Fujitsu C-6611 manual

Fujitsu LifeBook C Series BIOS Guide LifeBook C Series Model: C-6611 C-6631 C-7631 Document Da te: 10/29/01 Document Part Number: FPC 58-06 25-01 FUJITSU P C COR PORA TION[...]

2 Life Book C Series BI OS C Series BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup U tility is a program that sets up the oper ati ng env ironment for your n oteb ook. Y our BIOS is set at the factory for nor mal ope r ating con di- tion s, th erefore there is no n eed to s et or change the BIOS environmen t to oper ate your noteb ook. The BIOS Setup U til[...]

3 3. If an err or messa ge is d ispl ay ed on the scr ee n, and you want t o ent er th e setup utility , pr ess the [ F2] k e y . 4. When the setup u tility star ts w ith a fault present, t he syst em disp lay s the follo wing messa ge: Warning! Error message [Continue] 5. Pr ess a ny key to ent er th e setup utility . The sy ste m will then d ispl[...]

4 Life Book C Series BI OS MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The M ain M enu allo ws y ou to set o r view the cu rre nt system parameters. Follow the instru ctions for Navi- gating Through The Setup Utility to mak e an y changes. (See Na vig ating Through Th e Set up Utility on page 2 for more informat ion.) The f ollo w ing tabl es [...]

5 Fl oppy D isk A: n Di sa ble d n [1.4 4/1.2 M B 3.5 "] [1. 44/1 .2 MB 3.5"] En ables or disabl es a floppy d isk dr ive. Primary Master: Selects Primary Master submenu Th e pr oduc t # of the Hard Drive Display the type of device on this A T A/A T API interface, if there is on e. Pressing the Enter ke y selects the Pr imary Master subme[...]

6 Life Book C Series BI OS Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Pr imar y Master subm enu ident if ies w hat A T A dev ices are in stal le d. *N ote that actual har d drive label show n may vary . Dep ending on t he dr ive type, informat ion such as cyl in- ders, heads and s ectors may also be displayed. Figure 2. Prima ry Mast er Submenu T [...]

7 Maximum Capacity: n Display only –— Displays the maximu m capacity of the drive calculated from the parame ters of t he hard d isk when Hard Disk is selected . Multi-Sector T ransfer s: n Disabled n 2 Sectors n 4 Sectors n 8 Sectors n 16 Sectors n 32 Sectors n 64 Sectors n 128 Sec tors [16 Sectors] This option can not be chan ged when Auto is[...]

8 Life Book C Series BI OS Primary Sl ave Submenu of the M ain Me nu The Primary Slav e subm enu is for the internal CD-R OM dr ive . T h e dr ive t y pe is d is p la yed o n t h is me nu a s we l l a s the Main menu. Y our notebook auto-senses the chara c- te r istics of the internal CD-R OM Drive installed. Y ou will no t need to modify these set[...]

9 Exiting from Ma in Menu W he n you ha ve finished setting the parameters on this menu, you can ei ther exit from the setu p util it y , or move to another menu. If you w ish to exit from the setup utilit y , pres s th e [Esc] key or use the curso r keys to go to the Exit men u. If y ou w ish to mov e to an other menu, use the cursor keys. PIO T r[...]

10 Life Book C Series BI OS ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: n Enabl e or d isabl e su pp or t fo r Pl ug & P lay ope rating s yst ems. n Set the I/O addr esse s for t he serial a nd parallel po rts. n Set the comm unication mode for the parallel and infra red ports . n Set th e fea tures of the[...]

11 T able 4: Fie lds, Option s and De faults for the Adv anced M enu Menu Field Options Default Description Plug & Play O /S: n No n Ye s [No] Select Ye s if you are using a Plu g & Play capable o perating s ystem. Select No if you need th e BIOS to co nfigure n on-bo ot device s. Protected Device Conf ig ura tion s: n No n Ye s [No] No : a[...]

12 Life Book C Series BI OS Serial/Parallel Port Configur ation Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/P arallel P ort Configu ration subme nu pro v ides th e ability to se t the I/ O addre sses an d inte rrupt lev els for the serial, inf rar ed, and pa rallel ports o f yo ur no tebook. Figure 5 . Serial/P arallel P ort Conf igurat ion Sub menu CA[...]

