Fujitsu Siemens Computers P7230 manual

FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORPORA TION Fujitsu LifeBook P Series BIOS Guide LifeBook P Series Model: P7230 Document Date: 01/3/ 2005 Document Part Numb er: FPC58-1657-01[...]

2 LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS LifeBook P Series Notebook BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the operating en vironment for y our not ebook. Y our BIOS is set at the factor y for normal operating conditions, therefor e ther e is no need to set or c hange the BIOS en vironment to o perate your n otebook. The BIO[...]

3 1. W hen you turn on or restart the compute r there is a beep and/ or the follow in g message app ears 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 pr ocess and star t the operating syste[...]

4 LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS MAIN MENU - SETTING ST AN DARD SYSTEM P ARAMETERS The Main M enu allows y o u to set or view the current system parameters. F ollow the instructions for N avigating thro ugh the Setup Utility to make an y changes. The following tables sho w the names of the men u fields for the Main menu and its submenu s, all of the [...]

5 Drive0: Selects the Drive0 Serial A T A drive submenu The product number of the hard drive. Displays the type of device on this A T A/A T API interface, if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Pr imary Ma ster subm enu allowi ng addi- tional device configuration options for this interface. Drive1: Selects the Drive1 Serial A T A drive[...]

6 LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu The Drive0 s ubmenu identifies whic h A T A dev ices are installed. Figure 2. Drive0 Submenu T able 2: Fields, Options and D efaults fo r the Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Ty p e : ■ Auto ■ None [Auto] Select [Auto] to have the type of Serial[...]

7 LBA Mode Control: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled [Enabled] Enables or disables log ical Block Ad dressing in place of Cylinder , Head, Sector addressing. This setting is automatically se lected when [Auto] is selected as the T ype. T ransfer Mode: ■ Standard ■ Fast PIO 1 ■ Fast PIO 2 ■ Fast PIO 3 ■ Fast PIO 4 ■ Multiword DMA 1 ■ Multiword[...]

8 LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu The Drive1 s ubmenu identifies whic h A T A/IDE dev ices are installed. Figure 3. Drive1 Submenu Menu Field Options Default Description Ty p e : ■ Auto ■ None [Auto] NOTE: The T ype field does not a ppear as a drop-down menu. T ap the spacebar to toggle the selections. Selects the A[...]

9 Exiting fr om Main M enu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parame ters on this menu, y ou can either exit from the setup utilit y , or move t o another menu. If y ou w ish to exit from the setup utility , press the [ Esc ] key or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu. If y ou wish to move t o another menu, use the cursor k eys. T ransfer [...]

10 LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS ADV ANCED MENU - SETTING DEVICE FEA TURE CONTROLS The Ad vanced M enu allows you to: ■ Select between the display panel and an e x ternal CR T display . ■ Enable or disable compensation for your display . ■ Configure CPU and USB features. ■ Configur e Miscellaneous featur es The following tables show the name[...]

11 Miscellaneous Configurations When selected, opens the Miscellaneous Configurations s ubmenu, w hich allows you to change th e power bu tton, W ake Up On LAN, V olume settings, video memory size , hardware pow er management, and power -on LED illumi- nation. Event Logging When selected, opens the Event Logging s ubmenu which lets you view and ena[...]

12 LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS Keyboard/Mouse Featur es Submenu of the Advanced Menu The K eyboard/Mouse Featur es submenu is for setting the condition of the N umLock button. . Figure 5. Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu T able 5: Fields, Options and Defa ults for the Keyboard/Mouse Feat ures Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default [...]

13 Video Feature s Submenu of the Advanced Menu The V ideo Features S ubmenu is for setting the display parameters. Figure 6. Video Features Submenu T able 6: Fields, Options and De faults for the Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Des cript ion Display: ■ Internal Flat-Panel ■ External ■ Auto [Auto] Select[...]

14 LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS Internal D evice Config urations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configurations submenu allows the user to configur e other internal devices. Figure 7. Internal Device Configurat ions Submenu T able 7: Fields, Options and Defaul ts for the Internal Device Confi gurations Submenu of Advanced Menu Menu[...]

