Fujitsu Siemens Computers B6220 manual

Fujitsu LifeBook B Series BIOS Guide LifeBook B Series Model: B6210/B6220 Document Date: 08/08/2007 Document Part Number: FP C58-1519-02 FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS[...]

2 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS B Series BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the operating environment for y our notebook. Y our BIOS is set at the factor y for no rmal operating conditions, therefor e there is normally no need to set or change the BIOS enviro nment to operate y our notebook. The BIOS Setup Ut[...]

3 1. When you turn on or restart the computer there is a beep and/or the following message appears on the screen: Error message - please run SETUP program Press <F1> key to continue, <F2> to run SETUP 2. If an error message is displa yed on the screen, and you want t o continue with the boot process and start the operating system anywa [...]

4 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS MAIN MENU – SETTING ST AN DARD SYSTEM P ARAMETERS The Main M enu allows yo u to set or view the current system parameters. Follow the instruc tions for N avigating through the Setup Utility to mak e an y changes. The following tables sho w the names of the menu fields for the Main menu and its submenu s , all of [...]

5 System Date: –— –— Sets and displays t he current date. Date is in a month/ day/year numeric format with 2 digits each for month and day and 4 digits fo r year . (MM /DD/YYYY) for example: 03/20/2006. Y ou may change each segment of the date separately . Mo ve between the segments with the [ Ta b ] key and/or [ Sh ift ] + [ Ta b ] keys. D[...]

6 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu The Drive0 submenu identifies what serial A T A/IDE devices are instal led. Note: A ctual hard drive label shown may vary . De pending on the drive type, informat ion such as cylinders, heads and sectors may or may not be displayed. Figure 2. Drive0 S ubmenu T able 2: Fields, Options[...]

7 Exiting fr om Main M enu W hen you have finished setting the parameters on this menu, you can either exit from the setup utility , or move to another menu. If y ou w ish to exit from the setup utility , press the [ Esc ] key , use the cursor k e ys to go to the Exit menu, or press [F10] to exit and sav e. If you wish to mov e to another men u, us[...]

8 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Ad vanced M enu allows y ou to: • Set the communication mode for the parallel p ort and infrared port. • Select between the display panel and an e xternal CRT display . • Enable or disable compensation for your display . • Configure CPU fe atures. • Co[...]

9 CPU Features When selected, opens the CPU Featur es submenu, which allows setting of Intel Speed- Step features. Al so allows you to enable and disable the On Battery/AC Optimization. USB Features When selected, opens the USB Featur es submenu, whic h allows enabling or disabling USB and SCSI SubClass support. Miscellaneous Configurations When se[...]

10 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS Keyboard/Mouse Featur es Submenu of the Advanced Menu K eyb oard/Mouse F eatures submenu is fo r enabling or disabling the NumLock. Figure 4. Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu T able 4: Fields, Options and Defa ults for the Keyboard/Mouse Featu res Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description [...]

11 Video Feature s Submenu of the Advanced Menu The V ideo Features S ubmenu is for setting the displa y par ameters. Figure 5. Video Features Submenu T able 5: Fields, Options and De faults for the Vi deo Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Defaul t Descri ption Display: • Internal Flat-Panel • External • Auto [Auto] Sel[...]

12 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Me nu The Internal Device Configurations submenu allows the user to configure other internal devices. Figure 6. Internal Device Configurations Submen u T able 6: Fields, Options and Defa ults for Internal Device Confi gurations Submenu of Advanced Menu Menu Fi[...]

13 CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Featur es submenu configures c er t ain features of the CPU in the system. Figure 7. CPU Features S ubmenu T able 7: Fields, Options and Defaults for the CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description SpeedStep(R) T echnology: • Disabled • Enabled [Enabled] E[...]

14 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Featur es submenu configures the US B capabilities of the syste m. Figure 8. USB Features Submenu T able 8: Fields, Options and Defaults for the USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Legacy U SB Support: • Disabled • E[...]

