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    Fujitsu LifeBook P Series BIOS Guide LifeBook P Series Model: P-2046 Documen t Date: 02/01/02 Docu ment Part Numb er: FPC 58- 0652- 01 FUJITSU PC CORPORA TION[...]

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    2 LifeBo ok P Seri es BIOS P Series BIOS BIOS SE TUP UT ILITY The BIO S Setup U tility is a pr ogram t hat sets up the operating environment for y our notebook. Y our BIOS is set a t the f actory for normal operating co nditio ns, therefor e there is no n eed to set or change the BIOS en vironment to operate your notebook. The BIO S Setu p U tility[...]

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    3 MAI N M ENU – SETTING ST ANDARD SYSTEM P ARAMETERS The Main M enu allows y ou to set or view the current syst em pa ramet ers. F ollo w th e in struc tio ns f or N avigating Through th e Setup Util ity to mak e any changes. The fol lowin g tables show the names of the menu fields for th e Main m enu and it s subm enus, al l of the opt ions for [...]

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    4 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS Menu Field Options Def au lt Description System Time: –— –— Sets and display s the current tim e. Time is in a 24 hou r format of hours:minut es:seconds with 2 digits for each. (HH: MM:SS). Exam- ple: 16:45:5 7. Y ou m ay change each s egment of the time separately . Move between the s egments wi th the [ Ta b ] ke[...]

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    5 Primary Ma ster Submenu of t he Main Menu The Primar y Master submenu i dentifies which A T A devices are installed . Note: A ctual hard drive label sh own may vary . Depending on th e dri ve ty pe, infor mat ion su ch as cy lind ers, he ads and sectors m ay also be displa yed. Figure 2. Primary Mas ter Submenu T a ble 2: Fie lds, Op tions an d D[...]

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    6 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS Sectors: • A number between 0 and 63 –— This item appe ars only wh en the type is identifed as Auto or Hard Disk. Wh en Hard Disk is select ed, you ca n change the value. This fie ld is chan ged by incr eme ntin g (pr essi ng the [Sp ace bar]) or by typi ng in the nu mber . Maximum Capacity: • Display only –— D[...]

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    7 Seconda ry Maste r Submenu of the Main Menu The Secondary Master submenu identifies which A T A devices are installed . Note: A ctual drive label show n may vary . Depending on the dr ive t y pe, inf ormat ion such as c ylin ders, heads an d sectors m ay also be displa yed. Figure 3. Secondary Master Submenu T a ble 3: Fie lds, Op tions an d Defa[...]

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    8 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS Sector s: • A numb er between 0 and 63 –— This item app ears only wh en the type is identifed as Auto or Hard Disk. When H ard Disk is selected, you can change the value. Th is field is changed by in crementing (press ing the [Spacebar ]) or by typing in the num ber . Maximum Capacity: • Display only –— Display[...]

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    9 ADVANCED MENU – S ETTING DEVICE FEATUR E CONTROLS The Advance d Menu allows you to: • Enab le o r disa ble su ppor t for P lug & Play ope rat ing sy stems. • Select betw een the di spla y panel an d an exte rnal CR T dis play . • Enab le or d isabl e com pensa tion for your disp lay . • Configur e PCI devices in your syst em. • Co[...]

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    10 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS T a ble 4: Fie lds, Op tions an d Defau lts for the Advanced M enu Menu Field Options Default Description Plug & Play O /S: • No • Ye s [No] Select Ye s if you are using a Plug & Play cap able operating s ystem. Select No if you need the BI OS to co nfigure n on-boot devices. Keyboard/Mouse Features –— –[...]

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    11 Keyboar d/Mouse F eature s Submenu of the Advanced Menu The K ey board/Mouse F eatures submenu i s for setting the parameters of the integr ated and exte rnal m ouse and keyboard. . Figure 5 . Keyboard /Mouse Featur es Submen u T a ble 5: Fie lds, Op tions an d Defau lts for the Keyboard /Mouse Fe atures Submenu of the Adv anced M enu Menu Field[...]

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    12 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS Video Feature s Submenu of the Advanced Menu The V ideo Features Submen u is for setting the display parameters. Figure 6 . Video Featur es Submenu T a ble 6: Fie lds, Op tions an d Defau lts for the Vid eo Featu res Sub menu of th e Advanc ed Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Display: • Interna l Flat-Panel ?[...]

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    13 Interna l Device C onfigur ations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configurations submenu all ows the user to configu re othe r inter nal de vi ces. Figure 7 . Internal Device Configur ations Sub menu T able 7: Fields, Options and Defa ults for the Intern al Device Configura tions Su bmenu of the Advan ced Menu Menu Fiel d Option[...]

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    14 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS PCI Conf igurat ions Submenu of the Advanced Menu The PCI Configurations 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 8. PCI Co nfigurati ons Subm enu T a ble 8: Fie lds, Op tions an d Defaul ts for the PCI Co nfigura[...]

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    15 IRQ Re servat ion Submenu of the PC I Configurations Submenu The IR Q Re servatio n subm enu o f the P CI C onfigu ra- tions submenu allows the user to mark variou s IRQs as reserved for use by legacy ISA devices. W hen an IRQ is reserved, the BIOS does not use it for embedded PCI or ISA devices. Figure 9. IRQ Res ervation Su bmenu T able 9: Fie[...]

