Fujitsu Siemens Computers N3010 manual

1 Fujitsu LifeBook N Series BIOS Guide LifeBook N Series Models: N3010 Document Da te: 05/16/03 Document Part Num ber: FPC58 -0922- 01 FUJITSU PC CORPORA TION[...]

2 LifeBo ok N Series No tebook BI OS N Series BIOS BIOS SE TUP UT ILITY The BIOS Setup Util ity is a pro gr am that sets up the operating envir onment for your not ebook. Y our BIOS is set at the factory for normal operating conditions, therefore there is no need to set or change the BIOS environmen t to oper ate your noteb ook. The BIOS Setup Util[...]

3 3. I f an err or messa ge is displ ay ed on t he scre en, and you want to ent er th e setup utility , pres s the [F2] k e y . 4. W hen the setup utility star ts w ith a fault present, t he system dis plays the follow ing m essage: Warning! Error message [Continue] 5. P ress an y key to ent er the setup utility . The syste m will then display the [...]

4 LifeBo ok N Series No tebook BI OS MAIN MENU – SETTING STA NDARD SYSTEM PARAMETE RS The M ain Me nu all ow s you t o set o r view the curr ent system parameters. Follow the instruc tions for N avi- gating Through The Setup Utility to mak e any ch anges. (See Navigating Through The Se tup Utilit y on page 2 for more information.) The fo llowing [...]

5 Floppy Disk A : ■ Disabled ■ 1.44/1/2 MB 3.5” [1.44/ 1.2 MB 3.5 ”] Allows you to select flo ppy disk dr ive type (nte tha t 1.2 MB 3.5” references a 10 24 byt e/sector Japan ese me dia format .) Primary Master: ■ Selects Primar y Master submenu The pr oduc t number of the hard drive. Display the type of device on t his A T A/A T API i[...]

6 LifeBo ok N Series No tebook BI OS Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Pri mar y Master submenu i dentif ies wh at A T A dev ices a re insta lled. Figure 2. Primary Mas ter Submenu T able 2: Fie lds, Opt ions and Defaul ts for the P rimary Master Submenu of the Mai n Menu Menu Field Options De fault Description Ty p e : ■ Auto ■ None [...]

7 Heads: ■ A number between 1 and 1 6 –— This item is active only when Hard Disk is selected as type. Y ou can chang e the v alue by incremen ting (pressi ng the [S paceba r]) or by typin g in the numbe r . Secto rs: ■ A num ber between 0 and 6 3 –— This item is active only when Hard Disk is selected as type. Y ou can chang e the v alue[...]

8 LifeBo ok N Series No tebook BI OS Secondary Master Submenu of th e Main Menu The S econdar y Ma ster subm enu al lows you to confi gure secon dar y A T A dev ices. Figure 3. Secondary Master Submenu T able 3: Fields, Optio ns and Defaults fo r the Secondary Maste r Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Fiel d Options De fault Description Ty p e : ■ Au[...]

9 Exiting from Main Men u W hen you hav e finished setting the parameters on this menu , you can either exit fr om the setup utility , or mov e to another menu. If you w ish to exit from the setup utilit y , press the [ Esc] key o r use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu. If you wi sh to m ove to anoth er menu, use th e curs or keys . Maximum C[...]

10 LifeBo ok N Series No tebook BI OS ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Men u a llows you to: ■ Set the I/O address es for the serial and par allel por ts. ■ Set the k eyboard and mouse fe ature s. ■ Sele ct betw een th e disp lay panel and a n externa l CR T di splay . ■ Enab le or disab le co mpensatio n for y[...]

11 USB Features ___ ___ When selected, op ens the USB Featu res submenu to allow you to enable or dis able the USB Flo ppy Disk Drive. Miscellaneous Configur ations ___ ___ When selected, op ens the Miscellaneous Configuratio ns submenu t o allow you to e nable or dis able the powe r button and the Wake Up On LAN feature. Event Loggin g –— –?[...]

12 LifeBo ok N Series No tebook BI OS Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the A dvanced Menu The K eyboard/ Mou se Fe atures subme nu is for enab ling or di sabling t he N umLoc k featur e. Figure 5 . Keyboard /Mouse Featur es Submenu T able 5: Fiel ds, Option s and De faults for the Keyboard/M ouse Subm enu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Opti ons [...]