15 Miscellaneous Featur es Submenu of the Advanced Men u The Miscellaneous Features submenu c onfigures the power butt on and performanc e control fe atures of the syst em. Figure 9. Miscellaneous Featur es Submenu T able 9: Fields, Options and Defa ults for the Miscellaneous Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Descript[...]

16 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS V olume Setting: • Off • Minimum • Middle • Maximum [Middle] Selects the initial volume setting for the system. UMA Video Memory Size: • 64MB • 128MB • 224MB [128MB] Allows you to se lect the maximum shared video memory si ze. Video memory is dynamically allocated as needed for running applications b[...]

17 Event Log ging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The E vent Logging submenu is for setting up the logs for DMI event logging. Figure 10. Event Logging Submenu T able 10: Fields , Options and Defaults for the Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Event Log Capa city: Space Av a i l a b l e Display only Event[...]

18 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEA TURES The Securit y menu allows y o u to set up the data securit y features of yo ur notebook to fit y our oper ating needs and to view the cur rent data secu rity configuration. Follow the instructions for N avigating through the Setup U tilit y to mak e any chang es. Th[...]

19 T able 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Descripti on Supervisor Password is: –— Clear A display-only field. Set is display ed when the system supervisor password is set and Cl ear when it is no t. User Password is: –— Clear A display-only field. Set is displayed when the general user pass-[...]

20 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS Exiting from the Security Menu W h en you ha ve finished setting the parameters on the Securit y M enu, you can either exit from setup utility or move t o another menu. If y ou w ish to exit fr om the setu p utility , press the [ Esc ] key to go t o the Exit Menu. I f you wish to mov e to another menu, use the cur[...]

21 Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Hard Disk Security submenu is for configuring hard disk secur ity features. Figure 12. Hard Disk Security Submenu T able 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Descript ion Drive0: ___ Clear A display-only fi eld. Set [...]

22 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS Owner Informatio n Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information submenu is for setting owner information. Figure 13. Owner Information Submenu T able 13: Fields, Options and De faults for the Owner Informati on Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Owner Informa t ion Is: –—[...]

23 Security Chip Setting Submenu of the Se curity Menu The Security Chip Setting Secur ity submenu is for configuring secu rity chi p features. Figure 14. Security Chip Setting Submenu T able 14: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Sec urity Chip Setting Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Security Chi p: • Disabl[...]

24 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERA TING SYSTEM SOURCE The Boot Men u is used to select the order in which the BIOS searc hes sourc es for the operating system. Follow the instructions for Na vigating through th e Setup Utility to mak e any chang es. The following tables show the names of the menu fields for the Boo[...]

25 Boot Device Priority Submenu of th e Boot Menu The Boot Dev ice Priori ty submenu is for set ting the order of checking of sources for the operatin g system. Figure 16. Bo ot Device Priority Submenu • Be aware of the operating environm ent when booting fr om a CD or yo u may overwrite fi les by mistake. • A bootable CD-ROM has either a fl op[...]

26 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS Exiting from Boot Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the boot parameters w ith the Boot menu, y ou can either exit from the setup utilit y or move to ano ther menu. If you w ish to exi t from t he s etup util ity press the [Esc] k e y to go to the E xit menu. If you wish to mov e to another menu, use the cursor[...]

27 INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BA SIC SYSTEM INFORMATI ON The Info menu is a displa y-only screen that pr ovi des the configuration information for y our notebook. The following table shows the names of the men u fie lds for the Info menu and the information d isplayed in those fields. These fields are for information pur poses only , and ar e not editabl[...]

28 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS EXIT MENU – LEA VIN G THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit Men u is used to leav e the setup uti lity . Follow th e instructions for Navigating through the Setup Utility to make any changes. Figure 18. Exit Menu The following table shows the names of the menu fields for the Exit menu, the default settings and a descriptio[...]

29 Load Setup Default s Press the F9 key Selecting Load Setup Defaults wi ll load the factory preset default values for all menu fields, then display the message Load default configuration now? [Yes] [No]. When confirmed the setup uti lity will return to the Exit Menu. T o re turn to another menu follow the directions in the Navigating thr ough the[...]