Fujitsu LifeBook P-2040 manual

Fujitsu LifeBook P Series BIOS Guide LifeBook P Series Model: P-2040 Docum ent Date: 10 /22/01 Docu ment Par t Numb er: FP C58- 062 3-01 FUJITSU PC CORPORA TION[...]

2 Life Book P Seri es BIOS P Series BIO S BIOS SE TUP UTIL ITY The BIOS Setu p U tility i s a p rogram t hat sets up the operating environment for y our notebook. Y our BIOS is se t at the facto r y for no rmal operating co nditio ns, therefor e ther e is no need to set or change the BIOS en vi ronment t o operate your notebook. The BIOS Setu p U t[...]

3 MA IN M ENU – S ETTING ST ANDARD SY STEM P ARAMETERS The Main M enu allows you to set or v iew the current sys te m pa rame te rs. F ollo w the ins truct ions fo r N avigating Thro ugh the Setup U tility to mak e any changes. The fol low ing table s show the names of the menu fields for the Main menu a nd its subm enus, al l of th e opt ions fo[...]

4 Life Book P Seri es BIOS Menu Field Options Def au lt Description System Time: –— –— Sets and display s the current time. Time is in a 24 hour f ormat of hours:minut es:seconds wit h 2 digi ts for each. (HH:MM:SS). Exam- ple: 16:45:5 7. Y ou m ay change e ach segm ent of th e time separately . Move bet ween th e segment s with the [ Tab ][...]

5 Primar y Master Submenu of the M ain Menu The Primar y Master submenu i dentifies which A T A devi ces are in stalled. Note: A ctual hard drive label shown may vary . Depending on th e dr ive t y pe, in for mat ion such as cy lind ers, head s and sector s may also b e displa yed. Figure 2. Prima ry Master Su bmenu T able 2: Fields, Options an d D[...]

6 Life Book P Seri es BIOS Sectors: • A number between 0 and 63 –— This item appears on ly when t he type is id entifed as Auto or Hard Disk. Wh en Hard D isk is selected, you ca n change the val ue. This fie ld is chan ged by inc reme ntin g (p ress ing the [S pac ebar ]) or by ty ping in the nu mber . Maximum Capacity: • Dis play only –[...]

7 Secon dary M aster Submenu of the Main Menu The Secondary Master submenu identifies which A T A devi ces are in stalled. Note: A ctual drive label s hown may vary . Depending on the d ri ve t yp e, inf orm ati on suc h as c ylin der s, head s and sector s may also b e displa yed. Figure 3. Secondary Master Submenu T able 3: Fields, Op tions an d [...]

8 Life Book P Seri es BIOS Sector s: • A number between 0 and 63 –— This item appears on ly when the type is identifed as Auto or Hard Disk. When H ard Disk is sele cted, you can ch ange th e value. Th is field is chang ed by incrementing (pres sing the [Sp acebar ]) or by typing in the n umber . Maximum Capacity: • Display only –— Disp[...]

9 ADVANCED MENU – S ETTING DEVICE FE ATURE CONTR OLS The Advanced M enu al lows you to: • Enab le or d isabl e su ppor t for Plu g & P lay ope rat in g syst ems. • Select be tween the displa y panel an d an exte rnal CR T di splay . • Enab le o r di sabl e com pensa tio n for your d isp lay . • Configur e PCI devices in your syst em. [...]

10 Life Book P Seri es BIOS T able 4: Fields, Options an d Defau lts for the Advanced M enu Menu Field Options Default Description Plug & Play O /S: • No • Ye s [No] Select Ye s if you are using a Plug & Play capable o perating s ystem. Select No if you need th e BIOS to confi gure n on-boot devices . Keyboard/Mouse Features –— –?[...]

11 Keybo ard/Mouse Feat ures Submenu of the Advanced Menu The K ey board/Mouse F eatures submenu is for setting the parameters of the integr ated and external mouse and keybo ard. . Figur e 5. Keybo ard/Mous e Features Submenu T able 5: Fields, Options an d Defau lts for the Keyboard /Mouse Fe ature s Submenu of the Advanced M enu Menu Field Option[...]

12 Life Book P Seri es BIOS Video Feature s Submenu of the Advanced Menu The V ideo Features Submen u is for setting the display parameters. Figu re 6. Video Fe atures Sub menu T able 6: Fields, Options and Defau lts for the Vid eo Featu res Sub menu of th e Adva nced Me nu Menu Field Options Default Description Display: • Interna l Flat-Panel ?[...]

13 Inter nal Dev ice Con figura tions Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Devi ce Co nfigura tions submenu allows the us er to config ure other in ter nal dev ices. Figur e 7. Inter nal Device Con figur ations Sub menu T a ble 7: Fields, O ptions and Defaults fo r the Internal Device Config urations Su bmenu of the Advan ced Menu Men u Fiel d[...]

14 Life Book P Seri es BIOS PCI Co nfigu ration s Submenu of the Advanced Menu The PCI Configurations submenu allows the user to reserve specific in terrupt s (IR Qs) f or legacy ISA dev ices, and to enable or disabl e built in PCI dev ice modules. Figur e 8. PCI C onfi gurati ons Subm enu T able 8: Fields, Op tions an d Defau lts for the PCI Confi[...]