13 V ideo Fea tures Submenu of the A dvanced Menu The V ideo Fe atur es Sub men u is for s etting t he displ ay pa ramete rs. Figure 6 . Video Featur es Submenu T able 6: Fiel ds, Option s and De faults for the Video Features Submenu of the Advanc ed Menu Menu Field Opti ons Default Description Display: ■ Internal Flat Panel ■ External ■ Simu[...]

14 LifeBo ok N Series No tebook BI OS Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration subme nu allows the user to c onfigure other internal devices. Figure 7. Internal Device Configu ration Submenu T able 7: Fields , Option s and Defau lts for the Internal Devic e Configurat ion Subme nu of the Adva nce[...]

15 USB Features Submenu of t he Advanced M enu The U SB Features Submenu provides opt ions for ena bling o r disa bling the U SB Fl oppy Di sk Dr ive. Figure 8. USB Features Su bmenu T able 8: Fields , Options a nd Defaults for the USB F eatures Subm enu of the Advanced Me nu Menu Field Options Default Description Legacy USB Supp ort: ■ Disabled [...]

16 LifeBo ok N Series No tebook BI OS Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Misc ellaneous Configurations S ubmenu provides options for enabling or disabling the po wer butto n and the W ake U p On LAN featur e, and fo r enabling or disabling t he syste m beep . Figure 9. Miscellan eous Co nfigurati ons Subm enu T able 9: Fi[...]

17 Event Logging Submenu of the Advance d Menu The Event Loggi ng Submenu configures e vent log gin g features fo r DMI e vents. Figure 10. Event Logg ing Submen u T able 10: Field s, Options a nd Defaults fo r the Event L ogging Su bmenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Opti ons Default Description Event Log Capacit y: Space Available Display only [...]

18 LifeBo ok N Series No tebook BI OS SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The Secur ity menu allows you to set up the data secur ity features o f your note book to fit your op erat ing n eeds and to view the current data s ecurity configuration. Follow the ins tructions for N avigating Th rough the Setup U tility to mak e an y changes. [...]

19 Exiting from the Security Me nu W hen you have finished s etting th e par ameters on the Secur ity Menu, you can either exi t from setup ut ilit y or move to another menu. If you w ish to exit from se tup uti lit y , pres s the E sc key to go to the Exit M enu. If you wi sh to move to anoth er menu, use th e curs or keys . T able 11: Fields, Opt[...]

20 LifeBo ok N Series No tebook BI OS Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Hard Di sk Secu rit y Subm enu is for configur ing hard dis k secu rit y fea tures. Figure 1 2. Hard Disk Secu rity Submen u T able 12: Fields, Options and Defaul ts for the Hard Disk Securi ty Submenu of the Se curity Menu Menu Fi eld Opti ons Default Descrip[...]

21 Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information Submen u is for setting owner information. N ote that the owner information cannot be set without having enter ed a Supervisor passw ord. Figure 13. Owner Inf ormation Submenu T able 13: Fields, O ptions and Defaults for the Owner Informat ion Submenu of the Security Me nu Menu[...]

22 LifeBo ok N Series No tebook BI OS BOOT MENU – SE LECTING THE OPERATING S YSTEM SOURCE The Boot Me nu is used to select the order in which the BIOS s earches sources for the oper atin g system. Follow the instructions for N avigating Through the Setup Utility to ma ke an y changes. (See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for more i[...]

23 Boot Device Pri ority Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boot Dev ice P ri ority Submenu is for setting the order of checking of sourc es for the operating system. Figure 15 . Boot Devi ce Priori ty Submenu Exiting from Boot Menu W hen you hav e finished setting the boot parameters with the Boot menu, you can either exit fr om the setup utility or mov[...]

24 LifeBo ok N Series No tebook BI OS INFO MEN U - DISPLA YS BASI C SYSTE M INFORM ATION The I nfo men u is a dis play o nly sc reen s that pr ovides t he con figuration information for y our notebook. The fo llowing tabl e shows t he names of t he menu fields for th e Info menu and the inf ormatio n displa yed in those field s. These fields are fo[...]

25 EXIT MEN U – LEA VING THE SETU P UTIL ITY The E xit M enu is us ed to l eav e th e setup u tility . Follo w the instructions for N avigating Through the Setup Utility to ma ke an y changes. (See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for more infor mation.) The f ollow in g tabl e show s the name s of t he men u fie lds for the Exit me[...]