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I have installed Ubuntu 14.04 on a partition. Now I have Ubuntu and Windows 8.1 for dual boot. I followed this tutorial to install Ubuntu.
Now when I switch on the computer I have the following options in the grub.

  • Ubuntu
  • Ubuntu (advandced)
  • Windows Boot Manager (on /dev/sda2)
  • System setup

Is this normal? I mean, what is Windows Boot Manager? Should it say just Windows?
Why can I access the BIOS if I select System Setup?

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As far as I'm aware, from my own experiences, yes it is normal for Grub to chain link to the Windows Boot Manager. Basically, it is the boot-loader that starts Windows, like Grub is the boot-loader that starts Ubuntu. The reason it is listed like that is because rather than starting Windows by itself, it chains itself to the Windows boot-loader so it'll do its job. You can access the BIOS anyways as that's overhead for boot-loaders and any operating system and is on the motherboard, not the hard-drive, where your operating system is from. BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System.

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  • If I missed any information, didn't explain something properly, or am incorrect about a statement I made, please, let me know! I'll correct myself.
    – Torger597
    Jul 17, 2014 at 23:37
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The System Setup is just a second name of BIOS setup. When you are in BIOS you see words in the title in there 'BIOS Setup UtilityorCMOS setup utilty` so it is all the same - BIOS, and it doesn't mean an installation of any OS.

If you don't like names in GRUB menu you can change them, you would need to operate via /etc/grub.d/40_custom and update-grub which will rewrite your /boot/grub/grub.cfg (don't modify this file yourself), but that's another story.

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