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devices so you can run utilities to maintain PCs without using the primary

operating system.

In UEFI systems, the POST hands control of the boot process to the Boot

Manager, which checks the boot configuration, and then loads the operating

system boot loader directly (see Figure 5-33). There’s no need for scanning

for a boot sector or any of that. UEFI firmware stores the boot manager and

boot configuration.

Figure 5-33 UEFI Boot Mode with Boot Manager options displayed

NOTE If you put an old-style BIOS bootable disk in a UEFI system, the

system will most likely drop into BIOS compatibility mode and boot just like

the old days. See Chapter 9 for more on drive structures.

Some BIOS include a feature that enables a PC to use a preboot execution

environment (PXE). A PXE enables you to boot a PC without any local

storage by retrieving an OS from a server over a network. You’ll see more on

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