Fujitsu Siemens Computers C-7631 manual

Fujitsu LifeBook C Series BIOS Guide LifeBook C Series Model: C-6611 C-6631 C-7631 Document Date: 1 0/29/01 Document Part Number: FPC58 -0625- 01 FUJITSU P C CORPO RA TION[...]

2 LifeBo ok C Series BI OS C Series BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup Ut ility is a pr ogra m that sets up the oper atin g environment for your noteb ook. Y our BIOS is set at the factory for normal operating condi- tion s, therefo re there is no need to set or change the BIOS env ironment to oper ate your n otebo ok. The BIOS Setup U tility c[...]

3 3. If an error messag e is displ ay ed on th e scree n, and you want to ent er th e setup utility , press the [F2] k ey . 4. When the setup utilit y star ts w ith a fa ult present, t he syste m displa ys the follo wing message: Warning! Error message [Continue] 5. Pr ess an y key t o enter the setup utility . The syste m will then display the Mai[...]

4 LifeBo ok C Series BI OS MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The M ain Me nu all ow s you t o set o r view the curr ent system parameters. Follow the instruc tions for Navi- gating Through The Setup Utility to mak e any ch anges. (See Navigating Throug h The Se tup Utilit y on page 2 for more information.) The fol lowing tables sho w[...]

5 Flop py Dis k A: n Dis abl ed n [1.44/ 1.2 MB 3.5"] [1.4 4/1.2 M B 3.5"] Enabl es or di sable s a flop py disk dr ive. Primary Master: Selects Primary Master submenu The prod uct # of the Hard Drive Display the typ e of device on this A T A/A T API interface, if there is one. Pressing the Enter key s elects the Primar y Master subm enu [...]

6 LifeBo ok C Series BI OS Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Pri mar y Master submenu ident ifies wha t A T A dev ices a re inst alle d. *Not e that actual hard drive label shown may vary . Depend ing on the dr ive ty pe, informat ion such as cyl in- ders, heads and sector s may also be displayed. Figure 2. Prima ry Master Subm enu T able[...]

7 Maximum Capacity: n Display only –— Displays the maximum cap acity of the drive ca lculated from the parameters of the h ard disk when Hard D isk is selected . Multi-Sector T r ansfers: n Disabled n 2 Sectors n 4 Sectors n 8 Sectors n 16 Sectors n 32 Sectors n 64 Sectors n 128 Secto rs [16 Sectors ] This option canno t be changed when Aut o i[...]

8 LifeBo ok C Series BI OS Primary Slav e Submenu of the Mai n Menu The Primary Slav e submenu is for the internal CD-R OM dr ive. T he dr ive t y p e i s di sp laye d on th i s me nu as we ll a s the Main menu. Y our notebook auto-senses the charac- teristics of the internal CD-R OM Driv e installed. Y ou will not nee d to modify these settings, t[...]

9 Exiting from Main Men u W hen you hav e finished setting the parameters on this menu, you ca n either exit from the setu p uti lity , or move to another menu. If you w ish to exit from the setu p utilit y , press the [ Esc] key or us e the cur sor keys to go to the Ex it menu. If you wish to move to anothe r menu, us e the cursor keys. PIO T rans[...]

10 LifeBo ok C Series BI OS ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: n Enabl e or disa ble supp or t for Plug & Pl ay operat ing syst ems. n Set the I/ O addre sses for th e serial and pa rallel ports. n Set the commun ication mode for the parallel and infra red ports . n Set the fe atures of the keyboa[...]

11 T able 4: Fie lds, Option s and De faults for the Advanced M enu Menu Field Options Default Description Plug & Play O /S: n No n Ye s [No] Select Ye s if y ou are using a Plug & Play cap able operating system. Select No if you need the BI OS to c onfig ure non-bo ot devices . Protected Device Conf igur ation s: n No n Ye s [No] No: allow[...]

12 LifeBo ok C Series BI OS Serial/Parallel Port Configurat ion Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/P arallel P ort Configuration s ubmenu pro vides the ab ility to set the I /O addresse s and inte rrupt levels f or the serial, infrar ed, an d parallel ports o f y our no tebook. Figure 5. Ser ial/Parall el Port Configu ration Sub menu CAUTION I[...]

