Fujitsu E-6664 manual

1 Fujitsu LifeBook E Series BIOS Guide LifeBook E Series Models: E-6664 E-6644 E-6634 E-6624 Document Da te: 10/29/01 Document Part Num ber: FP C58-0629- 01 FUJITSU PC CORPORA TION[...]

2 LifeBo ok E Seri es BIOS E Series BIOS BIOS SE TUP UT ILITY The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that s ets up the opera ting environ ment for your notebo ok. Y our BIOS is set at the factor y for normal operating conditio ns, therefore there is no need to set or change the BIO S environmen t to oper ate your noteb ook. The BIOS Setup Utility conf[...]

3 3. I f an err or messag e is di spla y ed on t he scr een , and you want t o ent er the s etup utility , pr ess the [F2] k e y . 4. W hen the setup utility star ts wi th a fault present, t he syste m disp lays th e follo wing message: Warning! Error message [Continue] 5. P ress a ny key t o ent e r the se tup utility . The syste m will then displ[...]

4 LifeBo ok E Series BIOS MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The M ain M enu allo ws y ou t o set o r view the cu rre nt system parameters. Follow the instruc tions for Navi- gating Through The Setup Utility to mak e an y changes. (See Navigating Throug h The Set up Utility on page 2 for more information.) The fol lo wing tabl es sho [...]

5 Floppy Disk A : ■ Disabled ■ 1.44/ 1.2 MB 3.5" [1.44/ 1.25 MB 3.5"] Sets the format for floppy disk drive A if it is installed . Primary Master : ■ Selects Primary Master submenu The produc t number of th e hard drive. Display the type o f device on this A T A/A T AP I interface, if there is one. Pressing t he Enter key select s t[...]

6 LifeBo ok E Series BIOS Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Pri mar y Master submenu i dentif ies wh at A T A d ev ices are in stal led. Figure 2. Primary Mas ter Submenu T able 2: Fie lds, Option s and Defaul ts for the P rimary Mast er Sub menu of the Main Me nu Menu Field O ptions Default De scription Ty p e : ■ Auto ■ None ■ CD-[...]

7 Multi-Sector T ransfers: ■ Disabled ■ 2 Sec tors ■ 4 Sec tors ■ 8 Sec tors ■ 16 Sector s ■ 32 Sector s ■ 64 Sector s ■ 128 Sec tors [16 Sec tors] This op tion c annot be c hanged wh en Auto is selec ted. Spec ify the num ber of sector s per block f or mu ltiple sect or tran sfer . MAX re fers to the size th e disk r eturn s when r[...]

8 LifeBo ok E Series BIOS Secondary Master Submenu of th e Main Menu The S econdar y Master submenu allows you to config ure second ar y A T A dev ices. Figure 3. Secondary Master Submenu T able 3: Fields, O ptions and Defaults for the Secondary M aster Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Fiel d Options De fault Description Ty p e : ■ Auto ■ None ■[...]

9 Exiting from Main M e nu W he n you ha ve finishe d setting the parameters on this menu, you ca n either exit from the setup utilit y , o r move to another menu. If you w ish to exit from the setu p utilit y , pres s the [Es c] key or use the cursor keys to go to the Ex it men u. If y ou w ish to move to anoth er men u, use the cursor keys. Multi[...]

10 LifeBo ok E Series BIOS ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Men u al lows you to: ■ Enabl e or d isa ble su ppor t fo r Plug & Pl ay operat ing sy stem s. ■ Set the I/ O addr esses f or the se rial and pa rallel por ts. ■ Set the commun ication mode for the parallel por t. ■ Set an audio f unction I/O ad dr[...]

11 Serial/Parallel Port Configur ations –— –— When se lected, opens the Serial/Parallel Port Configura tions sub- menu wh ich allo ws the user to modify s etting s for s erial, in frared and paralle l ports. Keyboard /Mouse Features –— –— When selected, opens the K eyboard/Mouse Featu res submenu, which allows sett ing external an d[...]

12 LifeBo ok E Series BIOS Serial/Parallel Port Configurat ion Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/P arallel P ort Configuration s ubmen u pro v ides th e ability to se t the I/O add resses and inte rrupt level s for the serial, infrar ed and parallel ports o f your note book. Figure 5. Ser ial/Parall el Port C onfigurat ion Submen u CAUTION I/[...]

13 T able 5: F ields, Opti ons and Defaults fo r the Seria l/Paral lel Port Configura tion S ubmenu o f Advanc ed Menu Menu Fi eld Options Default Description Serial Port: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled ■ Auto [Enabled ] Configures t he serial port usin g either no confi guration ( Disabled) , a user defined con figurati on (Enable d), or by allow ing [...]

14 LifeBo ok E Series BIOS Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the A dvanced Menu The Keyboard/ Mouse Features subm enu is fo r se tting the parameters of the integrated and external mouse and key bo ard. Figure 6 . Keyboard /Mouse Fe atures Submen u T able 6: Fie lds, Op tions and Defau lts for th e Keybo a rd/Mous e Subm enu o f the Advan ced Menu[...]

15 V ideo Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The V ideo F eatures Submen u is for set ting th e disp lay para meters. Figure 7 . Video Featur es Submenu T able 7: Fie lds, Op tions and Defau lts for th e V ideo Fe atures Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Opti ons Default Description Display: ■ Internal Flat Panel ■ External ■ Simulta[...]

16 LifeBo ok E Series BIOS Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration subme nu allow s the user to con figure oth er in ternal dev ices. Figure 8. Internal Device Configu ration Submenu T able 8: Fie lds, Op tions an d Defaults for the Internal D evice Configura tion Subm enu of the Adva nced Me nu[...]

