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Fujitsu Siemens Computers E8310 manual

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    1 Fujitsu LifeBook E Series BIOS Guide LifeBook E Series Model: E8310 Document Date: 05/25/2007 Document Part Num ber: FPC58-1692-0 1 FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORPORA TION[...]

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    2 LifeBook E Series BIOS E Series BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup U tility is a program that sets up the operating en vironment for y our notebook. Y our BIOS is set at the factory for nor mal operating conditions, therefor e there is no need to set or change the BIOS environment to op erate your noteboo k. The BIOS Setup U tility configures[...]

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    3 severe, it will g iv e you an o pportunit y to modify the setup utility setting s, as described in the following steps: 1. W hen you turn on or restart the computer the re is a beep and/ or the follow in g mess age appears on the screen: Error message - please run SETUP program Press <F1> key to continue, <F2> to run SETUP 2. If an er[...]

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    4 LifeBook E Series BIOS INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BA SIC SYSTEM INFORMATI ON The Info M enu is a display only scr een that provides the configuration i nformation for y our notebook. The following table shows the names of the menu fields for the Info men u and the information displayed in those fields. These fields ar e for information purposes only , [...]

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    5 SYSTEM MENU – SETTING STAN DARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The Sy stem M enu allows you to set or view the current system parameters. (See N avigating through the Setup Utility on pa ge 2 for more informat ion.) The following tables sho w the names of the men u fields for the System menu and its submenus, all of the options for each field, the default s[...]

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    6 LifeBook E Series BIOS Drive0 Selects the Drive0 Serial A T A drive submenu The product number of the hard drive. Display the type of device on this A T A/IDE interface. Pressing the Enter key selects the Serial A T A Drive0 submenu allowing additional device configuration o ptions for this interface. Drive1: Selects the Drive1 Serial A T A drive[...]

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    7 Drive0 Submenu of the System Menu The Drive0 s ubmenu identifies what A T A devices are installed. Figure 3. Drive0 Master Submenu T able 3: Fields, Options a nd Defaults for the Drive0 Submenu of the System Menu Menu Field Options Defaul t Descript ion Ty p e : ■ Auto ■ None [Auto] Select s the hard drive device type. Select Auto to have the[...]

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    8 LifeBook E Series BIOS Drive1 Submenu of the System Menu The Drive1 s ubmenu allows y ou to co nfigure secondary A T A dev ices. Figure 4. Drive1 Submenu T able 4: Fields, Options and Defaults fo r the Drive1 Submenu of the System Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Ty p e : ■ Auto ■ None [Auto] NOTE: The T ype field does not appear a[...]

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    9 Exiting from System Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on this menu, y ou can either exit from the setup utility , or move to another menu. If y o u wish to exit from the setup utility , pr ess the [Esc] key or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu. If y ou wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys. System Menu[...]

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    10 LifeBook E Series BIOS ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Ad vanced M enu allows y ou to: ■ Set the I/O addresses for the ser ial and parallel por ts. ■ Set the keyboar d and mouse features. ■ Select between the display panel and an e xternal display . ■ Enable or disable compensation for your display . ■ Enable or d[...]

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    11 CPU Features When selected, o pens the CPU Features submenu to allow you to change the CPU speed for battery life optim ization. USB Features When selected, opens the USB Fea tures submen u to allow you to enable or disable legacy USB devices and SCSI SubClas s support. Miscellaneous Configurations When selected, opens the Mis cellaneous Configu[...]

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    12 LifeBook E Series BIOS Serial/Parallel Port Configu ration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/P arallel P ort Configuration submenu lets y ou set the I/O addresses and interr upt levels for the serial, infrared and parallel port s of your notebook. Figure 6. Serial/P arallel Port Configuration Submenu I/O addresses, DMA channels and Interru[...]

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    13 T able 6: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Serial/Parallel Port Conf ig uration Submenu of Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Serial Port: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled ■ Auto [Enabled] Configures the serial p ort using either no configuration ( Disabled), a user defined configuration (Enabled ), or by allowing the BI OS or OS[...]

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    14 LifeBook E Series BIOS Keyboard/Mo use Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The K eyboard/Mouse F eatures submenu is for setting the parameters of the integrated and external mouse and ke y bo a rd . Figure 7. Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu T able 7: Fields, Options and Defaults for th e Keyboard/Mouse Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field O[...]

