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Apple released EFI updates separately, but since 2015 the EFI update is bundled in the software update Apple has been pushing out to users. However, if you are running one of the 16 Mac models identified by Duo Labs, there is a chance that your system hasn't received any EFI update at all: iMac 7,1 to 10,1, MacBook 5,1 and 5,2, MacBook Air 2. Our new solution, EFI Card Instant for MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air (Solderless EFI Chip). The EFI Card fixes EFI BIOS chip or firmware corruptions and boot loops that may have caused by Clover or similar EFI bootloaders. It also removes and unlocks the Mac. The 'Boot Camp Support Software' for your Mac is designed for BIOS boots regardless of what ever model software you install. No Mac, though at least the 2015 model year, have a fully compliant UEFI. Apple has implement enough of the UEFI specification on the 2015 Macs to allow Windows to be installed in EFI mode. MacOS provides multiple methods to protect the data on a Mac: a user account password, encryption via FileVault, and optional low-level security measure that prevents starting up from storage devices other than the selected startup disk.That's known as the firmware password or EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) lock, which will also block the user's ability to use all startup key combinations.

Contents

• 1 How to Boot a PC from a USB device UEFI or Legacy?
  • 1.3 Bios Shortcut for Notebooks

This guide also contains a number of recommendations to ensure the efficiency of the external USB device UEFI or BIOS Legacy mode boot procedure.

If you are reading this guide, probably you have built a multibootable device with SARDU MultiBoot Creator.

First of all we have to change some Computer BIOS Settings*:

• Disable Secure Boot: find the Secure Boot settings, and if possible, set it to Disabled. This option is usually in either the Security tab, the Boot tab, or the Authentication tab.
• Enable Legacy CSM Boot Support: find and enable the launch CSM (Compatibility Support Module) or the Legacy Boot. This option is usually in the Boot tab.
• Change the BIOS boot order: Change the BIOS boot order so the USB device option is listed first. This option is usually in the Boot tab.
• Enable BBS popup: some PCs have the BBS (BIOS Boot Screen) popup option disabled. Please enable it. This option is usually in the Boot tab.Finally save changes and exit. Restart your computer.

Watch for BBS PopUp message

Usually, during the POST, the message press Fx key to get boot menu appears. Please take this shortcut to choose from the list the bootable device.

ESC F8 F12 to BBS PopUp

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Boot from legacy or UEFI **

With Windows 10, if you don't see the boot options, it may be necessary press the Shift button while shutdown or restart the PC.

How to boot a Mac from a USB device? **

• Turn on your Mac by pressing the power button, by choosing Restart in the Apple menu if it's already on.
• Press and hold the Option (⌥) key immediately upon hearing the startup chime. Release the key after Startup Manager appears.
  Startup Manager will scan and list connected drives and volumes that can be booted from.
• Highlight the volume you want to use by using your trackpad or mouse, or left and right arrow keys on the keyboard.
• in conclusion press the Return key or Double-click to boot your Mac from the selected volume.

*Only with recent PCs that support UEFI boot
** Only Pro version of SARDU MultiBoot Creator support UEFI boot

macOS provides multiple methods to protect the data on a Mac: a user account password, encryption via FileVault, and optional low-level security measure that prevents starting up from storage devices other than the selected startup disk. That's known as the firmware password or EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) lock, which will also block the user's ability to use all startup key combinations, except the NVRAM or PRAM reset combinations. This command (Option + Command + P + R), however, will initiate the machine from macOS Recovery instead.

The Lost Mode feature of Find My Mac will remotely lock the Mac with a firmware password for one-time use. The user's Mac receives the lock instruction from iCloud, restarts, and asks for the system lock PIN code that they set up. After entering the passcode the Mac starts up from the designated startup disk and disables the passcode.

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A firmware password is not the same as the administrator password or login password. It's a separate password that appears immediately after boot and must be entered into the system lock screen, which appears as a lock symbol on either a black or a gray background.

