Fujitsu E8020D manual

1 Fujitsu LifeBook E Series BIOS Guide LifeBook E Series Models: E8020/E8020D Document Date: 04/29/05 Document Part Num ber: FPC58-1336-0 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 Serial A T A Port 0: Selects Serial A T A Port 0 submenu The product number of the ATA / I D E d r i v e . Display the type of device on this A T A/IDE interface, if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Serial A T A Port 0 submenu allow- ing additional device configuration option s for this interface. Primary Master: Selects Primary M[...]

6 LifeBook E Series BIOS Serial A T A Port 0 Submenu of the Main Menu The Serial A T A P or t 0 submenu identifies what A T A dev ices are installed. Figure 2. Serial A T A Port 0 Master Submenu T able 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for th e Serial A T A Port 0 Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Ty p e : ■ Auto ■ N[...]

7 Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Primary Master submenu allows you t o configur e secondary A T A devices. Figure 3. Primary Master Submenu T able 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Ty p e : ■ Auto ■ None [Auto] NOTE: The T ype field does not appear[...]

8 LifeBook E Series BIOS 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 curs[...]

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 x ternal CR T display . ■ Enable or disable compensation for your display . ■ Enable or disable the IDE, Mo[...]

10 LifeBook E Series BIOS CPU Features When selected, open s the CPU Features submenu to allow you to ch ange the CPU speed for battery life optimiza- tion. USB Features When selected, opens the USB Features submenu to al low you to enable or disable legacy USB devices and SCSI SubClass support. Miscellaneous Configurations When selected, opens the[...]

11 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 Interrupt levels can be ente[...]

12 LifeBook E Series BIOS 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 s erial port using either no configuration (Disabled) , a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by al[...]

13 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 Field Options Default Desc[...]

14 LifeBook E Series BIOS 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 ([...]

15 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 of the Advanced Menu M[...]

16 LifeBook E Series BIOS 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 Spe[...]

17 USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB F eatures submen u provides options fo r en abling or disabling the USB Floppy Disk Drive. 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[...]

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 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 Display only Event Log V [...]

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 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 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 Serial A T A Port 0[...]

23 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 of the Security Menu M[...]

24 LifeBook E Series BIOS 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 disable the se curity ch[...]

25 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.) The following tables [...]

26 LifeBook E Series BIOS Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boot Dev ice Priorit y submenu is for set ting the order of checking of sources for the operatin g system. Figure 18. Bo ot Device Priorit y Submenu Exiting from Boot Menu W hen you hav e finished setting the boot paramet ers with the Boot M enu, you can either exit from th[...]

27 INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION The Info M enu is a display only screen that pro v ides the configuration informatio n f or your not ebook. The following table shows the names of the menu fields for the Info men u and the information displayed in those fields. These fields are for information purposes only , and cannot be modified [...]

28 LifeBook E Series BIOS 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[...]