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Chapter 3, Secure boot, Boot option priorities – Asus MAXIMUS VI EXTREME User Manual

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Chapter 3

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 UEFI mode]

[Windows UEFI

Mode]

Allows you to select your installed operating system. Execute

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/ Windows

®

XP, or other Microsoft

®

Secure Boot non compliant OS. Microsoft

®

Secure Boot only

supports Windows

®

UEFI mode.

Key Management

This item appears only when you set Secure Boot Mode to [Windows UEFI mode]. It

allows you to manage the Secure Boot keys.

Clear Secure Boot keys

Allows you to all the Secure Boot keys, Platform key (PK), Key-exchange

Key (KEK), Signature database (db), and Revoked Signatures (dbx)

previously applied. All the Secure Boot keys’ state will change from Loaded

mode to Unloaded mode. The settings are applied after the reboot or at the

next reboot.
Save Secure Boot Keys
Allows you to save the PK (Platform Keys) to a USB storage device.

Boot Option Priorities

These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. The

number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices

installed in the system.

To access Windows

®

OS in Safe Mode, do any of the following:

-

Press when ASUS Logo appears.

-

Press after POST.

To select the boot device during system startup, press when ASUS Logo

appears.

Boot Override

These items displays the available devices. The number of device items that appears on

the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system. Click an item to start

booting from the selected device.