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    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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    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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    GUID Partition Table (category Unified Extensible Firmware Interface)
    identifiers (GUIDs). Forming a part of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) standard (Unified EFI Forum-proposed replacement for the PC BIOS)...
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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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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  • Wake-on-ring (category Unified Extensible Firmware Interface)
    Wake-on-Ring (WOR) or Wake-on-Modem (WOM) is a specification that allows supported computers and devices to "wake up" or turn on from a sleeping, hibernating...
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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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    Power-on self-test (category Unified Extensible Firmware Interface)
    A power-on self-test (POST) is a process performed by firmware or software routines immediately after a computer or other digital electronic device is...
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    a minimal alternative to GNU GRUB for systems using the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). It automatically detected bootable images (including...
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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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    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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  • 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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    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 original (PDF) on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2014-02-08. "Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Specification" (PDF). UEFI. 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2014-04-04...
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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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  • Real-time clock alarm (category Unified Extensible Firmware Interface)
    A real time clock alarm is a feature that can be used to allow a computer to 'wake up' after shut down to execute tasks every day or on a certain day....
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    Partition Table (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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  • refer to: Graphics Output Protocol, a component of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Group of pictures, used in video coding The Gop, a neolithic...
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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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