power is not cut. On some systems, a soft boot may optionally clear RAM to zero. Both hard and soft booting can be initiated by hardware such as a button...
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Look up booter or Booter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Booter may refer to: Self-booting disk, software loaded directly at the bootup of a computer...
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UEFI (redirect from Windows 8 secure boot)
GRUB for booting (e.g. SUSE Linux), the same holds true for OpenBSD. For booting from iSCSI iPXE can be used as a UEFI application loaded by U-Boot. Intel's...
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Another reason for multi-booting can be to investigate or test a new operating system without switching completely. Multi-booting is also useful in situations...
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A boot is a type of footwear. Most boots mainly cover the foot and the ankle, while some also cover some part of the lower calf. Some boots extend up the...
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Boötes (/boʊˈoʊtiːz/ boh-OH-teez) is a constellation in the northern sky, located between 0° and +60° declination, and 13 and 16 hours of right ascension...
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Bootloader (redirect from Boot loader)
bootloader, also spelled as boot loader or called bootstrap loader, is a computer program that is responsible for booting a computer. If it also provides...
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8-bit computers, almost all software is self-booting. On the IBM PC, the distinction is between a self-booting program and one which is started by the user...
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In Linux, and other Unix-like operating systems, the /boot/ directory holds files used in booting the operating system. The usage is standardized in the...
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Henry Boot (1851–1931) was the founder of Henry Boot plc. Henry Boot was the eldest surviving son of Charles and Ann Boot. He was born on 9 December 1851...
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The Jodhpur boot is an ankle boot or Chelsea boot designed as a riding boot with a rounded toe and a low heel. They originally fastened with a strap and...
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Network booting, shortened netboot, is the process of booting a computer from a network rather than a local drive. This method of booting can be used...
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A boot jack, sometimes known as a boot pull, is a small tool that aids in the removal of boots. It consists of a U-shaped mouth that grips the heel of...
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not use for booting. 80. Active partition. Goodell, Dan. "Fixing Windows 2000/XP Drive Letters". Understanding MultiBooting and Booting Windows from...
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Look up car boot in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Car boot may refer to: Boot (car), a storage space in a car Wheel clamp, a device to prevent a vehicle...
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The trench boot, sometimes known as the "Pershing boot," was an American combat boot used in the latter stages of World War I, made for the cold mud of...
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The Linux booting process involves multiple stages and is in many ways similar to the BSD and other Unix-style boot processes, from which it derives....
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Max Boot (born September 12, 1969) is a Russian-born naturalized American author, editorialist, lecturer, and military historian. He worked as a writer...
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A boot is a medical device worn during treatment and recovery of a variety of foot injuries. Along with orthopedic casts, leg braces, splints and orthotics...
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A bovver boot is a type of boot that has been associated with violence. Such boots are generally of sturdy design and may be steel-toed. They have been...
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The booting process of Microsoft Windows varies between different releases. In Windows versions 1.01 to Windows 2.11, the system was loaded when WIN.COM...
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often have a loop or tab of fabric on the back of the boot, enabling the boot to be pulled on. The boot dates back to the Victorian era, when it was worn...
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EFL Championship (redirect from Football League Championship Golden Boot)
The English Football League Championship, known simply as the Championship in England and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Bet Championship, is the highest...
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Charles Boot JP (1 October 1874 – 14 June 1945) was an English businessman and film producer who was the driving force behind the growth of Henry Boot & Sons...
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a type of boot, generally waterproof or water-resistant. The boot, in almost all cases, has a high side, keeping snow from entering the boot, and a rubber...
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The boot ROM is a type of ROM that is used for booting a computer system. There are two types: a mask boot ROM that cannot be changed afterwards and a...
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While the BOOTES-1 station in Spain is devoted to wide-field astronomy, the additional stations (BOOTES-2 in Spain, BOOTES-3 in New Zealand, BOOTES-4 in China...
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Live USB (redirect from USB-bootable Linux distribution)
over with booting macOS from USB. Specialized USB-based booting was proposed by IBM in 2004 with Reincarnating PCs with Portable SoulPads and Boot Linux from...
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boot process Booting, the initial set of operations that a computer system performs when turned on Ping-Pong virus, alternatively called "boot" Boot,...
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