13 T able 5: Fields, Options an d Defaults for th e Port Con figuratio n Subme nu of th e Advanc ed Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Infra red Port : n Disabled n Enabled n Aut o [Enab led] Confi gures the in fra red port using either n o confi gurat ion (Disable d), a user defined co nfigur ation (E nabled), or by allowin g the B IOS or[...]

14 Life Book C Series BI OS Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of th e Advanced M enu The Keyboard/ Mouse Feature s submen u is fo r se tting the parameters of the integra ted and external mouse and keyb oa rd. Figur e 6. Keybo ard/Mo use Featur es Submen u T able 6: Fie lds, Option s and D efaults for the Keybo ard/Mouse Subm enu o f the Adv anced Me[...]

15 V ideo Fea tures Submenu of the Advanced Me nu The V ideo Fe atu res Sub men u is for se tting t he disp lay paramet ers . Figu re 7. Video Fe atures Sub menu T able 7: Fie lds, Option s and D efaults for the Vid eo Fe atures S ubme nu of th e Advanc ed Me nu Menu Field Options Default Description Display: n Interna l Flat Panel n External n Sim[...]

16 Life Book C Series BI OS Internal Device Configuration Submenu of t he Advanced Menu The Interna l Dev ice Configuration sub menu allow s the user to configure othe r int ernal de vi ces. Figure 8. Internal Device Configu ration Subm enu T able 8: Fie lds, Options and De faults for th e Inte rnal De vice Conf iguration Subme nu of the Adva nced [...]

17 PCI Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The PCI Configuration submenu allows the user to reserve specific in terrupt s (IRQs) for legacy ISA dev ices, and to enable or disabl e built in PCI dev ice modules. Figure 9. PC I Confi guratio n Subm enu T able 9: Fie lds, Options and De faults for the PCI Configura tion S ubmenu o f the Adv ance[...]

18 Life Book C Series BI OS IRQ Reser vation Submenu of t he PCI Configuration Submenu The IR Q Re servation s ubme nu al lo ws the u ser t o mark various I R Qs as re serv ed for use by le gacy ISA d evices. W hen an IR Q is re serv ed, th e BI OS does not us e it f or embedde d PCI or ISA d evi ces. Figure 10. IR Q Res ervati on Subm enu CAUTIO N[...]

19 IRQ 9: n A vailable n Reserv ed [A vailable] Reserves IRQ 9 . IRQ 10: n A vailab le n Reserv ed [A vailable] Reserves IRQ 1 0. IRQ 11: n A vailab le n Reserv ed [A vailable] Reserves IRQ 1 1. IRQ 15: n A vailab le n Reserv ed [A vailable] Reserves IRQ 1 5. T able 10: F ields, O ptions and D efaults for the IRQ Reserva tion Su bmenu of the PCI Co[...]

20 Life Book C Series BI OS CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The C PU F ea tur es S ubm enu c onfig ur es t he syst em pr oce ssor . No te that this su bmenu only appears in c ertain configurations, base d upon the system CPU . Figure 11. CPU Fea tures Submen u Menu Field Options Default Description Processor Ser ial Number n Enabled n Dis[...]

21 USB Features Submenu of the A dvanced Menu The US B F eature s Su bmen u c on figur es the sy stem for use w it h a USB flop py dr ive. Figure 12. USB Feat ures Submenu T able 1 2: Fie lds, Opt ions an d Def ault s for t he US B Fea tures Subm enu o f t he Adva nced Men u Menu Field Options Default Description USB Floppy Disk: n Disabled n Enabl[...]

22 Life Book C Series BI OS Event Logging Submenu of the A dvanced Me nu The E ven t Log ging S ub men u confi gu re s ev ent loggin g fe atur es for D MI even ts. Figure 13. Even t Loggi ng Sub menu T able 13: F ields, O ptions a nd Defa ults for the Event L ogging Submen u of the Advanc ed Men u Menu Field Options Default Description Event L og C[...]

23 SECURITY M ENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The S ecu r it y menu al l ows you to se t up the data s ecu ri t y featur es o f y our n ot ebook to fit you r operati ng needs and to view the cur rent data securit y configuration. Follow the instruc tions for N avi gating Through t he Setup Utilit y to mak e any chang es. (See N avigating Thro[...]

24 Life Book C Series BI OS Figu re 14. Securi ty Menu T able 14: Field s, Options and De faults for the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Supervisor Passwo rd is: –— Clear A display-on ly field. Set is displayed wh en the system supervisor password is set and Clear when it is n ot. User Password is: –— Clear A display-on[...]

