Fujitsu Siemens Computers B3000 manual

Fujitsu LifeBook B Series BIOS Guide LifeBook B Series Model : B3000 Document Da te: 11/06 /03 Document Part Num ber: FP C58-10 34-01 FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS[...]

2 LifeBo ok B Series No tebook BI OS B Series BIOS BIOS SE TUP UT ILITY The BIO S Setup U til ity is a p rogram t hat sets u p the operating environment for y our notebook. Y our BIOS is se t at th e fac tor y for norm al ope rat ing con diti ons, therefor e there is no rma lly no need to set or change the BIOS environment to operate your notebook.[...]

3 3. I f an err or messa ge is displ ay ed on t he scre en, and you want to enter the s etup ut ility , press th e [ F2 ] ke y . 4. W hen the setup utility star ts with a fault presen t, the system dis plays the follow ing messag e: Warning! Error message [Continue] 5. P ress an y key to ent er the setup utility . The sy stem will then display the [...]

4 LifeBo ok B Series No tebook BI OS MAIN MENU – SETTING ST ANDARD SYSTEM P ARAMETERS The Main M enu allows you to set or view the current system parameters. Follow the instruc tions for N avigating Through The Setu p Utility to make any chan ges . The fo llowing tables s how t he name s of the men u fiel ds for the Main menu a nd its s ubmenus ,[...]

5 System Da te: –— –— Sets and displays the current da te. Date is in a month/ day/year numeric format w ith 2 digits each for month and day and 4 digits for year . (MM/DD/YYYY) for example: 03/20 /1998. Y ou may c hange each se gment of the date separately . Move bet ween the segments with th e [ Ta b ] key and/or [ Sh ift ] + [ Ta b ] k e[...]

6 LifeBo ok B Series No tebook BI OS Primar y Mast er Submenu of the Main Menu The Primar y Master submenu id entifies what A T A/ A T API dev ices are installed. Note: A ctual hard drive label shown may vary . Depending on the drive ty pe, info rmat ion such as cylinders, heads and sectors may o r may not be displa yed. Figure 2 . Primary Ma ster [...]

7 Exiting from Main Menu W hen you hav e finished setting the parameters on this menu, y ou can either exit from th e setup utilit y , or move t o another menu. If y ou wi sh to exit fr om the setup utility , press the [ Esc ] key , use the cursor keys to go to t he Exit menu, or press [F10] to exit and sav e. If you wish to mov e to another menu, [...]

8 LifeBo ok B Series No tebook BI OS ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Ad vanced Me nu allows you t o: • Set the I/O address es for the serial and parallel por ts. • Set the com munication mode fo r the parallel port and infra red port. • Sele ct betw een t he disp lay pan el and an extern al CR T di splay . • Enab le or[...]

9 Inter nal De vice Configurations When selected, ope ns the Inter nal De vice Configurat ions submenu, which allows enabling or disabling t he Floppy D isk, IDE, and LAN Controllers. CPU Feat ures When sel ected, opens th e CPU Features submenu, which allow s setting of Intel Speed- Step feat ur es. USB Features When selected, opens the USB Featur[...]

10 LifeBo ok B Series No tebook BI OS Seria l/Parallel P ort Con figura tions Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/P arallel Po r t Configurations submenu allo ws you to set the I/O addresses and interrupt le vels for the serial, touch panel, and parallel po rts of your no tebook . All I/O ad dresses in T abl e 4 are in hexadecim al. Figure 4. S[...]

11 T able 4: Fie lds, Option s and De faults for the Serial/P arallel Port Co nfigurations Submenu of Advanced Menu Menu Field O ptions Default Des cript io n Serial Por t: • Disabled • Enabled • Auto [Enabled] Configures the se rial port using either no configuration (Dis- abled), a user defined configurat ion (Ena bled), or by allowing the [...]

12 LifeBo ok B Series No tebook BI OS Keyboar d/Mouse F eatures Submenu of the Advanced Menu K e yboard/Mouse F eatures submenu is for setting parameters of the integrated an d external mouse and keyboard. Figure 5. Keyboard/Mo use Featur es Submenu T ab le 5: F iel ds, O ptio ns and Def aul ts fo r the Keyboa rd/ Mous e Featu res Subme nu of the A[...]

13 Vi deo Features Subm enu o f the Adva nced Menu The Vid eo Features Submenu is for setting the display parameters. Figure 6 . Video Featur es Submen u T able 6: Fie lds, Op tions and De faults for th e Vid eo Featur es Submenu of the Adva nced Menu Menu Field Options De fault Description Display: • Internal Flat-Panel • External • Auto [Au[...]

