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Yesterday, I ran Windows 8 upgrade assistant on my PC, Only problem it gave is that

Secure Boot isn't compatible with your PC
Your PC's firmware doesn't support Secure Boot so you won't be able to use it in Windows 8.

My PC configuration is

    System Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
    System Model            945GCM-S2L
    System Type         X86-based PC
    Processor           Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual  CPU  E2180  @ 2.00GHz, 2000 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
    BIOS Version/Date   Award Software International, Inc. F5u, 7/14/2008
    SMBIOS Version          2.4

    Hardware Abstraction Layer  Version = "6.1.7600.16385"

    Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 3.00 GB
    Total Physical Memory           2.99 GB

Will I be able to run the windows 8 with dual boot (I have Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.10 Installed) on this kind of configuration. Is it possible without secure boot? Or what other things people have to do who don't have secure boot? What are the problems I will face If I installed windows 8 without secure boot?

Thanks,

Ganesh

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