English dropdown-ico

Fujitsu S-4572 manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38

Go to page of

Similar user manuals

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Fujitsu S-4572, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Fujitsu S-4572 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Fujitsu S-4572. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Fujitsu S-4572 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Fujitsu S-4572
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Fujitsu S-4572 item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Fujitsu S-4572 item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Fujitsu S-4572 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Fujitsu S-4572, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Fujitsu service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Fujitsu S-4572.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Fujitsu S-4572 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    Fujitsu LifeBook S Series BIOS Guide LifeBook S Series Model: S-4572 FUJITSU PC CORPOR A TION FPC5 8-05 47-0 1 Thyme2 BIOS.fm Page 1 Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:52 PM[...]

  • Page 2

    2 LifeBo ok S Seri es BIOS S Series BIOS BIOS SE TUP UTIL ITY The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that se ts up the opera ting environ ment for your noteboo k. Y our BIOS is set at the factory for normal operating condi- tion s, ther e for e th er e is no need t o set or ch ange th e BIOS environm ent to opera te your notebo ok. The BIOS Setup Util[...]

  • Page 3

    3 2. I f an err or messag e is displ ayed o n the sc ree n, and you want to c ontinue with the boot pr ocess and start the op eratin g system a nyway , press th e [F1] key . 3. I f an err or messag e is displ ayed o n the sc ree n, and you want t o ente r the setu p utility , pr e ss the [F2] k e y . 4. W hen the setup utility starts with a fault p[...]

  • Page 4

    4 LifeBo ok S Series BIOS MAIN MENU – SETTING ST ANDARD SYSTEM P ARAMETERS The M ain M enu allo ws you t o set or vi ew the curr ent system parameters. Follow the instruc tions for Na vi- gating Through The Setup Utility to mak e an y changes. (Se e N a vigati ng Th ro ugh th e S etup U til ity o n pag e 2 for more information) The fol lo wing ta[...]

  • Page 5

    5 System Date: –— –— Sets and displays th e current date. Date is in a mon th/day/year numeri c format wit h 2 digi ts each for mo nth and d ay and 4 di gits for year . (MM/DD/YYY Y) for example: 03 /20/1998. Y ou may change each s egment of the date separa tely . Move between t he segments w ith the [T ab] key and /or [Shift] + [T ab] key [...]

  • Page 6

    6 LifeBo ok S Series BIOS Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Pri mar y Master subm enu ident ifies w hat A T A dev ices are i nstall ed. No te that actu al hard driv e label shown may var y . Depending on the drive type , information suc h as cylin- ders, head s and sectors may als o be d ispl ayed. Figure 2. Primary Ma ster Subm enu T abl[...]

  • Page 7

    7 Maximum Capacity: Display only –— Displays the maximum cap acity of the drive calculated from t he parame ters of t he hard d isk when Auto is selected and the type is identified as hard disk, or User is s elected. Multi-Sector T ransfer s: ■ Disabled ■ 2 Sectors ■ 4 Sectors ■ 8 Sectors ■ 16 Sectors ■ 32 Sectors ■ 64 Sectors ■[...]

  • Page 8

    8 LifeBo ok S Series BIOS Primary Slav e Submenu of t he Main Menu The P r im ar y Sl av e subme nu is f or th e int ernal CD/ DV D/CD-R W dri ve. The dri ve type is disp lay ed on th is menu as well as the Main menu. Y our notebook auto- senses the characteristics of the internal driv e installed. Y ou w ill not need to modify thes e settings, t h[...]

  • Page 9

    9 Exiting from Main M enu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on this menu, you ca n either exi t from the s etup util ity , or move to another menu. If you w ish to exit from the setup utilit y , press the [Esc] key or use th e cursor ke ys to go to the Exit menu or to move to another menu. LBA Mode Con- trol: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled [...]

  • Page 10

    10 LifeBo ok S Series BIOS ADV ANCED MENU – SETTIN G DEVICE FEA TURE CONTROLS The Advanced M enu all ows you to: ■ Enabl e or d isable supp ort f or Plug & Play . ■ Set the I/ O addr esses f or the se rial and pa rallel ports. ■ Set the commun ication mode and Infrared . ■ Set the fe atures of the keybo ard/mous e. ■ Sele ct between[...]

  • Page 11

    11 T able 4: Fie lds, Options and De faults for th e Advanc ed Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Plug & Play O /S: ■ No ■ Ye s [Y es] Select Ye s if you are using a Plug & Play capable o perating system . Select No if you need the BI OS to config ure non-bo ot devices. Protected Device Conf igur ations: ■ No ■ Ye s [No] No[...]

