(UEFI, /ˈjuːɪfaɪ/ or as an acronym) is a specification for the firmware architecture of a computing platform. When a computer is powered on, the UEFI-implementation...
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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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solid-state drive. It is part of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) standard. It has several advantages over master boot record (MBR) partition...
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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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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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motherboard for the people facing the issue. Framework Laptop 13 uses proprietary UEFI firmware, InsydeH2O by Insyde Software, and an open-source embedded controller...
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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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System Management BIOS (section From UEFI)
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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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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Option ROM (section UEFI Option ROMs)
format is set to “UEFI Compatible” in the UEFI Setup, the Driver Execution Environment (DXE) stage will prioritize loading the UEFI Option ROM if it is...
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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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Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a successor to the legacy PC BIOS, aiming to address its technical limitations. UEFI firmware may include legacy...
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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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MoonBounce is a UEFI firmware-based rootkit. It is linked to Chinese APT41 hacker group. MoonBounce was discovered by the researchers at Kaspersky in 2021...
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ESET became the first security company in the world to implement a UEFI Scanner. UEFI is a firmware that is loaded into a computer's memory during the startup...
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Insyde Software (section InsydeH2O UEFI BIOS)
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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motherboard's BIOS/UEFI setup utility, although on some systems, such as Apple computers, it is enabled by default. On older systems the BIOS/UEFI setting may...
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rewritten for UEFI booting (initially with fallback to BIOS booting on non-UEFI systems), allowing for secure boot approval and mouse support. All UEFI versions...
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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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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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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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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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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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to GNU GRUB for systems using the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). It automatically detected bootable images (including operating systems...
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files used on 32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating systems, as well as in UEFI environments. It is the standard format for executables on Windows NT-based...
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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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is a software project aimed at replacing proprietary firmware (BIOS or UEFI) found in most computers with a lightweight firmware designed to perform...
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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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