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    dual-booting refers to the common configuration of specifically two operating systems. Multi-booting may require a custom boot loader. Multi-booting allows...
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    Disk partitioning (category Disk file systems)
    "partition" worldwide. Multi-boot systems are computers where the user can boot into more than one distinct operating system (OS) stored in separate...
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    processor in the computer system. On some systems a power-on reset (POR) does not initiate booting and the operator must initiate booting after POR completes...
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  • Reboot (redirect from Cold boot)
    Switching operating systems: On a multi-boot system without a hypervisor, a reboot is required to switch between installed operating systems. Offensive: As...
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  • The Modular Boot System (MBS) is a multifunctional, multi-theater footwear system that affords the soldier environmental protection and added capability...
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    Bootloader (redirect from Boot loader)
    spelled as boot loader or called bootstrap loader, is a computer program that is responsible for booting a computer and booting an operating system. If it...
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  • 2001. Retrieved 18 June 2012. "Actor Jason Lee, Photoshop How To, Multi-Boot System". G4 TV. G4 Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 June 2012. "Most Popular Wallpaper...
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    provides a user the choice to boot one of multiple operating systems installed on a computer set up for multi-booting or select a specific kernel configuration...
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  • Boot Camp Assistant is a multi boot utility included with Apple Inc.'s macOS (previously Mac OS X / OS X) that assists users in installing Microsoft Windows...
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  • NTLDR (redirect from Boot.ini)
    NTLDR (abbreviation of NT loader) is the boot loader for all releases of Windows NT operating system from 1993 with the release of Windows NT 3.1 up until...
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    UEFI (redirect from Windows 8 secure boot)
    operating system. Examples include AMI Aptio, Phoenix SecureCore, TianoCore EDK II, and InsydeH2O. UEFI replaces the BIOS that was present in the boot ROM of...
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    Windows. The boot sector or UEFI loads the Windows Boot Manager (a file named BOOTMGR on either the system or the boot partition), accesses the Boot Configuration...
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  • mode: Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) Master boot record (MBR) partition table Pre-boot authentication (PBA) Operating system (OS) boots in UEFI mode:...
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    other systems, the process may be quite different. The UEFI (not legacy boot via CSM) does not rely on boot sectors, UEFI system loads the boot loader...
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  • fatally break compatibility with existing boot loaders, most MBR-compliant operating systems and associated system tools, and may cause serious data corruption...
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  • system–specific boot loaders. As a result, it also allows easier coexistence of different operating systems on a single computer, which is also known as multi-booting...
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  • Ranish Partition Manager (category Disk file systems)
    utility, and boot manager, that gives a high level of control for creating multi-boot systems. It is available on the freeware live CD SystemRescueCD and...
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  • Motorola 68000 CPU running at 6 MHz. When the system is booted, the Z-80 is the master and the Xenix boot process initializes the slave 68000, and then...
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  • Linux booting process depends very much on the computer architecture, those architectures share similar stages and software components, including system startup...
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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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    Live CD (redirect from Boot CD)
    DVD, live disc, or live operating system) is a complete bootable computer installation including operating system which runs directly from a CD-ROM or...
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  • Partition type (category Disk file systems)
    in the partition table inside a master boot record (MBR) is a byte value intended to specify the file system the partition contains or to flag special...
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    MultiCam is a camouflage pattern designed for use in a wide range of environments and conditions which was developed and is produced by American company...
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    Das Boot (German pronunciation: [das ˈboːt]; lit. 'The Boat') is a 1981 West German war film written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen, produced by Günter...
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    REFInd (category Free boot loaders)
    rEFInd is a boot manager for UEFI and EFI-based machines. It can be used to boot multiple operating systems that are installed on a single non-volatile...
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  • A self-booting disk is a floppy disk for home computers or personal computers that loads directly into a standalone application when the system is turned...
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    A deicing boot is a type of ice protection system installed on aircraft surfaces to permit a mechanical deicing in flight. Such boots are generally installed...
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    Linux distributions can boot from GPT partitions on systems with either the BIOS or the EFI firmware interface. The Master Boot Record (MBR) partitioning...
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  • Safe mode (redirect from Safe boot)
    needed]) is accessed by pressing the F8 key as the operating system boots. Also, in a multi-boot environment with multiple versions of Windows installed side...
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  • Macintosh startup (category Booting)
    G3. BootX is used as the boot loader for macOS on Old World/New World Macs. Most Intel-based Macs used Apple's implementation of UEFI as the boot loader...
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