Rockwell Automation Publication 6181P-UM003A-EN-P - May 2014
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Chapter
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UEFI Set-up Utility
Chapter Objectives
This chapter provides information about the set-up utility, including an overview
of set-up utility settings you can change and how to upgrade to a new universal
extensible firmware interface (UEFI). In this chapter, UEFI replaces Basic Input/
Output System (BIOS) to describe the system firmware except where BIOS is
specifically used, such as on a graphical interface.
The chapter covers the following topics:
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Set-up Utility Overview
The set-up utility is a hardware configuration program built into the computer’s
UEFI. The UEFI is already configured and optimized so there is no need to run
this utility. However, you can run the set-up utility to do the following:
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Change the system configuration.
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Change the UEFI setup when a configuration error is detected by the system.
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Redefine communication ports to prevent any conflicts.
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Read the current amount of system memory.
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Change the boot drive order.
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Set or change the password or make other changes to the security settings.
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Upgrade the system firmware.
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Run the diagnostic utility to determine the cause of system malfunction.
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Restore or back up the operating system.
