CSM enabled/disabled detection?

rvail623

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Question: Is there an ability to detect the CSM status, using HWINFO? It appears that both CSM & UEFI mode are independent bios firmware settings, where you could enable one and not the other. Using EVGA's "Precision X1" software gives a notice that "CSM must be disabled", in order for a video card firmware update to function. A Gigabyte H97-D3H motherboard's bios does not appear to include any CSM enabled/disabled setting.
Thanks.
 

Martin

HWiNFO Author
Staff member
Currently this is not possible to determine in HWiNFO, but I'm thinking about how this could be detected...
 

rvail623

New Member
You may want to check with Intel and/or AMD, but it's possible that the "CSM enabled/disabled" bios setting may only be available in a range of certain newer Intel chipsets: series 100 thru 500, for example.. There was an indication some while ago that Intel was intending to completely discontinue "CSM enabled" bios settings in their chipset planning stages.
Alternatively: the CSM setting may be listed under some other technical term: "Legacy", depending on the vintage of the bios firmware.
Also: the EVGA Precision X1 software is apparently able to detect the CSM status, although it may only work with an EVGA branded RTX 3000 series video card.
 
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