOS

    Posted Mar 04, 2014 06:42 AM

    No.  In previous verisons (10.3.0 and earlier) UEFI BIOS was not supported, but it is now supported, the same with Win 8.1

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH180744

    You should be good to go.

     

    Have a look at http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH203071 also for info



  • 3.  RE: Encrypting Whole Disk on system with UEFI BIOS

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Mar 06, 2014 07:12 AM

    Hi WilsonF,

    Please have a look at this article Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.3.2 compatibility with Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 - TECH203071, there are some known issues with Secure Boot.

    For more details: Best Practices: Symantec Drive Encryption - TECH149543
     

    Rgs,
    dcats