The ArcaOS 5.1 install medium has some UEFI diagnostic tools and a System Evaluation program already on it. These tools only work on systems with a UEFI BIOS when not using a CSM. They do not work on traditional systems, or when booted using a CSM, and they cannot provide information about the system when booted using the CSM. It is easy to tell if you have booted the medium in UEFI mode without a CSM because the diagnostic menu simply won’t be there unless you did.
To access the diagnostics and the System Evaluation tool, boot the install medium, press Alt-F1 at the first menu, then select “Diagnostics…”. There are several diagnostic options listed. Select “System Evaluation” to see if the system is compatible with ArcaOS.
If you don’t already have an ArcaOS 5.1 install medium, you can create a USB stick that only has the diagnostics and System Evaluation tool. Simply format a USB stick with the FAT (FAT32) file system. For a new USB stick you can probably skip this step since it is probably already formatted FAT32 from the factory. It is okay if the USB stick has some other files already on it. Then download this file and unzip it into the root of the USB stick. That’s it. You can boot the USB stick in any UEFI BIOS system and it will boot directly into the diagnostics menu. Select “System Evaluation” to see if the system is compatible with ArcaOS.
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