Fujitsu E8010 manual

1 Fujitsu LifeBook E Series BIOS Guide LifeBook E Series Models: E8010 Document Date: 06/09/04 Document Part Num ber: FPC58-1150-0 1 FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS[...]

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 notebo ok. The BIOS Setup U tility configures[...]

3 3. If an error message is displa yed on the screen, and you want to enter the setup utility , press the [F2] key . 4. W hen the setup utility star ts with a fault present, the system display s the following message: Warning! Error message [Continue] 5. Pr ess any k e y to ent e r the setup utility . The system will then display th e Main M enu wi[...]

4 LifeBook E Series BIOS MAIN MENU – SETTING STAN DARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The Main M enu allows y o u to set or view the current system parameters. (See N avigat ing 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 [...]

5 Primary Ma ster: ■ Selects Primary Master submenu The product number of the hard drive. Display t he type of device on this A T A/A T A PI interface, if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Primary Mas ter submenu allowing additional device configur ation options for this interface. Secondary Master ■ Selects Secondary Master subm[...]

6 LifeBook E Series BIOS Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Primary Master submenu identifies what A T A dev ices are installed. Figure 2. Primary Mas ter Submenu T able 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for th e Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Ty p e : ■ Auto ■ None ■ CD-ROM ■ Hard Disk[...]

7 Heads: ■ A number between 1 and 16 –— Thi s item is active only when Hard Disk is selec ted as type. Y ou can change the value by increment ing (p ressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in the number . Sectors: ■ A number between 0 and 63 –— Thi s item is active only when Hard Disk is selec ted as type. Y ou can change the value by incr[...]

8 LifeBook E Series BIOS Secondary Maste r Submenu of the Main Menu The Secondary Master submen u allows you to configure secon dar y A T A devices. Figure 3. Secondary Master Submenu T able 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Secondary Master Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Ty p e : ■ Auto ■ None ■ CD-ROM [...]

9 Exiting from Main Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on this menu, you can either exi t from the setup ut ilit y , or move to another menu. I f you wish to exit fr om the setup utility , press the [Esc] key or use the cursor k e ys to go to the Exit menu. I f you wish to mov e to another menu, use the cursor keys. Maximum Capaci[...]

10 LifeBook E Series BIOS 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 x ternal CR T display . ■ Enable or disable compensation for your display . ■ Enabl[...]

11 Internal Device Configurations –— –— When selected, ope ns the Internal Device Configuration submenu, which allows enab ling or disabling the IDE, Modem, LAN, and WLAN Control lers. CPU Features –— –— W hen selected, opens the CPU Features submenu to allow you to change the CPU speed for battery life opt imization. USB Features _[...]

12 LifeBook E Series BIOS Serial/Parallel Port Configu ration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/P ar allel P or t 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 Inter[...]

13 T able 5: Fields, Options and Defaul ts for the Serial/Parallel Port Conf iguration Submenu of Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Serial Port: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled ■ Auto [Enabled] Configures the serial port using either no configuration (Disabled), a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by allowing the BIOS or OS to [...]

14 LifeBook E Series BIOS Keyboard/Mo use Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The K eyboard/Mouse F eatures submenu is for setting the paramet ers of the int egr ated and exte rnal mouse and ke y bo a rd . Figure 6. Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu T able 6: Fields, Options and De faults for the Keyboard/Mouse Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Fie[...]

15 Vid eo Features Submenu of th e 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 the Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Display: ■ Internal Flat Panel ■ External (Analog) ■ External (D[...]

16 LifeBook E Series BIOS Internal Device Configurat ions Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allo ws the user to enable or disable IDE, Modem, LAN and W ireless 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[...]

17 CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Featur es submenu provides options for configuring the Int el SpeedStep power management features 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 Options Default Description SpeedStep(R) T echnology: [...]

18 LifeBook E Series BIOS USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Featur es submenu pr ovides options for enabling or disabling the USB Floppy Disk Drive. Figure 10. USB Fe atures Submenu T able 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Desc ription Legacy USB Support: ?[...]

19 Miscellaneous Configuratio ns Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Misc ellaneous Configurations submenu provides option s for enabling or disabling the power button and the W ake U p On LAN feature, and setting the volume and video memor y size. Figure 11. Mis cellaneous Configur ations Submenu T able 11: Fields, Options and Defa ults for the Misce[...]

20 LifeBook E Series BIOS Event Logging Sub menu of the Advanced Menu The Ev ent Logging submenu configur es event 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 Avai lable Di[...]

21 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 names of the men u fiel[...]

22 LifeBook E Series BIOS Exiting from the Security Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on the Security Me nu, you can ei ther exit from setup utility or mov e to another menu. If y ou w ish to exit from setup utility , press th e [Esc] k ey to go to the Exit Menu. If you wish to mov e to another menu, use the cursor k eys. T able [...]

23 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 Defaults for the Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Primary Master Password Is : ___ Clear Displa[...]

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

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 Menu Field Options Default Description Security Chip: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled [Disabled] Allows you to enable or dis able the se curity chip. Note that this is [...]

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 igating throug h the Setup Utilit y on pa ge 2 for more infor mation.[...]

27 Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boot Dev ice Priority submenu is for setting the or der of checking of sour ces for the operat ing system. Figure 18. Boot Device Priority Submenu Exiting from Boot Menu W hen yo u hav e finished setting the boot parameter s with the Boot Me nu, you can either ex it 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 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 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 igating throug h the Setup Utilit y on pa ge 2 for more infor mation.) The following table sho ws the names of the men u fields for the Exit men u, the de[...]