Firmware Passcode Security

Low-level passwords are quite secure, which also means there is potentially a headache if the password is forgotten. If you or any of your users can't remember the firmware password or passcode, know that Apple doesn't allow for any workarounds, but instead recommends scheduling a service appointment with an Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider. The process requires the original receipt or invoice as proof of purchase.

Earlier versions of macOS required manual installation of the firmware but, starting in 2015, Apple began bundling EFI updates with the macOS updates in order to deliver security patches to all users. But as security firm Duo Labs discovered in late 2017, some Macs aren't getting the right firmware, which makes them vulnerable to hackers. They recommend checking the firmware version and updating if needed.

Firmware Passcode Location

On Intel-based Macs shipped before 2011, the firmware password was stored in the PRAM and read by the system EFI firmware before other PRAM variables. That lead to a serious security issue, allowing the firmware to be revealed in a native macOS app and weakening the enhanced security Apple had hoped to introduce with the addition of the firmware password.

In 2011, however, Apple added an important change to the system: the firmware password was moved to a separate programmable controller from Atmel. This component contains lockable flash memory to store the password and requires special programming with identifier numbers for both the Mac's motherboard and the Atmel chip to access and reset it.

Since the controller is an independent component, the only way to bypass it is to manually remove it from the motherboard, but this requires highly precise reflow soldering tools and techniques.

Bypassing the Mac Firmware Password on MacBooks With Upgradeable RAM

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This hardware hack works on both Intel- and Motorola-based MacBooks and requires users to remove the RAM and reinstall it. You can check our guide on how to remove the RAM on MacBooks for further reading.

1. Shut down your computer and remove the battery.
2. Locate your RAM, remove one of the RAM modules and put it aside.
3. Put the battery in, and boot your computer while holding the Command + Option + P + R keys to reset the parameter RAM.
4. Wait for the chime to sound three times.
5. Release the keys and shut down the computer.
6. Remove the battery again, and reinsert the RAM module.
7. Put the battery back in.
8. Boot up your Mac, and you should not see the firmware lock again.

Disable the Password With Firmware Password Utility

1. Restart your Mac while holding down the Command + R keys to enter Recovery Mode.
2. When the Utilities screen appears, go the Utilities menu bar, and select 'Firmware Password Utility'.
3. Choose to turn the Firmware Password off.

If none of the above methods worked, there are still two more options to try: either have Apple do it for you, so long as you have the original receipt or invoice, or alternatively use any of the EFI lock bypass hardware kits available for sale on various sites. In using one of these EFI lock hardware bypass methods you'll almost certainly void your warranty, so it is down to you whether you want to risk the procedure.

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Contents

• 1 How to Boot a PC from a USB device UEFI or Legacy?
  • 1.3 Bios Shortcut for Notebooks

This guide also contains a number of recommendations to ensure the efficiency of the external USB device UEFI or BIOS Legacy mode boot procedure.

If you are reading this guide, probably you have built a multibootable device with SARDU MultiBoot Creator.

First of all we have to change some Computer BIOS Settings*:

• Disable Secure Boot: find the Secure Boot settings, and if possible, set it to Disabled. This option is usually in either the Security tab, the Boot tab, or the Authentication tab.
• Enable Legacy CSM Boot Support: find and enable the launch CSM (Compatibility Support Module) or the Legacy Boot. This option is usually in the Boot tab.
• Change the BIOS boot order: Change the BIOS boot order so the USB device option is listed first. This option is usually in the Boot tab.
• Enable BBS popup: some PCs have the BBS (BIOS Boot Screen) popup option disabled. Please enable it. This option is usually in the Boot tab.Finally save changes and exit. Restart your computer.

Watch for BBS PopUp message

Usually, during the POST, the message press Fx key to get boot menu appears. Please take this shortcut to choose from the list the bootable device.

ESC F8 F12 to BBS PopUp

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Bios Shortcut for Desktop

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Bios Shortcut for Notebooks

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Boot from legacy or UEFI **

With Windows 10, if you don't see the boot options, it may be necessary press the Shift button while shutdown or restart the PC.

