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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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    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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    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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    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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    promotion of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification, a bootloader and runtime interface between platform firmware and an operating...
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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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • programming interface (API) functions, resource management data and thread-local storage (TLS) information. According to the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface...
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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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    a minimal alternative to GNU GRUB for systems using the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). The boot loader automatically detected bootable...
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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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    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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  • 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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  • rewriting a small file. Systemd mounts variables used by Unified Extensible Firmware Interface on Linux system's sysfs as writable by the root user of...
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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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    (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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