  • Page 12

    12 LifeBo ok S Series BIOS Serial/Parallel Port Configurat ion Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/P arallel P ort Configuration sub menu pro v ides t he ability to se t the I/O add re sses and inte rrupt level s for the serial, infrar ed, and parallel ports o f y our note book. Figure 5. Ser ial/Parall el Port Conf iguration Sub menu CAUTION I[...]

  • Page 13

    13 T a ble 5: F ields, Options and De faults for the Serial/Parallel Port Config uration Submen u of the Adv anced M enu Menu Field Options Default Description Serial Port: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled ■ Auto [Enabled ] Configu res the serial po rt using e ither no c onfiguration (Disabled ), a user defined confi guration (Enable d), or by allowing t[...]

  • Page 14

    14 LifeBo ok S Series BIOS Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the A dvanced Menu The Keyboard/ M ouse Features submenu i s for se tting the parameters of the integrated and external mouse and key bo ard. Figure 6. K eyboard/Mouse Fea tures Submen u T able 6: Fields, Options and De faults for th e Key board/M ouse Su bmen u of the Adv anced Menu Men[...]

  • Page 15

    15 V ideo Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The V ideo F eat ures Submen u is for settin g the disp lay para meters. Figure 7. Vide o Features Sub menu T able 7: Fields, Options and De faults for th e V ideo Features Subme nu of th e Advanc ed Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Display: ■ Interna l Flat Panel ■ External ■ Simulta[...]

  • Page 16

    16 LifeBo ok S Series BIOS Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration subme nu allow s the user to con figure othe r inter nal de vices. Figure 8. I nternal Device Confi guration S ubmenu T able 8: Fie lds, Options and De faults for th e Interna l Devic e Configura tion S ubmenu o f the Ad vanced M[...]

  • Page 17

    17 PCI Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The PCI Configuration submenu allows the user to reserve specific inter rupts (IRQs) for legacy ISA dev ices, and to enable or disabl e built in PCI dev ice modules. Figure 9. PCI Config uration Su bmenu T able 9: Fie lds, Op tions and Defau lts for the PCI Confi guration S ubmen u of the Adv anced [...]

  • Page 18

    18 LifeBo ok S 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 vario us IRQs as reser ved for use by legacy I SA dev ices. When an IRQ is reser ved, the BIOS doe s not use it for emb edded PCI or IS A de vice s. Figure 10 . IRQ Reser vation [...]

  • Page 19

    19 IRQ 9: ■ Available ■ Reserv ed [Available] Reserves IRQ 9. IRQ 10: ■ A vailable ■ Reserv ed [Available] Reserves IRQ 10. IRQ 11: ■ A vailable ■ Reserv ed [Available] Reserves IRQ 11. IRQ 15: ■ A vailable ■ Reserv ed [Available] Reserves IRQ 15. T able 10: F ields, O ptions and De faults fo r the IRQ Re servation Subm enu of the P[...]

  • Page 20

    20 LifeBo ok S Series BIOS CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The C PU F eat ur es S ubme nu c onfigur es the system P rocessor. Figure 11. CPU Features Sub menu Menu Field Options Default Description Processor Seria l Number ■ Enabled ■ Disabled [Disabled] Configures Processo r Serial Number feature. Intel (R) SpeedStep (TM) Te c h n o [...]

  • Page 21

    21 USB Features Submenu of t he Advanced Menu The USB F eatures Subm en u con figur es the USB featu res for y our syst em. Figure 12. USB Features S ubmenu T able 12: F ields, O ptions and D efaults for the ACPI Featur es Subme nu of the A dvanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description USB Floppy Disk: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled [Enabl ed] When[...]

  • Page 22

    22 LifeBo ok S Series BIOS Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Me nu The Event Loggi ng Submenu configures e vent log ging features for DMI events. Figure 13. Event Loggi ng Submenu T able 13: F ields, O ptions a nd Defaults for the Ev ent Logg ing Su bmenu o f the Advan ced Men u Menu Field Options Default Description Event Log Capacity: Space A[...]

  • Page 23

    23 SECURITY M ENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEA TURES The Se cur ity menu all ows you to set up th e data s ecur ity featur es o f yo ur not ebook to fit you r operati ng needs and to view the cur rent data se curit y configuration. Follow the instruc tions for Na vigating Through the Setu p Utility to make an y changes. (See N avigat ing Thr oug h [...]

  • Page 24

    24 LifeBo ok S Series BIOS Figure 1 4. Securi ty Menu T able 14: Field s, Options and De faults for the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Supervisor Password is : –— Clear A display-only field . Set is displayed wh en the system Su pervisor Password is set and Clear when it is not. User Password is: –— Clear A display-onl[...]

  • Page 25

    25 Passwo rd on Boot: ■ Disabled ■ First B oot ■ Every Boot [Disabled] When set to Enabled, a password (User or Supervisor) is required after the Pow er On Self T est (POST) be fore the operatin g system will be read from a disk. When set to Disabled no pas sword is required. If no Supervisor Pass word is set this feat ure is not avail- able [...]

