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UEFIBootManager
TheUEFIBootManagerisenteredbypressing<F11>duringthepre‐bootphaseofsystemstartup.InUEFIboot
mode,itreplacesboththeBIOSBootManagerandthebootconfigurationoptionsintheBIOSSetupUtility<F2>.
WhentheBootModeissettoUEFItheBIOSSetupUtility
fields,BootSequenceandUSBFlashDriveEmulation
Typearegrayedout,replacedbyenhancedoptionsintheUEFIBootManager.
BootOptions
ThefrontpageoftheUEFIBootManagerlistsbootoptionsinorderofbootpriority.Selectionofanyofthese
optionsresultsinanattemptto
boot.Iftheoptionisnotbootable(forexample,nomediainanopticaldrive),an
errormessagedisplaysalongwithaprompttoentertheUEFIBootManagerortheBIOSSetupUtility.
Incaseswhereabootoptionhasbeenaddedmanuallyorbyanoperatingsysteminstallationand
thatoptionisno
longervalid(forexample,ahard‐diskdrivehasbeenremoved),theoption willcontinuetobelisted,butwillbe
grayedoutanddisplay“Unavailable.”BootOptionentriesforremovabledevicesareautomaticallyaddedand
removedbasedininsertionandremovalofthedevice.
UEFIBootSettings
TheUEFIBootSettingsmenucanbeenteredfromthefrontpage.Thefollowingoptionsareavailablefromthis
menu:
Option Description
AddBootOption Providesamenufromwhichtoselectabootoption.
• FormassstoragedeviceswithaFAT32filesystem,amenudisplaysto
navigatetoafiletoselectasthebootoption.
• ForPXE‐capabledevices,thedeviceitselfcanbeselected.
Whenadding
anewbootoption,theDescriptionandOptionalDatacanbe
entered.TheDescriptionidentifiesthedeviceintheUEFIBootManager;the
OptionalDataispassedtothebootimage,pertheUEFIspecification.
DeleteBootOption Providesamenuofbootoptionsthatweremanuallyandoperatingsystem
installedandcanbedeleted.Bootoptionsthatwereautomaticallyaddedare
notlisted.
Enable/DisableBootOption Providesamenuofbootoptionsthatcanbedisabled whichremovesthemfrom
thebootoptionlist.Disableddevicescanbere‐enabledfromthismenu.
ChangeBootOrder Allowsthebootpriorityofthebootoptionstobemodified.
One‐TimeBootFromFile ProvidesamenusimilartothatofAddBootOption,butdoesnotaddtheboot
option.Instead,itattemptstoboottotheselectedfileordevice.
SystemUtilities
TheSystemUtilitiesmenucanbeenteredfromthefrontpage.Thefollowingoptionsareavailablefromthis
menu:
Option Description
SystemSetup EnterstheSystemSetupUtility.Thiscanalsobeenteredbypressing<F2> during
thepre‐bootphaseofsystemstartup.
SystemServices EntersSystemServices.Thiscanalsobeenteredbypressing<F10>duringthe
pre‐bootphaseofsystemstartup.
BIOSBootManager EnterstheBIOSBootManagertoprovidetheabilitytoboottoanon‐UEFIaware
operatingsystemwhiletheBootModeissettoUEFI.ThisisthesameBoot
Managerthatwouldbeenteredbypressing<F11>duringthepre‐bootphaseof
systemstartup
iftheBootModeissettoBIOS.
RebootSystem Rebootssystem.