13 T able 5: Fields, Op tions and Defaults for th e Port Configu ration Sub menu of the Ad vanced Me nu Menu Field Options Default Description Infra red Port : n Disabled n Enabled n Auto [Enabl ed] Configures the in frared p ort using either n o config uration (Disabled ), a user defined conf iguration (Enabled ), or by allowing t he BIO S or OS t[...]

14 LifeBo ok C Series BI OS Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the A dvanced Menu The Keyboard/ Mouse Features s ubmenu is for se tting the parameters of the integrated and external mouse and key b oard . Figure 6 . Keyboa rd/Mouse Fe atures Sub menu T able 6: Fie lds, Option s and De faults for the Keyboard /Mouse Su bmenu of the Advanced Menu Men[...]

15 V ideo Fea tures Submenu of the A dvanced Menu The V ideo Fe atur es Sub men u is for se tting th e disp lay para meters . Figure 7 . Video Fe atures Submen u T able 7: Fie lds, Option s and De faults for the Vid eo Features Submenu of the Adva nced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Display: n Interna l Flat Panel n External n Simultan[...]

16 LifeBo ok C Series BI OS Internal Device Configur ation Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration subme nu allows the user to con figure other in tern al de vices . Figure 8. Internal Device Configu ration Submenu T able 8: Fie lds, Option s and Defau lts for the Internal Devic e Configura tion Subme nu of the Ad vanced Me n[...]

17 PCI Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The PCI Configuration submenu allows the user to reserve specific inter rupts (IRQs) for leg acy ISA devices, and to enable or disabl e built in PCI de vice modules. Figure 9. PCI Co nfigur ation Su bmenu T able 9: Fie lds, Option s and Defau lts for the PCI Configuration Submen u of the Adva nced M[...]

18 LifeBo ok C Series BI OS IRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Configurat ion Submenu The IR Q R eservation s ubmen u allo ws the user t o mark various IR Qs as reserved for use b y legacy ISA d ev ice s. W hen a n IR Q is re served, the BIOS d oes not us e it for embedded PC I or ISA de vices. Figure 10. IRQ Reser vation S ubmenu CAUTIO N Only IRQ[...]

19 IRQ 9: n Available n Reserv ed [Available] Reserves IRQ 9. IRQ 10: n A vailable n Reserv ed [Available] Reserves IRQ 10. IRQ 11: n A vailable n Reserv ed [Available] Reserves IRQ 11. IRQ 15: n A vailable n Reserv ed [Available] Reserves IRQ 15. T able 10: Field s, Options a nd Defaults fo r the IRQ Reserv ation Subm enu of the PCI Configura tion[...]

20 LifeBo ok C Series BI OS CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The C PU Fea tur es Sub menu confi gures the sy stem pro cesso r . Note tha t this submenu only appears in certain configurations, based u pon the system CPU . Figure 11. CPU Features Submenu Menu Field Options Default Description Processor Serial Number n Enabled n Disabled [Dis[...]

21 USB Features Submenu of t he Advanced M enu The US B Feat ure s Subm enu c onfig ures t he syst em for use w it h a US B flop py dr ive. Figure 12. USB Feature s Submenu T ab le 1 2: Fie lds, Op tions an d Def aults for th e USB F eatur es Su bmenu o f the Advan ced Me nu Menu Field Options Default Description USB Floppy Disk: n Dis abled n Enab[...]

22 LifeBo ok C Series BI OS Event Logging Submenu of the Advance d Menu The E vent Logging Subm enu c onf igur es ev ent lo gging fe atur es for D MI ev ents. Figure 13. Event Lo gging Submenu T able 13: Field s, Options and Defaults for the Eve nt Logging Su bmenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Event Log Capacity: Spac[...]

23 SECURITY M ENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The Se cur it y me nu all ows you to se t up the da ta sec ur it y featur es of your no tebook t o fit y our o perating needs and to view the cur rent data security configur ation. Follow the instruc tions for Navigating Through t he Setup Utilit y to make an y changes. (See N avigating Through Th[...]