17 PCI Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The PCI Configuration submenu allows the user to reserve specific inter rupts (IRQs) for legacy I SA devices, and to enable or disabl e built in PCI dev ice modules. Figure 9. PCI Co nfigur ation Subm enu POINT The BIOS set ting for your c ommunication devic e is variable de pending on your Life Boo[...]

18 LifeBo ok E Series BIOS IRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Conf iguration Submenu The IRQ R eservation submenu of the PCI Configuration submenu a llows the user to mark IRQs as reser ved for use by le gacy IS A dev ices. When an IRQ is res erved, the BIOS do es no t use i t for emb edded PCI or ISA dev i ces. Figure 10 . IRQ Reservation S ubmenu[...]

19 CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The C PU F eat ur es S ubme nu pr ovides o ptions for co nfig uring th e CPU . Figure 11. CPU Features Sub menu T able 11: Fi elds, O ptions an d Defau lts for the CPU Features Subm enu of the Advan ced Me nu Menu Field Options Default Description SpeedSt ep(TM) T echnolo gy: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled [En[...]

20 LifeBo ok E Series BIOS USB Features Submenu of t he Advanced M enu The U SB Features Submenu prov ides opt ions for enabli ng or d isab ling the USB Floppy Disk Drive. Figure 12. USB Feature s Submenu T able 12: Fi elds, O ptions an d Defau lts for the USB Features S ubmenu of the Ad vance d Menu Menu Field Options Default Description USB Flopp[...]

21 Event Logging Submenu of the Advance d Menu The Event Loggi ng Subm enu configures event logg ing features for DMI events. Figure 13. Event Logg ing Submen u T able 13: Fi elds, Optio ns and Defaults fo r the Eve nt Logging Submenu of the Advanc ed Menu Menu Field Opti ons Default Description Event Log Capacity: Sp ace A vaila ble D i spl ay o n[...]

22 LifeBo ok E Series BIOS SECURITY M ENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The Secur ity menu allows you to set up the data secur ity featu res of y our not ebook to fit yo ur opera t ing ne eds and to view the current data security configuration. Follo w t he instructions for N avigating T hrough the Setup U tilit y to mak e any chang es. (See Na[...]

23 Exiting from the Security Me nu W he n you ha ve finishe d setting the parameters on the Secur ity Menu, you can eith er exit from setup utilit y or move to another menu. If you w ish to exit from setu p utili ty , press th e Esc key to go to the Exit Menu. If you w is h to m ove to a not he r m en u, use t he cu rs or key s. T able 14: Fields, [...]

24 LifeBo ok E Series BIOS Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Har d Disk Security Submenu is for c onfiguring hard disk security features. Figure 1 5. Hard Disk Secu rity Submen u T able 15: Fields, O ptions and Def aults for the Ha rd Disk Securi ty Submenu of th e Security Me nu Menu Fi eld Options Default Description Prim ary Ma[...]

25 Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information Submenu is for setting owner information. N ote that the owner information cannot be set without having enter e d a Supervisor passw ord. Figure 16. Owner Information Submenu T able 16: Fields, O ptions and Defaults for the O wner Info rmation Subm enu of the Security Men u Men[...]

26 LifeBo ok E Series BIOS POWER MENU – SE TTING POWER MANAGEMENT FE ATURES The Po wer menu allows you to set and change the power management pa rameters. Fo llow the instructions for N a vigating Through the Setup Utility to mak e an y cha ng es . (See Na v igating Through The Setup Util ity on page 2 for mor e information.) The fol lo wing tabl[...]

27 T able 17: Fields , Options and De faults for the Power Menu Menu field Op tions Default Description Power Savings: ■ Disabled ■ Customized ■ Maxi mum Pow er Savings ■ Maximum Perf ormance [Customized] Sets the pow er savings para meters to a factory in stalled combin ation of parameter s, a cus tom set of paramet ers set by you or no po[...]

28 LifeBo ok E Series BIOS Advanced Features Submenu of the Power Menu The A dvanced F e atures s ubmenu is for setting some non-time rela ted powe r saving paramet ers. Figure 18. Advance Feat ures Submenu Exiting from Power Menu W he n you hav e finished setting the boot parameter s with the Po wer menu, you can ei ther exit from the se tup utili[...]

29 BOOT MENU – SELECTIN G THE OPERAT ING SYSTEM SOURCE The Boot Me nu is used to select the ord er in which the BIOS se arches source s for the operat ing sys tem. Follow the instr uctions for Navigating Throug h the Setup Utility to ma ke an y changes. (See N avigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for m ore information.) The f ollow ing t[...]

30 LifeBo ok E Series BIOS Boot Device Pri ority Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boot Dev ice P rior ity Submenu is for setting the order of checking of sour ces for the operating system. Figure 20 . Boot Devi ce Priori ty Submenu Exiting from Bo ot Menu W h en y ou hav e finished s etting t he boot p aramet ers with the Boot menu, y ou can either exi[...]

31 INFO MEN U - DISPLA YS BASI C SYSTE M INFORM ATION Th e I n f o m e nu i s a d i s p l ay o n l y s cr e e n s t h a t p ro v i d e s t h e con figuration informatio n for y our notebook. The fol lo wing table shows the n ames of the me nu f ields for the Info men u and the information displ ay ed in those field s. The se fields are for informa [...]

32 LifeBo ok E Series BIOS EXIT MEN U – LEA VING THE SETU P UTIL ITY The E xit M enu is us ed to lea ve th e setu p ut ility . Follo w the instr uctions for Navigating Throug h the Setup Utility to ma ke an y changes. (See N avigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for m ore information.) The following table sho ws the names of the menu fiel[...]