Text: Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value. Set this to enabled for legacy operating systems such as Linux or Unix.
Found this in the BIOS of a Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H mobo.
Text: Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value. Set this to enabled for legacy operating systems such as Linux or Unix.
Found this in the BIOS of a Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H mobo.
I get how this could be interpreted as offensive, but I think it is just poorly worded.
This option is for if you are using a legacy version of Linux such as 2.6.x (eg, on an old RedHat distro that your business systems are designed to be run on).
This enables a compatibility mode so the old kernels don’t complain.
Given the usual quality of BIOS/UEFI option descriptions it’s remarkably close to being sensible. I would’ve expected something like “enables limiting CPUID maximum value”.
Set to “Enable” to enable the feature.
It’s really just that Linux is the only thing where it’s possible to run an envient version on modern hardware