Fujitsu E8410 manual

1 Fujitsu LifeBook E Series BIOS Guide LifeBook E Series Model: E8410 Document Date: 05/25/2007 Document Part Num ber: FPC58-1690-0 1 FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORPORA TION[...]

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 noteboo k. The BIOS Setup U tility configures[...]

3 severe, it will g iv e you an o pportunit y to modify the setup utility setting s, as described in the following steps: 1. W hen you turn on or restart the computer the re is a beep and/ or the follow in g mess age appears on the screen: Error message - please run SETUP program Press <F1> key to continue, <F2> to run SETUP 2. If an er[...]

4 LifeBook E Series BIOS INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BA SIC SYSTEM INFORMATI ON The Info M enu is a display only scr een that provides 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 , [...]

5 SYSTEM MENU – SETTING STAN DARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The Sy stem M enu allows you to set or view the current system parameters. (See N avigating 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 System menu and its submenus, all of the options for each field, the default s[...]

6 LifeBook E Series BIOS Drive0 Selects the Drive0 Serial A T A drive submenu The product number of the hard drive. Display the type of device on this A T A/IDE interface. Pressing the Enter key selects the Serial A T A Drive0 submenu allowing additional device configuration o ptions for this interface. Drive1: Selects the Drive1 Serial A T A drive[...]

7 Drive0 Submenu of the System Menu The Drive0 s ubmenu identifies what A T A devices are installed. Figure 3. Drive0 Master Submenu T able 3: Fields, Options and Defaults fo r the Drive0 Submenu of the System Menu Menu Field Options Default Descri ption Ty p e : ■ Auto ■ None [Auto] Selects the hard dr ive device ty pe. Select Auto to have the[...]

8 LifeBook E Series BIOS Drive1 Submenu of the System Menu The Drive1 s ubmenu allows y ou to co nfigure secondary A T A dev ices. Figure 4. Drive1 Submenu T able 4: Fields, Options and Defaults fo r the Drive1 Submenu of the System Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Ty p e : ■ Auto ■ None [Auto] NOTE: The T ype field does not appear a[...]

9 Exiting from System Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on this menu, y ou can either exit from the setup utility , or move to another menu. If y o u wish to exit from the setup utility , pr ess the [Esc] key or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu. If y ou wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys. System Menu[...]

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 xternal display . ■ Enable or disable compensation for your display . ■ Enable or d[...]

11 CPU Features When selected, opens the CPU Features subme nu to allow you to change the CPU speed for battery life optimization. USB Features W hen selected, opens the USB Features su bmenu to allow you to enable or disable legacy USB devices and SCSI SubClass support. Miscellaneous Configurations When selected, opens the Mi scellaneous Configura[...]

12 LifeBook E Series BIOS Serial/Parallel Port Configu ration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/P arallel P ort 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 6. Serial/P arallel Port Configuration Submenu I/O addresses, DMA channels and Interru[...]

13 T able 6: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Serial/Parallel Port Conf ig uration Submenu of Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Serial Port: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled ■ Auto [Enabled] Configures the serial p ort using either no configuration ( Disabled), a user defined configuration (Enabled ), or by allowing the BI OS or OS[...]

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 parameters of the integrated and external mouse and ke y bo a rd . Figure 7. Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu T able 7: Fields, Options and Defaults for th e Keyboard/Mouse Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field O[...]

15 Vid eo Features Submenu of th e Advanced Menu The Vid eo Features sub menu is for setting the display parameters. Figure 8. Video Features Submenu T able 8: Fields, Options and Defaults for th e Video Features Submenu of the A dvanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Display: ■ Internal Flat Panel ■ External (Analog) ■ External [...]

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 , Bluetooth, LA N and Wir eless LAN Contr ollers. Figure 9. Internal Device Conf iguration Submenu T able 9: Fields, Options and Defaul ts for the Internal Device Confi guration S[...]

17 CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Featur es submenu pr ovides options for configuring the Intel C ore M ulti-Proc essing and SpeedStep power management featur es of the CPU . Figure 10. CPU Features Submenu T able 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Descrip[...]

18 LifeBook E Series BIOS USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB F eatures submen u pro vides options for enabling or disabling the USB devices. Figure 11. USB Fe atures Submenu T able 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for th e USB Features Subm enu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Legacy USB Support: ■ Disabl[...]

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 12. Mis cellaneous Configur ations Submenu T able 12: 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 configures ev ent logging features for DMI events. Figure 13. Event Logging Submenu T able 13: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Event Log Capacity: Space Available Dis[...]

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 Men u, you can eithe r exit from setup utility or mov e to another menu. If y ou wish to exit from setup utility , press th e [Esc] key to go to the Exit M enu. If you wish to move to another menu, use the cursor k eys. T able 14[...]

23 Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Hard Disk Secur ity submenu is for co nfiguring hard disk security features. Figure 15. Hard Disk Security Submenu T able 15: Fields, Options and De faults for the Hard Disk Secur ity Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Descrip tion Drive0 Password Is: ___ Clear Displ ay-onl[...]

24 LifeBook E Series BIOS Owner Informatio n Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information sub menu is for setting o wner inform ation. N ote that the owner informatio n cannot be set without having entered a Super visor Password. Figure 16. Owner Information Submenu T able 16: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Owner Information Submen u of[...]

25 TPM (Securit y Chip) Setting S ubmenu of th e Security Menu The TPM (Securit y Chip) Setting submenu is used to enable or disabled the embedded securit y chip. Figure 17. TPM (Security Chip) Setting Su bmenu T able 17: Fields, Options and Defaults for TPM (Security Chip) Submenu of Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Security Ch[...]

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 igati ng through the Setup Utilit y on page 2 for more informat ion.)[...]

27 Boot Device Priority Subm enu of the Boot Menu The Boot Device Priorit y submenu is for setting the or der of checking of source s for the operating system. Figure 19. Boot Device Priority Submenu Exiting from Boot Menu W hen you hav e finished sett ing the boot par ameters with th e Boot Menu, y ou can either exit from the setup utility or move[...]

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 igati ng through the Setup Utilit y on page 2 for more informat ion.) The following table sho ws the names of the men u fields for [...]