Specifications

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Table 19. UEFI Summary
UEFI IS UEFI IS NOT
• Compliant with UEFI spécification 2.1
• A layer on top of the existing legacy BIOS
• Independent of processor and chipset technology.
• Running in 64-bit long mode
• Supportive of GUID Partition Table (GPT)
formatted disks
• A PIWG (DXE, PEI) implementation
• A complete rewrite of the system firmware
• Developed as a server UEFI implementation or
desktop and notebook implementations.
• Associated to AMD or Intel based platforms.
• Running in 16-bit real mode
• Supportive of legacy MBR formatted disks