9 secure boot, Secure boot -30, Os type [other os – Asus H61M-K User Manual

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Chapter 2: Getting started

2.7.9

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 [Other OS]

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 Secure Boot Mode to [Custom]. It allows you to manage

the Secure Boot keys.

Manage the Secure Boot Keys (PK, KEK, db, dbx)

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). The

Platform Key (PK) state will change from Unloaded mode to Loaded mode. The settings are

applied after reboot or at the next reboot.

Key-exchange Key (KEK) refers to Microsoft

®

Secure Boot Key database (KEK).

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.

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