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    16 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS CPU Feat ures Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Featur es submenu configures cer tain features of the CPU in the sy stem. Figure 10. CPU Features Sub menu T a ble 10: F ields, Optio ns and De faults for the CPU Featu res Subme nu of the Ad vanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Processor Serial Number: • [...]

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    17 USB Features Submenu of t he Advanced M enu The USB Featur es submenu configures the USB capabili- ties of the system. Figure 11. USB Feature s Submenu T able 11: Fi elds, Option s and Def ault s for th e USB Fea tures Subm enu of the Adva nced Me nu Menu Field Options Default Description USB Features: • Disabled • Enabled [Enabled] Whe n en[...]

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    18 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS Event L ogging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Ev ent Logging submenu is for setting up the logs for DMI event logging. Figure 12 . Event Logging Sub menu T ab le 12: Fields, Options and Defau lts for th e Even t Loggi ng Submenu of the Advance d Menu Menu F ield Options De fault Description Event Log Capacity: Space Ava[...]

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    19 SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECUR ITY FEA TURES The Security m enu allows y ou to set up the data security features of yo ur notebook to fit your operating needs and to view the current data security configur ation. F ollow the inst ru ctio ns for Na vig at ing Throug h the Setup Utilit y to make any c hanges. The following tables show the nam[...]

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    20 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS Exiting from the Security Me nu W hen you h ave fi nished setting the parameters on the Securit y M enu, you can either exit from setup utility or mov e to another m enu. I f you wish to exit fr om setup utility , press the [ Esc ] key to go to th e Exi t Menu. If you wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys. T a[...]

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    21 Hard Di sk Se cur ity Submenu o f the Securi ty Men u The Hard Disk Se curit y submenu i s for configur ing hard disk security features. Figure 1 4. Hard Disk Secu rity Submen u T a ble 14: Fields , Options and Defa ults for the Hard Disk Security Submen u of the Security Me nu Menu Field Options Default Description Primary Master: • Disabled [...]

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    22 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS Owner Inf ormat ion Submenu of the Security Menu The Owne r In formatio n sub menu is for setting o w ner in formatio n. Figure 15. Owner Inf ormation Submenu T a ble 15: Field s, Options and De faults for the O wner Information Submenu of the Security Me nu Menu Fi eld Opt io ns Default Des cript i on Owne r Informa tion[...]

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    23 POWER MENU – SETTING POWER MANAGEME NT FEATURES The Po wer menu al lows you to set and change the power mana gemen t paramet ers. F ollow th e instru ctions for N avigating Through the Setup U tility to ma ke an y chan ges . The f ollow ing ta bles show th e names of th e menu fields for th e Po wer men u and i ts su bmen us, all of t he opt i[...]

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    24 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS Standby Ti m e o u t : • Off • 1 to 16 Minu tes [4 Minu tes] Se ts the leng th of ti me with out an y user input d evice activ ity befo re the CPU is set to h alf speed and t he display and the hard drive are tur ned off. If you choose a factory combination of parameters t his field will display the setting. If you ch[...]

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    25 Advance d Featur es Submenu of the Pow er Menu The Ad vanced Featur es submenu is for setting some non-time related power saving parame ters. Figure 17 . Advanced Features Subm enu Exiting from Power Menu W hen y ou hav e finished setti ng the boot parameters with the P ower menu, y ou can either exit from th e setup util ity or move to anot her[...]

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    26 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS BOOT MENU – SELEC TING THE OPERA TING SYSTEM SOU RCE The Bo ot Menu is used to selec t the order in whic h the BIOS searches sources for the operating system. Follow the instructions fo r Na vigating Through the Setup Uti lity to make any cha nges . The f ollow ing ta bles show th e names of th e menu fields for th e Bo[...]

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    27 Boot Dev ice Prior ity Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boo t Device P r iority sub menu is for se tting the order of checking of sources for the op erating system. Figure 19 . Boot Devi ce Priori ty Submenu Exiting from Boot Men u W hen y ou hav e finis hed setti ng the b oot parame ters with the Boot menu, y ou can either exit fr om the setup util[...]

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    28 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS INFO MEN U - DISPLAYS BA SIC SYS TEM IN FORMATIO N The Info menu is a displa y-only screen that pr ovides the con figu ration info rmation for y our notebook. The follow ing table shows the names of the menu fields for the Info menu and t he informa tion dis played in those fields. These fields are for i nformation purpos[...]

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    29 T able 20: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Info Menu Menu Fiel d Default Menu Field Default BIOS V ersion: 1.xx L2 Cac he: 51 2 KB BIOS Dat e: 10/31/2001 T otal Me mory: 112 M B BIOS Area: E400h – FFFFh CMS Mode: Normal CPU T y pe: T ransm eta TM5800 process or CMS Revis ion: 4.2.6-8-1 68 CPU Speed: 80 0 MHz OEM ID: FJ CFG-0104 000103 L1 [...]

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    30 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS EXIT MEN U – LEA VING THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit M enu is used to leave th e setup utility . Follow the in structions f or N avigat ing Thro ugh T he Se tup Utility to make an y changes. Figure 21. Exit Menu The follow ing table shows the names of the menu fields for the Exit menu, the default set tings and a descr ipti[...]

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    31 Load Setup Defau lts Press the F9 key –— Selectin g Load Setup Defaults will lo ad the factory preset default values for all men u fields, then display the messa ge Load default configuration now? [Yes] [No]. When con- firmed the setup ut ility will return to the Exit Menu . T o return to anot her me nu f ollow the di r ectio ns in t he Navi[...]