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    15 Vid eo Features Submenu of th e Advanced Menu The Vid eo Features sub menu is for setting the display parameters. Figure 8. Video Features Submenu T able 8: Fields, Options and Defaults for th e Video Features Submenu of the A dvanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Descript ion Display: ■ Internal Flat Panel ■ External (Analog) ■ External[...]

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    16 LifeBook E Series BIOS Internal Device Configurat ions Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allo ws the user to enable or disable IDE , Bluetooth, LA N and Wir eless LAN Contr ollers. Figure 9. Internal Device Conf iguration Submenu T able 9: Fields, Options and Defaul ts for the Internal Device Confi guration S[...]

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    17 CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Featur es submenu pr ovides options for configuring the Intel C ore M ulti-Proc essing and SpeedStep power management featur es of the CPU . Figure 10. CPU Features Submenu T able 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Descrip[...]

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    18 LifeBook E Series BIOS USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB F eatures submen u pro vides options for enabling or disabling the USB devices. Figure 11. USB Fe atures Submenu T able 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for th e USB Features Subm enu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Legacy USB Support: ■ Disabl[...]

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    19 Miscellaneous Configuratio ns Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Misc ellaneous Configurations submenu provides option s for enabling or disabling the power button and the W ake U p On LAN feature, and setting the volume and video memor y size. Figure 12. Mis cellaneous Configur ations Submenu T able 12: Fields, Options and Defa ults for the Misce[...]

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    20 LifeBook E Series BIOS Event Logging Sub menu of the Advanced Menu The Ev ent Logging submenu configures ev ent logging features for DMI events. Figure 13. Event Logging Submenu T able 13: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Descript ion Event Log Capacity: Space Available Di[...]

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    21 SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The Security menu allows y ou to set up the data security features of y our notebook to fit your operating needs and to view the current data secur ity configuration. (S ee N avigating through the Setup Utility on page 2 f or more information.) The following tables sho w the names of the men u fiel[...]

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    22 LifeBook E Series BIOS Exiting from the Security Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on the Security Men u, you can eithe r exit from setup utility or mov e to another menu. If y ou wish to exit from setup utility , press th e [Esc] key to go to the Exit M enu. If you wish to move to another menu, use the cursor k eys. T able 14[...]

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    23 Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Hard Disk Secur ity submenu is for co nfiguring hard disk security features. Figure 15. Hard Disk Security Submenu T able 15: Fields, Options and De faults for the Hard Disk Secur ity Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Descrip tion Drive0: ___ Clear Display-only . Default i[...]

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    24 LifeBook E Series BIOS Set User Password: ___ [Enter] Sets, changes or cancel s the Drive1 User Password. T h e Drive1 User Password may be up to seven ch aracters long and must include only letters or numbers (no sym- bols). Passwords are NOT case-sensitive. When a Drive1 User Password is set, it must be used to access the modular har d dri ve [...]

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    25 Owner Informatio n Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information sub menu is for setting o wner inform ation. N ote that the owner informatio n cannot be set without having entered a Super visor Password. Figure 16. Owner Information Submenu T able 16: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Owner Information Submen u of the Security Menu Menu[...]

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    26 LifeBook E Series BIOS TPM (Securit y Chip) Setting S ubmenu of th e Security Menu The T r usted Platform Module (TPM) Security Chip Setting submenu is used to e nable or disabled the embedded secu- rity c hip . Figure 17. TPM (Security Chip) Setting Su bmenu T able 17: Fields, Options and Defaults for TPM (Security Chip) Submenu of Security Men[...]

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    27 BOOT MENU – SELECTING TH E OPERATING SYSTEM SOURCE The Boot M enu is used t o select the order in which the BIOS searches sources for the operating system. Follow the instructions for N avigating Through the Setup U tility to make an y changes. (See Na vigating through the Setup Utilit y on page 2 for more infor mation.) The following tables s[...]

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    28 LifeBook E Series BIOS Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boot Dev ice Priorit y submenu is for set ting the order of checking of sources for the operating system. Figure 19. Bo ot Device Priorit y Submenu Exiting from Boot Menu W hen you hav e finished setting the boot paramet ers with the Boot M enu, yo u can either exit from th[...]

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    29 EXIT MENU – LEAVIN G THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit M enu is used to leav e the setup utility . Follow the instructions for Na v igating Through the Setup Utility to mak e any changes. (See N av igati ng through the Setup Utilit y on page 2 for more informat ion.) The following table sho ws the names of the men u fields for the Exit men u, the def[...]