HP UEFI System Utilities and Shell Release Notes HP Part Number: 761394-001 Published: February 2014 Edition: 1
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Version 1.0.0.0 February 2014 Description HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 servers include the HP UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) System Utilities, which is embedded in the system ROM. The UEFI System Utilities lets you perform a wide range of configuration activities including: • Configuring system devices and installed options • Enabling and disabling system features • Displaying system information • Selecting the primary boot controller or partition.
around an issue in Windows 2008 / 2008 R2 that requires legacy BIOS components necessary for video operations in Windows operating systems. • When the server is configured for UEFI Boot Mode, PXE servers must be configured with a UEFI boot image. • When the server boots in UEFI mode, it does not boot media with a legacy OS installation. This includes DOS targets and Windows or Linux systems installed in Legacy mode. The reverse is also true for servers that boot in Legacy mode.
