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    Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI, /ˈjuːɪfaɪ/ as an acronym) is a specification for the firmware architecture of a computing platform. When a...
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    EFI system partition (category Unified Extensible Firmware Interface)
    used by computers that have the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). When a computer is booted, UEFI firmware loads files stored on the ESP to...
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    BOOTP/DHCP/TFTP, and as of 2015[update] it forms part of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) standard. In modern data centers, PXE is the most...
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    GUID Partition Table (category Unified Extensible Firmware Interface)
    hard disk drive or solid-state drive. It is part of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) standard. It has several advantages over master boot...
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    BIOS (section User interface)
    motherboard. Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a successor to the PC BIOS, aiming to address its technical limitations. UEFI firmware may include...
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    the firmware. The compromised firmware can then be configured to send keystrokes to the attacker remotely. Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)...
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  • Management (OSPM) system. ACPI defines hardware abstraction interfaces between the device's firmware (e.g. BIOS, UEFI), the computer hardware components, and...
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    firmware updates on Linux-based systems, developed by GNOME maintainer Richard Hughes. It is designed primarily for servicing the Unified Extensible Firmware...
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    random-access memory (RAM) and then executed by a computer system's built-in firmware (e.g., the BIOS). Usually, the first sector of the hard disk is the boot...
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    promotion of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification, a bootloader and runtime interface between platform firmware and an operating...
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    AMD Platform Security Processor (category Unified Extensible Firmware Interface)
    coprocessor. The PSP contains on-chip firmware which is responsible for verifying the SPI ROM and loading off-chip firmware from it. In 2019, a Berlin-based...
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    supply#Applications Symmetric multiprocessing System on a chip U.2 UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) Rosch, Winn L. (1992). The Winn L. Rosch Hardware Bible...
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    Wake-on-LAN (category Unified Extensible Firmware Interface)
    source of confusion. While WoL hardware or firmware is arguably performing the role of a server, Web-based interfaces that act as a gateway through which users...
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  • default and require changing settings in the computer's UEFI firmware, or a UEFI firmware update that changes the default settings to reflect these requirements...
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    announces Project Mu to promote Firmware as a Service". 16 June 2023. "EFIDroid: A Second-Stage Bootloader Using UEFI Firmware to Multiboot [XDA Spotlight]"...
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  • programming interface (API) functions, resource management data and thread-local storage (TLS) information. According to the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface...
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    computers. For example, computers which boot using Unified Extensible Firmware Interface-based firmware that lack a Compatibility Support Module, or CSM...
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    Output System) includes boot firmware and power management firmware. Newer motherboards use Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) instead of BIOS. The...
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  • processor which emulates nonexistent hardware via SMM Ring −3 Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) Speculative execution...
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    used, the firmware and the operating system are responsible for ensuring integrity. For example, the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) can...
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  • InstantGo (category Unified Extensible Firmware Interface)
    Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) Always On, Always Connected Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Chin, Kevin...
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    the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) core used in Microsoft Surface and Hyper-V products. The project promotes the idea of Firmware as a...
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    Booting Linux on x86 using Grub2 – in-depth article Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI firmware, common since 2012) GUID Partition Table (GPT) –...
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    Mac OS X. The Intel-based Macs introduced in 2006 have a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) ROM, and use a UEFI-based bootloader named boot.efi...
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  • behavior analytics UEFI—Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEM—Unified endpoint management UHF—Ultra High Frequency UI—User Interface UL—Upload ULA—Uncommitted...
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  • Active State Power Management (category Unified Extensible Firmware Interface)
    Active-state power management (ASPM) is a power management mechanism for PCI Express devices to garner power savings while otherwise in a fully active...
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    (GUID is from Globally Unique IDentifier) is a part of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) standard for the layout of the partition table on...
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  • UEFI Platform Initialization (category Unified Extensible Firmware Interface)
    specification published by the Unified EFI Forum that describes the internal interfaces between different parts of computer platform firmware. This allows for more...
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  • Rothman" unless otherwise noted. Beyond Bios: Implementing the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface with Intel's Framework, with Vincent Zimmer and Robert Hale...
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    instruction lists ("methods") provided through the system firmware (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) or BIOS), which the kernel parses. ACPI then...
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