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If there are already UEFI operating systems + installed on your computer (Windows 8 for example), the Mageia installer + detects the existing ESP created by Windows and adds grub2-efi. Although + it is possible to have several ESPs, only one is advised and enough + whatever the number of operating systems you have.</p><p>Don't modify the "Boot Device" unless you really know what you are + doing.</p></div></div><div class="section" title="Using a Mageia bootloader"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="d4e868"><!----></a>Using a Mageia bootloader</h3></div></div></div><p>By default, according to your system, Mageia writes a new:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>GRUB2 bootloader either into the MBR (Master Boot Record) of + your first hard drive or in the BIOS boot partition.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Grub2-efi bootloader into the ESP</p></li></ul></div><p>If you already have other operating systems installed, Mageia + attempts to add them to your new Mageia boot menu. If you don't want this + behaviour, click on <span class="guibutton">Next</span> and then uncheck the box + <span class="guilabel">Probe Foreign OS</span></p><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-setupBootloader3.png" align="middle"/></div></div><div class="section" title="Using an existing bootloader"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="d4e882"><!----></a>Using an existing bootloader</h3></div></div></div><p>The exact procedure for adding your Mageia system to an existing + bootloader is beyond the scope of this help, however in most cases it will + involve running the relevant bootloader installation program which should + detect and add it automatically. See the documentation for the operating + system in question.</p></div><div class="section" title="Using chain loading"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="d4e885"><!----></a>Using chain loading</h3></div></div></div><p>If you don't want a bootable Mageia, but to chain load it from + another OS, click on <span class="guibutton">Next</span>, then on + <span class="guibutton">Advanced</span> and Check the box <span class="guilabel">Do not touch + ESP or MBR</span>.</p><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-setupBootloader4.png" align="middle"/></div><p>You will get a warning that the bootloader is missing, ignore it by + clicking <span class="guibutton">OK</span>.</p><div class="mediaobject"><img src="images/live-setupBootloader5.png"/></div></div><div class="section" title="Options"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="d4e899"><!----></a>Options</h3></div></div></div><div class="section" title="First page"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d4e901"><!----></a>First page</h4></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Delay before booting the default image</span>: + This text box lets you set a delay in seconds before the default + operating system is started up.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Security</span>: This allows you to set a + password for the bootloader. This means a username and password + will be asked at the boot time to select a booting entry or change + settings. The username is "root" and the password is the one + chosen here after.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Password</span>: This text box is where you + actually put the password</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Password (again)</span>: Retype the password + and Drakx will check that it matches with the one set + above.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Advanced</span></p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="circle"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Enable ACPI:</span> ACPI (Advanced + Configuration and Power Interface) is a standard for the power + management. It can save energy by stopping unused devices, + this was the method used before APM. Unchecking it could be + useful if, for example, your computer does not support ACPI or + if you think the ACPI implementation might cause some problems + (for instance random reboots or system lockups).</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Enable SMP</span>: This option enables / + disables symmetric multiprocessing for multi core + processors.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Enable APIC</span>: Enabling or disabling + this gives the operating system access to the Advanced + Programmable Interrupt Controller. APIC devices permit more + complex priority models, and Advanced IRQ (Interrupt Request) + management.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Enable Local APIC</span>: Here you can set + local APIC, which manages all external interrupts for a + specific processor in an SMP system.</p></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" title="Next page"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d4e933"><!----></a>Next page</h4></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Default:</span> Operating system started up by + default</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Append:</span> This option lets you pass the + kernel information or tell the kernel to give you more information + as it boots.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Probe foreign OS</span>: see above <a class="link" href="setupBootloader.html#setupMageiaBootloader">Using a Mageia + bootloader</a></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Advanced</span></p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="circle"><li class="listitem"><p><span class="guilabel">Video mode:</span> This sets the screen + size and colour depth the boot menu will use. If you click the + down triangle you will be offered other size and colour depth + options.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="bold"><strong>Do not touch ESP or + MBR</strong></span>: see above <a class="link" href="setupBootloader.html#setupChainLoading">Using the chain + loading</a></p></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></div></div></div><script xmlns="" type="text/javascript" src="main.js"><!----></script><hr xmlns=""/><div xmlns="" class="copyright">© Mageia</div><div xmlns="" class="license"><a href="index.html#CC_BY-SA">CC BY-SA 3.0</a></div><div id="upload_date">Uploaded on 14/07/2017</div><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="configureX_monitor.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="setupBootloaderAddEntry.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"> </td><td width="20%" 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