UEFI (redirect from Unified Extensible Firmware Interface)
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI, /ˈjuːɪfaɪ/ or as an acronym) is a specification for the firmware architecture of a computing platform. When...
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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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Preboot Execution Environment (redirect from Universal Network Device Interface)
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 legacy PC BIOS, aiming to address its technical limitations. UEFI firmware may...
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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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ACPI (redirect from Advanced Configuration Power Interface)
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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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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Fwupd (redirect from Linux Vendor Firmware Service)
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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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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UEFI Forum (redirect from Unified EFI Forum)
promotion of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification, a bootloader and runtime interface between platform firmware and an operating...
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TianoCore EDK II (redirect from Firmware as a service)
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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Windows 11 (section Firmware compatibility)
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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supply#Applications Symmetric multiprocessing System on a chip U.2 UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) "Golden Oldies: 1993 mainboards". Archived from the original...
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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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thread-local storage (TLS) information. According to the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification, the PE format is also the accepted...
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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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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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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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2011. Retrieved September 21, 2011. "Specifications | Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Forum". "COLLADA - 3D Asset Exchange Schema". July 19, 2011...
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GNU GRUB (redirect from GRand Unified Bootloader)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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India Human Influence Index Human Interface Infrastructure, or HII, part of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Hydraulics International Islamic...
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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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DMA UDP—User Datagram Protocol UEFI—Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UHF—Ultra High Frequency UI—User Interface UL—Upload ULA—Uncommitted Logic Array...
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