| Table 19. Boot Maintenance Menu Options | |
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Set Auto Boot |
| Configures the value in seconds for the system automatically boots |
Timeout |
| without user intervention. Setting '0' disables the timeout function. |
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| To set auto boot timeout: |
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| 1. Use the arrow keys to select [Set Auto Boot Timeout] |
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| 2. Press the <Enter> key. The following three options are available. |
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| • Use the arrow keys to select [Choose Value option]. Enter '0' to |
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| disable auto boot. |
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| • Use the arrow keys to select [Delete]. Use the arrow keys to select |
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| Delete. Press the <Enter> key. |
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| • Select 65535 (0xFFFF) for a time out value to disable timeout by |
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| pressing any key while booting EFI. |
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Select Active |
| Selects the device to which the console output is sent. |
Console Output |
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Device |
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Select Active |
| Selects the device from which the console receives input. |
Console Input Device |
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Select Active |
| Selects the standard error device. |
Standard Error |
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Device |
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System Setup |
| Starts system setup utility. |
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Exit |
| Returns control to the main menu of EFI Boot Manager. Selecting this |
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| option displays the active boot devices. |
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The Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) Shell
The EFI Shell is an EFI application that enables other EFI applications to start, EFI device drivers to load, and operating systems to boot. The combination of the EFI firmware and the EFI shell provides the system environment that can be changed easily to adapt to various hardware configurations.
The EFI shell also provides a series of basic commands to manage files, EFI NVRAM shell, and boot variables. The details of EFI shell utility is provided by typing “help” and press the <Enter> key during EFI shell operation.
In addition to basic shell commands in EFI shell, the user can create original commands and EFI applications in EFI environment.
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