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    Boot order selection menu on a Lenovo ThinkPad T470 with UEFI The UEFI implementation is usually stored on a NOR-based EEPROM that is located on the mainboard...
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    UEFI Forum, Inc. is an alliance between technology companies to coordinate the development of the UEFI specifications. The board of directors includes...
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    computers that have the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). When a computer is booted, UEFI firmware loads files stored on the ESP to start operating...
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    identifiers (GUIDs). Forming a part of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) standard (Unified EFI Forum-proposed replacement for the PC BIOS), it is...
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  • hardware abstraction interfaces between the device's firmware (e.g. BIOS, UEFI), the computer hardware components, and the operating systems. Internally...
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  • 4: System Management Mode Core Interface Volume 5: Standards UEFI Forum (2007-03-27). "UEFI Forum Promotes Industry Adoption of Extensible Firmware with...
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    and Windows Server 2008. It is the first program launched by the BIOS or UEFI of the computer and is responsible for loading the rest of Windows. It replaced...
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    system board and exists in some UEFI-based systems to maintain compatibility with operating systems that do not support UEFI native operation. The name originates...
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    TianoCore EDK II (formerly Tiano) is the reference implementation of UEFI by Intel. EDK is the abbreviation for EFI Development Kit and is developed by...
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    UEFISecureBoot.ConnectedStandby ... Platforms shall be UEFI Class Three (see UEFI Industry Group, Evaluating UEFI using Commercially Available Platforms and Solutions...
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  • Software (Chinese: 系微公司; pinyin: Xìwēi Gōngsī) is a company that specializes in UEFI system firmware and engineering support services, primarily for OEM and ODM...
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    complete shut down state within UEFI version 3.07 or earlier with the 11th Intel Core motherboard, later fixed in UEFI unofficial version 3.08. As most...
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  • operating system. In the UEFI Shell, the SmbiosView command can retrieve and display the SMBIOS data. One can often enter the UEFI shell by entering the...
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    for UEFI-based computers (BIOS not supported). CloverEFI – Macintosh-style graphical boot manager for BIOS and UEFI-based computers. It emulates UEFI with...
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  • UEFI. If the Option ROM format is set to "UEFI Compatible" in the UEFI Setup, the Driver Execution Environment (DXE) stage will load the newer UEFI Option...
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    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 (EFI application...
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    previously included AMIBIOS (a BIOS), Aptio (a successor to AMIBIOS8 based on the UEFI standard), diagnostic software, AMI EC (embedded controller firmware), MG-Series...
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    Berlin-based security group discovered the off-chip firmware in ordinary UEFI image files (the code that boots up the operating system), which meant that...
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  • decided to widely support PXE within the new UEFI specification extending the TFTP support to all EFI/UEFI environments. The original protocol has a transfer...
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    2015[update] it forms part of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) standard. In modern data centers, PXE is the most frequent choice for operating...
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    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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    (Intel Macs and newer PCs) use UEFI. Unlike BIOS, UEFI (not Legacy boot via CSM) does not rely on boot sectors, UEFI system loads the boot loader (EFI...
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  • Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware on supported devices via EFI System Resource Table (ESRT) and UEFI Capsule, which is supported in Linux...
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    Today's UEFI motherboards use NVRAM to store configuration data (NVRAM is a portion of the UEFI flash ROM), but by many OEMs' design, the UEFI settings...
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    a difficult technology to implement because it requires appropriate BIOS/UEFI, network interface hardware and, sometimes, operating system and router support...
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    Execution Environment (DXE) modules in Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware with the Linux kernel. LinuxBoot must run on top of hardware initialisation...
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    for UEFI booting, allowing for secure boot approval and mouse support. All UEFI versions are released under a proprietary freeware license. When UEFI is...
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  • area at the end of the disk which is not allocated to any partition. The UEFI specification does not allow hidden sectors on GPT-formatted disks. Microsoft...
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    they have different socket notches. LGA 1155 also marked the beginning of UEFI secure boot with support in some later boards. The four holes for fastening...
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  • replaced by the EFI UGA protocol. In widely used UEFI 2.x systems, the INT 10H and the VBE are replaced by the UEFI GOP. The list is incomplete; use Ralf Brown's...
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