Fujitsu Siemens Computers E8110 manual

1 Fujitsu LifeBook E Series BIOS Guide LifeBook E Series Model: E8110 (V ista OS) Document Date: 03/30/2007 Document Part Num ber: FPC58-1643-0 1 FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORPORA TION[...]

2 LifeBook E Series BIOS E Series BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup U tility is a program that sets up the operating en vironment for y our notebook. Y our BIOS is set at the factory for nor mal operating conditions, therefor e there is no need to set or change the BIOS environment to op erate your noteboo k. The BIOS Setup U tility configures[...]

3 severe, it will give you an o pportunity to modify the setup utility setting s, as described in the following steps: 1. W hen you turn on or restart the computer the re is a beep and/ or the follow in g mess age appears on the screen: Error message - please run SETUP program Press <F1> key to continue, <F2> to run SETUP 2. If an error[...]

4 LifeBook E Series BIOS MAIN MENU – SETTING STAN DARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The Main M enu allows y ou to set or view the current system parameters. (See N avigating through the Setup Utility on pa ge 2 for more informat ion.) The following tables sho w the names of the men u fields for the Main menu and its submenu s, all of the options for each fi[...]

5 Drive0 Selects the Drive0 Serial A T A drive submenu The product number of the hard drive. Display the type of device on this A T A/IDE interface. Pressing the Enter key selects the Serial A T A Drive0 submenu allowing additional device configuration o ptions for this interface. Drive1: Selects the Drive1 Serial A T A drive submenu The product nu[...]

6 LifeBook E Series BIOS Drive0 Submenu of th e Main Menu The Drive0 s ubmenu identifies what A T A devices are installed. Figure 2. Drive0 Master Submenu T able 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Ty p e : ■ Auto ■ None [Auto] Selects the hard dr ive device ty pe. Selec[...]

7 Drive1 Submenu of th e Main Menu The Drive1 s ubmenu allows y ou to c onfigure secon dar y A T A dev ices. Figure 3. Drive1 Submenu T able 3: Fields, Options and Defaults fo r the Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Ty p e : ■ Auto ■ None [Auto] NOTE: The T ype field does not appear as a drop-down menu. T ap[...]

8 LifeBook E Series BIOS Exiting from Main Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on this menu, y ou can either exit from the setup utility , or move to another menu. If y ou wish to exit from the setup utility , pr ess the [Esc] key or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu. If y ou wish to move to another menu, use the cursor ke[...]

9 ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Ad vanced M enu allows y ou to: ■ Set the I/O addresses for the ser ial and parallel por ts. ■ Set the keyboar d and mouse features. ■ Select between the display panel and an e xternal display . ■ Enable or disable compensation for your display . ■ Enable or disable the IDE, Mouse, L[...]

10 LifeBook E Series BIOS CPU Features When selected, opens the CPU Features subme nu to allow you to change the CPU speed for battery life optimization. USB Features W hen selected, opens the USB Features su bmenu to allow you to enable or disable legacy USB devices and SCSI SubClass support. Miscellaneous Configurations When selected, opens the M[...]

11 Serial/Parallel Port Configu ration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/P arallel P ort Configuration submenu lets y ou set the I/O addresses and interr upt levels for the serial, infrared and parallel port s of your notebook. Figure 5. Serial/P arallel Port Configuration Submenu I/O addresses, DMA channels and Interrupt levels can be entere[...]

12 LifeBook E Series BIOS T able 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Serial/Parallel Port Conf ig uration Submenu of Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Serial Port: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled ■ Auto [Enabled] Configures the serial p ort using either no configuration ( Disabled), a user defined configuration (Enabled ), or by a[...]

13 Keyboard/Mo use Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The K eyboard/Mouse F eatures submenu is for setting the parameters 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 Defaults for th e Keyboard/Mouse Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Descrip[...]

14 LifeBook E Series BIOS Vid eo Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Vid eo Features sub menu is for setting the display parameters. Figure 7. Video Features Submenu T able 7: Fields, Options and Defaults for th e Video Featur es Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Descript ion Displ ay: ■ Internal Flat Pane l ■ Extern[...]