14 LifeBo ok B Series No tebook BI OS Internal Device Configu ration s Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Dev ice Configurations submenu allows the user to c onfigure other internal dev ices. Figure 7. Internal Device Conf igurations S ubmenu T able 7: Fie lds, Option s and De faults for Inte rnal Device Configuration s Submen u of Advance d[...]

15 CPU Feat ures Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features subme nu configures certain features of the CPU in the system. Figure 8. CPU Features Submenu T able 8: Fie lds, Options a nd Defaults f or the CPU Features S ubmenu of th e Advance d Menu Menu F ield Options Default Description SpeedStep( R) T e chnology: • Dis abl ed • Enabled [En[...]

16 LifeBo ok B Series No tebook BI OS USB Features Submenu of t he Advanced M enu The USB Featur es submenu configures the USB capabilities of the system. Figure 9. USB Features Su bmenu T able 9: Fie lds, Option s and De faults for the USB Featu res Submenu o f the Adva nced Menu Menu Field Options De fault Description Legacy USB Support: n Disabl[...]

17 Miscellaneous Features Submenu of the Adva nced Menu The Miscellaneous Features submenu co nfigures the power button and performance control features of the system. Figure 10 . Miscella neous Feature s Submenu T able 10: F ields, Opti ons and Defa ults for the M iscellane ous Features Submenu o f the Advanc ed Menu Menu Field Optio ns Default De[...]

18 LifeBo ok B Series No tebook BI OS Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The E vent Logging submenu is for setting up the logs for DMI even t logging. Figure 11. Event Lo gging Sub menu T able 11: Field s, Options and Defau lts for the Event L ogging Submenu of the Advanced M enu Menu Field Opt ion s Default Description Event Log Capa city:[...]

19 SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEA TURES The Security menu allows y o u to se t up the data security features of y our notebook to fit your operating need s and to view the current data security configuration. Follow the in structions fo r N aviga ting T hro ugh The Set up Utility to make an y changes. The following tables show the names[...]

20 LifeBo ok B Series No tebook BI OS Exiting from the Security Menu When you hav e finished se tting the parameters on the Securit y M enu, you can either e xit from setup utility or move to another menu. If you wish to ex it from setup utility , press the [ Es c ] key to go to th e Ex it Menu. If you w is h to move to another menu, use the cursor[...]

21 Hard Di sk Se cu rit y Subme nu of the Se curity Menu The Hard Disk Security submenu is for configuring hard disk security features. Figure 1 3. Hard Disk Security Submen u T able 13: Fields , Options and Defaults for the Hard Disk Security Su bmenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Opt ion s Default Description Primary Mas ter Passwo rd Is: ___ C[...]

22 LifeBo ok B Series No tebook BI OS Owner Inf ormat ion Submenu of the Security Menu The Owne r In formation subm enu is for se tting owne r info rmation. Figure 14. Owner Informat ion Submen u T able 14: Fields , Options and Defaults for the Owner Inform ation Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Def au lt Des cri pti on Owner Informa[...]

23 BOOT MENU – SELECTIN G THE OPERA TING SYSTEM SOU RCE The Bo ot Menu is used to selec t th e order in wh ich th e BIOS searches sources for the operat ing system. Follow the in structions fo r N aviga ting T hro ugh The Set up Utility to make an y changes. The following tables sho w the names of the menu fields for the Bo ot me nu and its s ubm[...]

24 LifeBo ok B Series No tebook BI OS Boot Dev ice Prior ity Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boot Dev ice Priority submenu is for setting the order of checking of sources f or the operating system. Figure 16 . Boot Devi ce Priori ty Subm enu Exiting from Boot Men u W hen you hav e finished setting the boot par ameters with the Boot menu, you can eithe[...]

25 INFO MEN U - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM I NFORM ATION The Info menu is a display-on ly screen t hat provide s the co nfigu ration info rmation fo r your notebook . The followi ng table shows the name s of the menu fiel ds for the Info menu an d the inf ormati on displ ayed in those fields. T hese fields are for informati on purp oses on ly , an d are[...]

26 LifeBo ok B Series No tebook BI OS EXIT MENU – LEA VING THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit M enu is used to lea ve the setup utility . Follo w the instructi ons for N avigating Through The Setup Utility to make an y change s. Figure 18. Exit Menu The follo wing table s hows th e names of the me nu fields f or the Exit men u, the d efault settings a nd[...]

27 Load Setup Defaults Press the F9 key Selec ting Load Setup De faults w ill load the factory preset default values for all menu fields, then display the message Load default configuration now? [Yes] [No]. When c onfirmed the se tup utility will return to the E xit Menu. T o return to an other me nu follow the directions in the Navi gating Through[...]