User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1.1 Knowing BIOS
- 1.2 BIOS setup program
- 1.3 My Favorites
- 1.4 Main menu
- 1.5 Extreme Tweaker menu
- 1.6 Advanced menu
- 1.6.1 Platform Misc Configuration
- 1.6.2 CPU Configuration
- 1.6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration
- 1.6.4 PCH Configuration
- 1.6.5 PCH Storage Configuration
- 1.6.6 PCH-FW Configuration
- 1.6.7 Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration
- 1.6.8 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 1.6.9 APM Configuration
- 1.6.10 PCI Subsystem Settings
- 1.6.11 USB Configuration
- 1.6.12 Network Stack Configuration
- 1.6.13 NVMe Configuration
- 1.6.14 HDD/SSD SMART Information
- 1.7 Monitor menu
- 1.8 Boot menu
- 1.9 Tool menu
- 1.10 Exit menu
- 1.11 Updating BIOS
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ROG MAXIMUS XI EXTREME BIOS Manual
Delete key
This item 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.
Conguration options: [Yes] [No]
The PK le must be formatted as a UEFI variable structure with time-based authenticated
variable.
KEK Management
The KEK (Key-exchange Key or Key Enrollment Key) manages the Signature database
(db) and Revoked Signature database (dbx).
Key-exchange Key (KEK) refers to Microsoft
®
Secure Boot Key-Enrollment Key (KEK).
Save to file
This item allows you to save the KEK to a USB storage device.
Set New key
This item allows you to load the downloaded KEK from a USB storage
device.
Append Key
This item allows you to load the additional KEK from a storage device for
an additional db and dbx loaded management.
Delete key
This item allows you to delete the KEK from your system.
Conguration options: [Yes] [No]
The KEK le must be formatted as a UEFI variable structure with time-based authenticated
variable.
DB Management
The db (Authorized Signature database) lists the signers or images of UEFI
applications, operating system loaders, and UEFI drivers that you can load on the
single computer.
Save to file
This item allows you to save the db to a USB storage device.
Set New key
This item allows you to load the downloaded db from a USB storage
device.
Append Key
This item allows you to load the additional db from a storage device for an
additional db and dbx loaded management.
Delete key
This item allows you to delete the db le from your system.
Conguration options: [Yes] [No]
The db le must be formatted as a UEFI variable structure with time-based authenticated
variable.