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How Is BIOS Different from UEFI?

Table 1 Differences between the UEFI and BIOS boot modes

Boot Mode

Description

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BIOS

Basic Input Output System (BIOS) stores important basic input/output programs of ECSs, system settings, self-test programs upon system startup, and automatic startup programs.

Provides basic settings and control for ECSs.

UEFI

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a specification that defines a software interface between an OS and platform firmware. UEFI can be used to automatically load an OS from a pre-boot operating environment.

Boots up or recovers from sleep state faster.