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--- faq:hardware:bios [2016/11/30 12:00] – [How do I update an AMI BIOS under Windows?] christian
+++ faq:hardware:bios [2017/01/03 15:47] – Shuttle
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 ===== How do I find my current BIOS version? =====
 Please start your PC and press the [DEL] or [F2] key while booting to enter the BIOS setup program. The BIOS version is shown in the second line on the main screen. \\ {{:faq:hardware:bios:sz68r5_bios_setup_2.jpg?nolink&500|}}
+===== UEFI Firmware (versus BIOS) =====
+Just as with many modern PCs, a current Shuttle XPC does away completely with a BIOS, but uses a pure UEFI firmware instead. The terms UEFI firmware and BIOS are widely used synonymously, but hardware initialising is now performed by the UEFI. Users might not even notice, but the operating system must be installed and executed in UEFI mode. UEFI creates a GUID Partition Table (GPT) on the system partition instead of a Master Boot Record (MBR). A PC running pure UEFI firmware alone must have a 64-bit operating system installed.
 ===== How to make a bootable USB flash drive?  =====