  • Page 26

    26 LifeBo ok S Series BIOS Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Har d Disk Security Submenu is for c o nfiguring hard disk se curit y features . Figure 15. Hard Disk Security Submenu T able 15: Field s, Options and De faults for the Hard Disk Security Su bmenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Primary Master[...]

  • Page 27

    27 Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information Subme nu is for setting owner information. Figure 16. Owner Inf ormation Subm enu T able 16: Fiel ds, Options and Defaults for the Owner Info rmation Subm enu of the S ecurity Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Owne r Informat ion Is: –— Clear Display only . Set Ow[...]

  • Page 28

    28 LifeBo ok S Series BIOS Exiting from the Security Me nu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on the Secur ity M enu, you can either exi t from setup utilit y or move t o anot her menu. If you wis h to exit from setup utility , press the Esc key to go to the Exit Menu . If you wish to mov e to another menu, use t he cursor keys. Foregr[...]

  • Page 29

    29 POWER MENU – SETTING POWER MANAGEMENT FEA T URES The Po wer menu allows you to set and change the power management pa rameters. Fo llow the instructions for N a vigating T hr ough the Setup Utility to mak e an y cha ng es. (See N avigat ing Through the Setup Utility on page 2 for more information) The fol lo wing table s show the n ames of the[...]

  • Page 30

    30 LifeBo ok S Series BIOS T able 17: Field s, Options and De faults for the Power Menu (for APM ope rating systems on ly) Menu field Options Default Description Power Savin gs: ■ Dis abled ■ Cust omi zed ■ Maximu m Power Savings ■ Maximum Performan ce [Customized] Sets the power saving s parameters to a fa ctory installed combinat ion of p[...]

  • Page 31

    31 Resum e T ime: ■ 00: 00:00 to 23:59:59 [ 00:00: 00] Sets the designated t ime, on a 24-hour c lock, whe n the note book is to automa tically resume operation from the Suspend state. The form at of the cl ock settin g is hour s:minutes: seconds. Each segm ent of the time is set se parately , either by increme nting o r by typing in t he numbers[...]

  • Page 32

    32 LifeBo ok S Series BIOS Advanced Features Submenu of the Power Menu The A dvanced F eatures subme nu is for setting some non-time relat e d pow er sa ving parameters. Figure 18. Advance Features S ubmenu Exiting from Po wer Menu W hen y ou hav e finished se tting t he boot p aramet ers with the P ower menu, y ou can either exit f rom the setup u[...]

  • Page 33

    33 BOOT MENU – SELECTIN G THE OPERA TING SYSTE M SOURCE The Boot Me nu is used to select the order in which the BIOS se arches sources f or the oper atin g system. Foll ow the instr uctions for Navigating Throug h the Setup Utility to mak e any changes. (See N avigating Through the Setup Utili ty on p age 2 for more infor mation) The f ollow ing [...]

  • Page 34

    34 LifeBo ok S Series BIOS The Boot Device Pri ority Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boo t Device P riority Submen u is fo r setting the order of checking of sources for the op erating system. Figure 20 . Boot Device Priority Subm enu Exiting from Boot Me nu W hen y ou hav e finished se tting t he boot p aramet ers with the Boot menu, y ou can either [...]

  • Page 35

    35 INFO MENU – DISPLA YS BASI C SYSTEM INFORM A TION The Info menu is a disp lay only scr eens that pr o vides the configuration information for y our notebook. The following table sho ws the names of the menu fields for the Info menu and the information displayed in those fi elds. T hese fie lds are fo r inform ation p urpos es only , a nd are n[...]

  • Page 36

    36 LifeBo ok S Series BIOS T able 21: Field s, Options a nd Defaults for the Info Menu N ote that the parameters listed in the following table ma y be different, d epending upon the configuration of y our syst em. Menu Field Options Default BIOS V ersion: –— 1.53 –— BIOS Date: –— 04/17/ 2001 –— BIOS Area: –— E000h – F FFFh –[...]

  • Page 37

    37 EXIT MEN U – LEA V ING THE SETUP UTILITY The E xit M enu is us ed t o lea ve th e setu p uti lity . Foll ow the instr uctions for Navigating Throug h the Setup Utility to mak e any changes. (See N avigating Through the Setup Utili ty on p age 2 for more infor mation) The following table sho ws the names of the me nu fields for the Exit menu, t[...]

  • Page 38

    38 LifeBo ok S Series BIOS Load Setup Defau lts Press F9 key . –— Selectin g Load Setup Defaults will load t he factory preset default values for all men u fields, then dis play the message Load default configuration now? [Yes] [No]. When con- firmed the setup ut ility will return to the Exit Menu. T o return to another m enu follo w the direct[...]