How to boot a Mac from a USB device? **

• Turn on your Mac by pressing the power button, by choosing Restart in the Apple menu if it's already on.
• Press and hold the Option (⌥) key immediately upon hearing the startup chime. Release the key after Startup Manager appears.
  Startup Manager will scan and list connected drives and volumes that can be booted from.
• Highlight the volume you want to use by using your trackpad or mouse, or left and right arrow keys on the keyboard.
• in conclusion press the Return key or Double-click to boot your Mac from the selected volume.

*Only with recent PCs that support UEFI boot
** Only Pro version of SARDU MultiBoot Creator support UEFI boot

macOS provides multiple methods to protect the data on a Mac: a user account password, encryption via FileVault, and optional low-level security measure that prevents starting up from storage devices other than the selected startup disk. That's known as the firmware password or EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) lock, which will also block the user's ability to use all startup key combinations, except the NVRAM or PRAM reset combinations. This command (Option + Command + P + R), however, will initiate the machine from macOS Recovery instead.

The Lost Mode feature of Find My Mac will remotely lock the Mac with a firmware password for one-time use. The user's Mac receives the lock instruction from iCloud, restarts, and asks for the system lock PIN code that they set up. After entering the passcode the Mac starts up from the designated startup disk and disables the passcode.

Download CleanMyMac X from MacPaw's website and clean up to 500MB of junk data from your computer while enjoying all the features of the software without major limitations.

A firmware password is not the same as the administrator password or login password. It's a separate password that appears immediately after boot and must be entered into the system lock screen, which appears as a lock symbol on either a black or a gray background.

Firmware Passcode Security

Low-level passwords are quite secure, which also means there is potentially a headache if the password is forgotten. If you or any of your users can't remember the firmware password or passcode, know that Apple doesn't allow for any workarounds, but instead recommends scheduling a service appointment with an Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider. The process requires the original receipt or invoice as proof of purchase.

Earlier versions of macOS required manual installation of the firmware but, starting in 2015, Apple began bundling EFI updates with the macOS updates in order to deliver security patches to all users. But as security firm Duo Labs discovered in late 2017, some Macs aren't getting the right firmware, which makes them vulnerable to hackers. They recommend checking the firmware version and updating if needed.

Firmware Passcode Location

On Intel-based Macs shipped before 2011, the firmware password was stored in the PRAM and read by the system EFI firmware before other PRAM variables. That lead to a serious security issue, allowing the firmware to be revealed in a native macOS app and weakening the enhanced security Apple had hoped to introduce with the addition of the firmware password.

In 2011, however, Apple added an important change to the system: the firmware password was moved to a separate programmable controller from Atmel. This component contains lockable flash memory to store the password and requires special programming with identifier numbers for both the Mac's motherboard and the Atmel chip to access and reset it.

Since the controller is an independent component, the only way to bypass it is to manually remove it from the motherboard, but this requires highly precise reflow soldering tools and techniques.

Bypassing the Mac Firmware Password on MacBooks With Upgradeable RAM

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This hardware hack works on both Intel- and Motorola-based MacBooks and requires users to remove the RAM and reinstall it. You can check our guide on how to remove the RAM on MacBooks for further reading.

1. Shut down your computer and remove the battery.
2. Locate your RAM, remove one of the RAM modules and put it aside.
3. Put the battery in, and boot your computer while holding the Command + Option + P + R keys to reset the parameter RAM.
4. Wait for the chime to sound three times.
5. Release the keys and shut down the computer.
6. Remove the battery again, and reinsert the RAM module.
7. Put the battery back in.
8. Boot up your Mac, and you should not see the firmware lock again.

Disable the Password With Firmware Password Utility

1. Restart your Mac while holding down the Command + R keys to enter Recovery Mode.
2. When the Utilities screen appears, go the Utilities menu bar, and select 'Firmware Password Utility'.
3. Choose to turn the Firmware Password off.

If none of the above methods worked, there are still two more options to try: either have Apple do it for you, so long as you have the original receipt or invoice, or alternatively use any of the EFI lock bypass hardware kits available for sale on various sites. In using one of these EFI lock hardware bypass methods you'll almost certainly void your warranty, so it is down to you whether you want to risk the procedure.

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