15 CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Featur es submenu configures ce rt ain features of the CPU in the system. Figure 8. CPU Features Submenu T able 8: 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] Ena[...]

16 LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Featur es submenu co nfigures the USB capabilities of the system. Figure 9. USB Features Submenu T able 9: Fields, Options and Defaults for th e USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Legacy USB Support: ■ Disabled ■ Enabl[...]

17 Miscellaneous Configur ations Su bmenu of t he Ad vance d Menu The CPU Featur es submenu configures ce rt ain features of the CPU in the system. Figure 10. Miscellaneous Configurati ons Submenu T able 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Miscellane ous Configurat ions Submenu Menu Field Options Default Description Power Button: ■ Dis abled[...]

18 LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS UMA Video Memory Size: ■ 64MB ■ 128MB ■ 224MB [128MB] Allows you to select the maxi mum shared video memory size. Vi deo memory is dynamically allocated as needed for running applications by Dynamic Video Memory T echnology (DVMT). Hardware Pow er Manage ment ■ Disabled ■ Enable d [Enabled] Allows yo u to e[...]

19 Event Lo gging Su bmenu of the Advanced Menu The E vent Logging sub menu is for setting up the logs for DMI event logging. Figure 11. Event Logging Submenu T able 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for th e Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Event Log Capacity: Space A vailable Display only Event Log [...]

20 LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS SECURITY MENU - SETTING THE SECURITY FEA TURES The Security menu allows y ou to set up the data security features of y our notebook to fit y our operating needs and to view the current data securit y configuration. Follo w the instr uctions for N avigating Through the Setup Utility to make an y changes. The following[...]

21 Exiting from the Security Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on the Security M enu, y ou can either ex it from setup utility or mov e to another menu. If y ou wish to exit from setup utility , press the [ Es c ] key to go to the Exit M enu. If you wish to move t o another menu, use the cursor k eys. T able 12: Fields, Options a[...]

22 LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Hard Disk Securi ty submenu is for co nfiguring hard disk security features. Figure 13. Hard Disk Security Submenu T able 13: Fields, Optio ns and Defa ults for the Hard Disk Securi ty Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Default Description Drive0: Clear A displ[...]

23 Owner Informatio n Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information sub menu is fo r setting owner information. Figure 14. Owner Information Submenu T able 14: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Def ault Descript ion Owner Information Is: –— Clear Display only . (Will only[...]

24 LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS Security Chip Setting Submenu of the Security Menu The Security Chip Setting Submenu is f or enabling or disabling the embedded security chip. Figure 15. Security Chip Setti ng Submenu T able 15: Fields, Options and Defa ults for the Security Chip Setting Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Descri[...]

25 BOOT MENU - SELECTING THE OPERA TING SYSTEM SOURCE The Boot Me nu is used to select the order in which the BI OS searches sources for the operating system. F ollow the instructions for N avigating Through the Setup Utility to ma ke an y changes. The tables show the names of the men u fields for the Boot menu and its submenu, all of the options f[...]

26 LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS Boot Device Priority Submenu of th e Boot Menu The Boot Device Priorit y submenu is for setting the or der of c hecking of sources f or the operating system. Figure 17. Boot D evice Priority Submenu ■ Be aware of the operating environment when booting fr om a CD or you may overwrite files by mistake. ■ A bootable[...]

27 Exiting from Boot Menu W hen y ou ha ve finished setting the boot parameters with the Boot menu, y ou can either exit from the setup utility or move t o another menu. If yo u wish to exit from the setup utility press the [ Es c ] key to go to the Exit men u. If y ou wish to mov e to another menu, use the cursor keys. T able 17: Fields, Optio ns [...]

28 LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS INFO MENU - DISPLA YS BA SIC SYSTEM INFORMA TION The Info menu is a displa y-only screen that pro vides 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[...]

29 EXIT MENU - LEA VING THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit M enu is used to lea ve the setup utility . Follow the instructions for N avigating through the Setup U tilit y to make an y changes. The table shows the names of the menu fi elds for the Exit menu and a description of the field's function and any special information needed to help understand [...]