9 secure boot – Asus H81I-PLUS User Manual

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Chapter 2: Getting started

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 first] [Both, UEFI first] [Legacy OpROM first] [UEFI driver first]

[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 first] [UEFI driver first]

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

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
This item appears only when you load the default Secure Boot keys. This item allows

you to save all default Secure Boot keys.
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. Configuration 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.

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