| Table 19. Boot Maintenance Menu Options | ||
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Boot from a File |
| Automatically adds EFI applications or allows the user to boot from a | |
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| specific file. | |
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| When the user selects this option, the system searches for the EFI | |
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| directory in all EFI System Partitions in the system. For each EFI | |
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| directory, the system searches the subdirectories. Within each | |
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| subdirectory, the system searches for the first file that is an executable | |
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| EFI Application. | |
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| Each file that meets this criterion is added as a boot option | |
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| automatically. Legacy boot options such as A: and C: are added if these | |
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| devices exist. | |
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| Using this option enables the user to start a specific application without | |
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| adding it as a boot option. In this case, the EFI Boot Manager searches | |
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| the EFI application in the root directories of all of the EFI System | |
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| Partitions that exist in the system. | |
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| To boot from a file: | |
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| 1. | Use the arrow keys to select [Boot from a File Option]. |
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| 2. | Press the <Enter> key. |
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| 3. | Use the arrow keys to select the EFI file to boot with. |
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| 4. | Press the <Enter> key. |
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Add a Boot Option |
| Adds a boot option to the EFI Boot Manager. | |
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| The user specifies the option by providing the EFI application name. | |
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| The user can also provide, along with the name, either ASCII or | |
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| UNICODE arguments that are required. | |
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| When the EFI application name and any options are given, the EFI Boot | |
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| Manager searches for the executable file in the same partitions and | |
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| directories as described in [Boot from a File] option. When the file is | |
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| found, it is executed. | |
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| To add a boot option: | |
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| 1. | Use the arrow keys to select [Add Boot Option]. |
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| 2. | Press the <Enter> key. |
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| 3. | Type the name of the EFI application to add |
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| 4. | Press the <Enter> key. |
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| 5. | Select [Save to NVRAM]. |
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| 6. | Select [Exit] to return to the Boot Manager. |
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