Specifications

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Chapter 2: BIOS information
Boot from Storage Devices [Legacy OPR...]
Allows you to select the type of storage devices that you want to launch. Configuration options:
[Both,LegacyOPROMrst][Both,UEFIrst][LegacyOPROMrst][UEFIdriverrst][Ignore]
Boot from PCI-E/PCI Expansion Devices [Legacy OPR...]
Allows you to select the type of PCIe/PCI expansion devices that you want to launch. Configuration
options:[LegacyOPROMrst][UEFIdriverrst]
2.8.9 Secure Boot
Allows you to configure the Windows
®
Secure Boot settings and manage its keys to protect the
system from unauthorized access and malwares during POST.
OS Type [Windows UE...]
Allows you to select your installed operating system.
[WindowsUEFImode] ExecutestheMicrosoft
®
Secure Boot check. Only select this option
when booting on Windows
®
UEFImodeorotherMicrosoft
®
Secure
Boot compliant OS.
[Other OS] Get the optimized function when booting on Windows
®
non-UEFI
mode, Windows
®
Vista/XP,orotherMicrosoft
®
Secure Boot non-
compliant OS. Only on Windows
®
UEFImodethatMicrosoft
®
Secure
Boot can function properly.
The following item appears when OS Type is set to [Windows UEFI mode].
Key Management
ThisitemappearsonlywhenyousetOSTypeto[WindowsUEFIMode].Itallowsyouto
manage the Secure Boot keys.
Install Default Secure Boot keys
Allows you to immediately load the default Security Boot keys, Platform key (PK),
Key-exchange Key (KEK), Signature database (db), and Revoked Signatures (dbx).
When the default Secure boot keys are loaded, the PK state will change from
Unloaded mode to loaded mode.
Clear Secure Boot keys
This item appears only when you load the default Secure Boot keys. This item
allows you to clear all default Secure Boot keys.
Save Secure Boot Keys
Allows you to save the PK (Platform Keys) to a USB storage device.
PK Management
The Platform Key (PK) locks and secures the firmware from any non-permissible changes. The
system verifies the PK before your system enters the OS.
Delete PK
Allows you to delete the PK from your system. Once the PK is deleted, all the
system’sSecureBootkeyswillnotbeactive.Congurationoptions:[Yes][No]
Load PK from File
Allows you to load the downloaded PK from a USB storage device.
The PK file must be formatted as a UEFI variable structure with time-based authenticated variable.