24 LifeBo ok C Series BI OS Figure 1 4. Security Men u T able 14: Fields, O ptions and Defaults fo r the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Supervisor Password is : –— Clear A display-only field . Set is displayed when the s ystem supe rvisor password is set and Clear when it is not. User Password is: –— Clear A display-on[...]

25 Passwo rd on Bo ot: n Disabled n First B oot n Every Boot [Disab led] When s et to D Isab led, no passw ord is req uired. When s et to Fir st Boot, a pa sswo rd (User or Supervi sor) is required af ter the Power On Self T est (POST) before the operating system will be read from a disk. If Eve ry Boot is set, a passwo rd (User or Supervis or) is [...]

26 LifeBo ok C Series BI OS Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Har d Disk Security Submenu is for configuring hard disk se cur ity fea tures. Figure 15. Hard Disk Securit y Submenu T able 15: Fields, O ptions and Defaults fo r the Hard Disk Security Subm enu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Primary Master[...]

27 Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information Subme nu is for setting owner information. Figure 16. Owner Inform ation Sub menu Exiting from the Security Me nu W hen you hav e finished setting the parameters on the Secur ity Menu, you can ei ther exi t from set up util ity or move to another menu. If you w ish to exit from[...]

28 LifeBo ok C Series BI OS POWER MENU – SE TTING POWER MANAGEMENT FE ATURES The Po wer menu allows you to set an d change the power management pa rameters. Follo w the instructions for N avigating Through the Setup Ut ility to make an y cha ng es . (See N avigating Through The Setup Utilit y on page 2 for mor e informa tion.) The fol lowing tabl[...]

29 Figu re 17. Pow er Men u T able 17: Fields , Options and Defaults fo r the Power Menu Menu field Options Default Description Power Savin gs: n Disabled n Cust om ize d n Maximu m Power Savings n Maximum Performan ce [Customized] Sets the power saving s parameters to a factory inst alled combinat ion of par ameters , a cus tom s et of p aramet er[...]

30 LifeBo ok C Series BI OS Auto Suspend Ti m e o u t : n Off n 5 to 60 m inutes [15 Minut es] Sets the len gth of time w ithout any I/O activity befo re your note- book goes int o Suspend mode. If you choos e a factory combinat ion of parameters this field will display that sett ing. If you choose to customize the parameters you will be able to se[...]

31 Advanced Features Submenu of the Power Menu The A dvanced Feat ures submenu is for setting some non-time relat ed power sa ving parameters. Figure 18. Advance Feat ures Subm enu Exiting from Powe r Menu W hen y ou ha ve fi nished se tting the b oot paramet ers with the P ower menu, you can eith er exit from the setup util it y or m ove to ano th[...]

32 LifeBo ok C Series BI OS BOOT MENU – SELECTIN G THE OPERAT ING S YSTEM SOURCE The Boot Me nu is used to select the order in which the BIOS se arches so urces for the opera tin g system. Follow the instr uctions for Navigating Throug h the S etup Utility to ma ke an y changes. (See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for m ore inform[...]

33 The Boot Device Pri ority Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boo t Device P riority Subm enu is for setting the order of checking of sources for the op erating system. Figure 20 . Boot Devi ce Pri ority Subm enu Exiting from Boot Menu W hen y ou ha ve fi nished se tting the b oot paramet ers with the Boot menu, y ou can either exit fr om the setup uti[...]

34 LifeBo ok C Series BI OS INFO MEN U - DI SPLAYS BA SIC SYS TEM I NFORMATI ON The Info menu is a display onl y screen that pr ovides the con figuration information for your notebook. The fol lowing table sho ws the n ames of t he menu f ields for the Info men u and the information displa yed in those field s. The se fields are for inform atio n p[...]

35 EXIT MEN U – LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY The E xit M enu is used t o lea ve the setup u tility . F ollow the instructions for N avigating Through the Setup Utility to ma ke an y changes. (See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for m ore informat ion.) The follow ing table shows th e names of th e menu field s for the E xit menu, the [...]

36 LifeBo ok C Series BI OS Load Setup Defau lts Press F9 key –— Selecting Load Setup Defa ults will load the factory p reset default values for all men u fields, then display the mes sage Load default configuration now? [Yes] [No]. When confirmed the setup utility will return to the Exit Menu. T o return to another m enu fo llow the d irection[...]