15 Internal Device Configurat ions Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allo ws the user to enable or disable IDE , Bluetooth, LA N and Wir eless LAN Contr ollers. Figure 8. Internal Device Conf iguration Submenu T able 8: Fields, Options and Defaul ts for the Internal Device Confi guration Submenu of the Advanced [...]

16 LifeBook E Series BIOS CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Featur es submenu pr ovides options for configuring the Intel C ore M ulti-Proc essing and SpeedStep pow er management featur es of the CPU . Figure 9. CPU Features S ubmenu T able 9: Fields, Options and Defaults for the CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field [...]

17 USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB F eatures submen u pro vides options for enabling or disabling the USB devices. Figure 10. USB Features S ubmenu T able 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Legacy USB Support: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled [Enabled] [...]

18 LifeBook E Series BIOS Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Miscellaneous Configurations submen u provides option s for enabling or disabling the power button and the W ake U p On LAN feature, and setting the volume and v ideo memor y size. Figure 11. Miscellaneous Confi gurations Submenu T able 11: Fields, Options and D[...]

19 Event Logging Sub menu of the Advanced Menu The Ev ent Logging submenu configures ev ent logging features for DMI events. Figure 12. Event Logging Submenu T able 12: 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 Log V a[...]

20 LifeBook E Series BIOS SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The Security menu allows y ou to set up the data security features of y our notebook to fit your operating needs and to view the current data secur ity configuration. (S ee N avigating through the Setup Utility on page 2 f or more information.) The following tables sho w the [...]

21 Exiting from the Security Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on the Security Men u, you can eithe r exit from setup utility or mov e to another menu. If y ou wish to exit from setup utility , press th e [Esc] key to go to the Exit M enu. If you wish to move t o another menu, use the cursor k eys. T able 13: Fields, Options and [...]

22 LifeBook E Series BIOS Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Hard Disk Secur ity submenu is for co nfiguring hard disk security features. Figure 14. Hard Disk Security Submenu T able 14: Fields, Options and De faults for the Hard Disk Secur ity Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Descript ion Drive0: ___ Clear D[...]

23 Set User Password: ___ [Enter] Sets, changes or cancel s the Drive1 USer Password. Th e Drive1 User Password may be up to seven ch aracters long and must inc lude only letters or numbers (no sym- bols). Passwords are NOT case-sensitive. When a Drive1 User Password is set, it must be used to access the modular har d dri ve if it i s used in anoth[...]

24 LifeBook E Series BIOS Owner Informatio n Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information sub menu is for setting o wner inform ation. N ote that the owner informatio n cannot be set without having entered a Super visor Password. Figure 15. Owner Information Submenu T able 15: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Owner Information Submen u of[...]

25 Security Chip Setting Submenu of the Security Menu The Security Chip Se tting submenu is used to enable or disabled the embedded security chip. Figure 16. Security Chip Setting Subme nu T able 16: Fields, Options and Defaults fo r Security Chip Submenu of Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Security Chip: ■ Disabled ■ Enable[...]

26 LifeBook E Series BIOS BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERATING 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 mak e any changes. (See N av igati ng through the Setup Utilit y on page 2 for more informat ion.)[...]

27 Boot Device Priority Subm enu of the Boot Menu The Boot Device Priorit y submenu is for setting the or der of checking of source s for the operating system. Figure 18. Boot Device Priority Submenu Exiting from Boot Menu W hen you hav e finished setting the boot par ameters with th e Boot Menu, y ou can either exit from the setup utility or move [...]

28 LifeBook E Series BIOS INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BA SIC SYSTEM INFORMATI ON The Info M enu is a display only scr een that provides 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 purposes only ,[...]

29 EXIT MENU – LEAVIN G THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit M enu is used to leav e the setup utility . Follow the instructions for Na v igating Through the Setup Utility to mak e any changes. (See N av igati ng through the Setup Utilit y on page 2 for more informat ion.) The following table sho ws the names of the men u fields for the Exit men u, the def[...]