The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) BIOS firmware supports both legacy BIOS boot mode and UEFI BIOS boot mode; the default setting is Legacy BIOS boot mode. Oracle Solaris 11.1 and later operating systems support UEFI BIOS boot mode and legacy BIOS boot mode.
Follow these instructions for setting the BIOS boot mode before installing the OS:
POST messages appear on the console.
The BIOS Setup Utility main screen appears.
The Boot Menu screen appears.
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