I removed Ubuntu from the BIOS menu but it comes back.

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Published on 2012-11-20T17:52:41Z Indexed on 2012/11/20 23:22 UTC
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For reasons too long to explain, I reluctantly removed Ubuntu from my computer. After completely removing it and deleting the partition that it was installed onto, I discovered that I still had two Ubuntu entries in the boot order in my BIOS menu. I deleted them by following the instructions in this answer:

http://askubuntu.com/a/63613/54934

As I was doing it, everything appeared to go smoothly. However, upon reboot one of them came back. What's going on here? How do I delete it permanently?

I'll gladly provide any other information that may be needed to diagnose the problem.

Thanks.

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