To understand the transition from legacy BIOS to UEFI firmware, it’s best to begin with a review of a decades-old system—the 1983 IBM-compatible PC—and continue with a study of its successor ...

My MSI Z97 motherboard (updated to the latest bios) seems to regard all of my bootable devices - SSD, HD, DVD-RW, flash drives - as legacy only. Specifically, if I switch to "Windows 8/8.1/10 mode", ...

Intel is getting ready to kick legacy BIOS support to the curb, with future platforms taking full advantage of the UEFI Class 3, the most recent version of UEFI. That is already the case for many ...

AMD has announced that its upcoming RX 9070 series (RDNA 4) GPUs will require a UEFI system for optimal compatibility. Put ...

AMD says its new RDNA 4 GPUs will only support UEFI This means compatibility modes on older motherboards are now ruled out ...

Tried to upgrade my older machine (Asus Z77-V Pro, 3770K, dual boot win 8.1 &10) from a GTX 750 ti to the card in the title. The computer has UEFI capability but boots in legacy mode. Wasn't sure if ...

c't has reported several times on the current security problems surrounding UEFI Secure Boot. Microsoft's multiple changes to the plan have led to many questions. Here we answer some of the most ...

CSM or Compatibility Support Mode is a part of UEFI Firmware and is used to make an operating system and other connected devices compatible with the UEFI. It is only used by devices when the ...