25 Passwo rd on Bo ot: n Disabled n First B oot n Every Boot [Disab led] Whe n set to D Isabl ed, no passw ord is re quired. When set t o Fir st Boot, a passwo rd (Use r or Supervis or) is required af ter the Po wer On Self T est (POST) before the operating system will be read from a disk. If Eve ry Boot i s set, a pa ssword (Us er or Supe rvisor) [...]

26 Life Book C Series BI OS Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Securi ty Menu The Har d Disk Security Sub menu is for c onfiguring hard disk se cur it y feat ures. Figure 15. Hard Disk Secu rity Sub menu T able 15: Fields , Options and De faults for the Hard Disk Security Submenu o f the Security Me nu Menu Field Options Default Description Primary [...]

27 Owner Information Submenu of the Securit y Menu The Owner Information Sub menu is for setting owner information. Figure 16. Owner Informati on Submenu Exiting from the Security Me nu W he n you ha ve finished setting the parameters on the Secur it y Menu, you can eith er exit from set up util it y or move to another menu. If you w ish to exit fr[...]

28 Life Book C Series BI OS POWER MENU – SE TTING POWER MANAGEME NT FEATURES The P ow er menu allows you to set and change the power manageme nt parameters. F ollow the instructions for N a vigating T hrou gh the Setup Utility to mak e an y cha n ge s . (See N av igating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for mor e informat ion.) The f ollo w in[...]

29 Figu re 17. Power M enu T able 17: Field s, Options a nd Defaults fo r the Power Me nu Menu field Options Default Description Power Savin gs: n Disabled n Cust om iz ed n Maxi mum Power Sa vings n Maximum Perfor mance [Customized] Sets the power saving s parameters to a factory in stalled combi nation of pa ramet ers, a cus tom s et of p aram et[...]

30 Life Book C Series BI OS Auto Susp end Ti m e o ut : n Off n 5 to 60 minut es [15 Minutes] Sets t he length o f time witho ut any I/O activity before you r note- book go es into Suspend m ode. If you cho ose a facto ry combinat ion of parameters t his field will display that setting. If you choose to customize the parameters you will be able to [...]

31 Advanced Features Submenu of the Power Menu The A dvanced F e atures subme nu is for setting some non-time re lated po wer sa ving parameters. Figure 18. Advan ce Feature s Submenu Exit ing from Po wer Me nu W h en y ou hav e finish ed setti ng the b oot pa ramete rs with the P ower me nu, you can eith er exit from the setup util it y or m ove t[...]

32 Life Book C Series BI OS BOOT MENU – SELECTIN G THE OPERATIN G SYSTEM SOURCE The Boot M enu is used to select the ord er in which the BIO S searche s sources for the opera ting system. Follow the inst ructions fo r N avigat ing Throug h the Setup Ut ility to make an y changes. (See N avigating Through The Setup Utilit y on page 2 for more i nf[...]

33 The Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boo t Device P riority Subm enu is fo r setting the order of checking of sou rces for the operati ng system. Figure 20. Boot Device Priority Su bmenu Exiting from Bo ot Menu W h en y ou hav e finish ed setti ng the b oot pa ramete rs with the Boot men u, you can eithe r exit from th e setup u[...]

34 Life Book C Series BI OS INFO MEN U - DISPLAYS BASI C SYS TEM IN FORMATI ON The Info me nu is a disp lay onl y screen that pr ovides the con figuration in formation for you r note book. The f ollo w ing table sho ws t he na mes of t he men u fiel ds for the Info me nu and the information d isplay ed in those fields. Th ese fiel ds are for inf or[...]

35 EXIT MEN U – LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY The E xit M en u is us ed t o lea v e the setu p uti lity . Fol low the instructions for N avig ating Through the Setup Ut ility to make an y changes. (See N avigating Through The Setup Utilit y on page 2 for mo re informat ion.) The fol lowi ng ta ble s hows the n am es of the menu fi elds for the E xit [...]

36 Life Book C Series BI OS Load S etup Defa ults Press F9 key –— Selecting Load Setup Defaults will load the factory preset default values for all men u fields, t hen display t he messa ge Load default configuration now? [Yes] [No]. When confirmed the setup utility will return t o the Exit Men u. T o return to anothe r menu follo w the d irect[...]