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ASUS H61M-PRO

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Boot Devices Control [UEFI and Legacy OpROM]

Allows you to select the type of devices that you want to boot up. Configuration options:

[UEFI and Legacy OpROM] [Legacy OpROM only] [UEFI only]

Boot from Network Devices [Legacy OpROM first]

Allows you to select the type of network devices that you want to launch. Configuration

options: [Legacy OpROM first] [UEFI driver first] [Ignore]

Boot from Storage Devices [Legacy OpROM first]

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 PCIe/PCI Expansion Devices [Legacy OpROM first]

Allows you to select the type of PCIe/PCI expansion devices that you want to launch.

Configuration options: [Legacy OpROM first] [UEFI driver first]

2.7.9

Security 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

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.