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    1 Fujitsu LifeBook S Series BIOS Guide LifeBook S Series Model: S2110 Document Date: 06/30 /2005 Document Part Numb er: FPC58-1351-01 FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS[...]

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    2 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS S Series BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the operating en vironment for y our notebook. Y our BIOS is set at the factor y for normal operating conditions, therefor e there should be no need to set or change the BIOS enviro nment to operate your notebook. The BIOS Setup Utili[...]

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    3 3. If an error message is displa yed on the screen, and you want to enter the setup utility , press the [F2] key . 4. W hen the setup utility star ts with a fault present, the system display s the following message: Warning! Error message [Continue] 5. Pr ess any k e y to e nter the setup utility . The syst em will then display th e Main M enu wi[...]

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    4 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS MAIN MENU – SETTING ST AN DARD SYSTEM P ARAMETERS The Main M enu allows y ou to set or view the current system parameters. F ollow the instructions for N avi - gating Through The Setup Utility to mak e any changes. (See Na v igat ing Through the Setu p Utility on page 2 for more information) The following tables [...]

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    5 Primary Master: Selects Prim ary Master submenu The product # of the Hard Drive Display the type of device on this A T A/A T API interface, if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects t he Primary Master submenu allowing additional device configur ation o ptions for this interface. Secondary Master: Selects Se condary Master submenu The produ[...]

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    6 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Primary Master submenu identifies what A T A devices are installed. No te that actual hard dr ive label shown may vary . Depending on the driv e ty pe, information such as cylin- ders, heads and sectors may also be d isplayed. Figure 2. Primary Master Submenu Menu Field O[...]

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    7 T ransfer Mode: ■ Standard ■ Fast PIO 1 ■ Fast PIO 2 ■ Fast PIO 3 ■ Fast PIO 4 ■ Multiword DMA 1 ■ Multiword DMA 2 [Multiword DMA 2] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype the drive to select the optimum tra nsfer mode. This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Ultra DMA Mode: ■ Disabled ■ Mode[...]

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    8 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS Secondary Maste r Submenu of the Main Menu The Secondary Master submenu is for the internal DVD/ CD-ROM driv e. The drive type is displayed on this menu as well as the Main men u. Y our notebook auto- senses the characteristics of the int ernal drive installed. Y ou will no t need to modify these sett ings; they a [...]

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    9 Exiting from Main Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on this menu, y o u can either exit from the setup utility , or move to another menu. If y ou w ish to exit from the setup utility , pr ess the [Esc] key or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu or to mov e to another menu. T ransfer Mode: ■ Standard ■ Fast PIO 1 ■ [...]

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    10 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS ADV ANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEA T URE CONTROLS The Ad vanced M enu allows y ou to: ■ Set the I/O addresses for the serial, parallel, and infrared ports (note that serial and p arallel por ts are found only on the opti onal port replicator). ■ Set the features of the keyboard/mouse. ■ Select between the[...]

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    11 T able 4: Fields, Options and De faults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Description Serial/Parallel Port Configurations When selected, opens the Ser ial/Parallel Port Co nfiguration s subm enu which allows the user to modify set- tings for the serial, parallel, an d internal ports. The serial and parallel ports ar e found on the optional port r[...]

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    12 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS Serial/Parallel Port Configu ration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/P arallel P ort Configuration submenu pro vides the ability to set the I/O addresses and interrupt lev els for the serial, parallel, and internal ports of your notebook and optional por t replicator . Figure 5. Serial/Parallel Port Configu[...]

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    13 T able 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for Serial/Para llel Port Configuratio n Submenu of Advanced M enu Menu Field Options Default Description Menu Field Option s Default Description Serial Port: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled ■ Auto [Enabled] Configures the ser ial port using either no configurat ion (Disabled), a user defined configuration (Enab[...]

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    14 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS Keyboard/Mo use Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The K eyboard/Mouse F eatures submen u is for setting the paramete rs of the integrated and exte rnal mouse and ke y bo a rd . Figure 6. Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu T able 6: Fields, Options and De faults for the Keyboard/Mouse Submenu of the Advanced Menu [...]

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    15 Vid eo Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The V ideo Features S ubmenu is for setting the display parameter s. Figure 7. Video Features Submenu T able 7: Fields, Options and Defaults for th e Video Features Submenu of the A dvanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Des criptio n Display: ■ Internal Flat Panel ■ External ■ Auto [Auto] Sele[...]

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    16 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS Internal Device Configurat ions Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allo ws the user to configure other internal devices. Figure 8. I nternal Device C onfiguration Sub menu T able 8: Fields, Options and Defaul ts for the Internal Device Confi guration Submenu of the Advanced Menu[...]

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    17 USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Featur es Submenu enables and disables legacy USB s upport for your syste m. Figure 9. USB Features Submenu T able 9: Fields, Options and Defaults for the ACPI Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Legacy USB Support: ■ Disabled ■ Enable d [Enabled] When[...]

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    18 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS Miscellaneous Configuratio ns Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Misc ellaneous Configurations Submenu c onfigur es the misc ellaneous features for your system. Figure 10. Miscellaneous Confi gurations Submenu T able 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Miscell aneous Conf igurations S ubmenu Menu Field Options [...]

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    19 Event Logging Sub menu of the Advanced Menu The E vent L ogging Submen u configur es event logging featur es for DMI events. Figure 11. Event Logging Submenu T able 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Event Log Capacity: Space Available Display only . Event Lo[...]

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    20 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEA TURES The Security menu allows you to set up the data security features of your not ebook to fit your operating needs and to view the cur rent data securit y configuration. Follow the instruct ions for Na v igating T hrough the Setup Utility to make an y changes. (See N a[...]

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    21 T able 12: Fields, Options and De faults for the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Supervisor Password is: –— Clear A display-only field. Set is di splayed w hen the system Supervisor Password is set and Clear when it is not. User Password is: –— Clear A display-only field. Set is displayed when the general User Passw [...]

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    22 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Har d Disk Securit y Submenu is for co nfiguring hard disk secu rity features. Figure 13. Hard Disk Security Submenu T ab le 13: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Primary Ma[...]

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    23 Owner Informatio n Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information S ubmenu is f or setting owner info rmation. N ote that Owner Information cannot be set without having entered a super visor’s passw ord. Figure 14. Owner Information Submenu Exiting from the Security Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on the Security Me nu[...]

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    24 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERA TING SYSTEM SOURCE The Boot Me nu is used to select the order in which the BIOS searches sources for the operating system. Follow the instructions for Na v igating Through the Setup Utility to make an y changes. (See N avigat ing Through the Setup Utility on page 2 for more inform[...]

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    25 The Boot Device Prior ity Submenu of t he Boot Menu The Boot Dev ice Priority Submenu is for setting the order of checking of sources for the opera ting system. Figure 16. Boot D evice Priority Submenu Exiting from Boot Menu W hen you hav e finished setting the boot paramet ers with the Boot menu, y ou can either exit from the setup utilit y or [...]

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    26 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS INFO MENU – DISPL A YS BA SIC SYSTEM INFORMA TION The Info menu is a display only scr eens that pro vides 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 p[...]

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    27 EXIT MENU – LEA VIN G THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit M enu is used to leav e the setup utility . Follow the instructions for N avigating Through the Setup Utility to make an y changes. (See Navigati ng Through t he Setup Uti lity on page 2 for more informat ion) . The following table shows the names of the me nu fields fo r the Exit menu, the de f[...]