15 IRQ R eserv atio n Submenu of the PC I Configurations Submenu The IRQ R eservatio n subm enu of the PCI C onf igura- tions submenu allows the user to mark var ious IRQs as reserved for use by legacy ISA devices. W hen an IRQ is reserved, the BIOS does not use it for embedded PCI or ISA devices. Figur e 9. IRQ R eserv ation Su bmenu T a ble 9: F [...]

16 Life Book P Seri es BIOS CPU Feat ures Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Featur es subm enu configures certain features of the CP U in the sy stem. Figure 10. CPU Featur es Submen u T able 10: F ields, O ptions and De faults fo r the CPU Fe atures Subm enu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Processor Ser ial Number: ?[...]

17 USB Features Submenu of the A dvanced Menu The USB Featur es submenu configures the USB capabili- ties of the s ystem . Figure 11. USB Feat ures Subm enu T ab le 1 1: Fie lds, Op tion s and Defaul ts f or the US B F eatur es Su bmen u of t he Adva nced Men u Menu Field Options Default Description USB Features : • Disabled • Enabled [Enabl ed[...]

18 Life Book P Seri es BIOS Event Logg ing Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Ev ent Logging submenu is for se tting up the logs for DMI event logging. Figure 12. Eve nt Logging Submen u T able 12: Fields, Options and De faults for th e Even t Loggi ng Subme nu of the Advance d Menu Menu F ield Options Default Description Event Log Capacity: Space Av[...]

19 SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEA TUR ES The Securi ty menu allows y ou to set up the data securit y features of y our notebook to fit y our oper ating needs and to view the current data securit y configuration. F ol lo w the in str uct ions fo r N avig at ing Th roug h the Se tup Utilit y to make any c hanges. The following tables show[...]

20 Life Book P Seri es BIOS Exiting from the Security Me nu W hen you h av e finished setting the parame ters on the Securit y Me nu, you can either e xit from setup utilit y or mov e to another menu. If y ou wis h to exit fr om setup utilit y , press the [ Esc ] key to go to the Exi t Menu. If you wis h to mo ve to another me nu, use the cursor ke[...]

21 Ha rd D isk Se cur it y Subme nu of the Se curi ty Men u The Hard Disk Secur ity subm enu is f or configuri ng hard disk security features. Figur e 14. Hard Disk Securit y Submenu T able 14: Field s, Options and De faults for the Hard Disk Security Subm enu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Primary Master : • Disabled[...]

22 Life Book P Seri es BIOS Owner Informa tion Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner In format ion su bmenu is for settin g owner informa tion. Figure 1 5. Ow ner Infor mation Submenu T able 15: Fi elds, Options and De faults for the O wner Informat ion Submenu of the Security Me nu Menu Field Opt io ns Default Des cr ipt i on Owne r Info rmati on[...]

23 POWER MENU – SETTING POW ER MANAGEMENT FE ATURES The P ower menu allows you to set and change the power mana gemen t parame ters . Fo llo w the ins tructions f or N a v igating Through the Setup U tility to ma ke an y cha nge s. The f ol lowi ng ta bles show the na mes of the menu field s for the P o wer me nu a nd its subm enu s, all o f the [...]

24 Life Book P Seri es BIOS Standby Ti m e ou t: • Off • 1 to 16 Mi nutes [4 Mi nutes ] Sets the length of ti me wi thou t any user input d evic e act ivity befo re the CPU is set to h alf speed an d the d isplay and th e hard drive are tur ned off. If you choose a f actory combination of p arameters this field will display the setting. If you [...]

25 Adva nced Fe atures Submenu of the Power Menu The Ad vanced Featur es submenu is for setting some non-time related power saving parame ters. Figure 17 . Adva nced Features Su bmenu Exiting from Power Menu W hen y ou hav e finish ed setting the boot paramete rs with the P ower me nu, you can either exi t from the setup util it y or move to anot h[...]

26 Life Book P Seri es BIOS BOOT MENU – SE LECTING THE OPERA TING SYSTEM SOU RCE The Bo ot Menu is u sed to se lec t the order in wh ich th e BIOS searches sourc es for the oper ating system. Follo w the instructions for Na vigating Through the Setup U tility to make a ny change s. The f ol lowi ng ta bles show the na mes of the menu field s for [...]

27 Boot De vice Pr iority Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boo t Device P riority submen u is for setting t he order of checking of sou rces for the operati ng system. Figure 19. Boot Device Priority Su bmenu Exiting from Boot Menu W hen y ou hav e finish ed setting t he boot paramet ers with the Boot men u, you can either exi t from the setup utility [...]

28 Life Book P Seri es BIOS INFO MEN U - DISPLA YS BASI C SYS TEM I NFORM ATION The Info menu is a displa y-only screen that pr ovides the co nfig uration inf ormatio n for y o ur not ebook. The foll owing table sh ows the names of the menu fiel ds for the Info menu and the infor mat ion dis played in those fields. Th ese fields are for infor matio[...]

29 T able 20: Fi elds, Options and De faults for the Info Menu Menu Field Options Default BIO S V er sio n: –— 1.01 –— BIO S Da te: –— 09 /18/2 001 –— BIOS Area: –— E400h – FFFFh –— CPU T ype: –— T ransmeta TM5800 process or –— CPU Speed: –— 800 M Hz –— L1 Cache: –— 128 K B –— L2 Cache: –— 512 K[...]

30 Life Book P Seri es BIOS EXIT MEN U – LEA VING THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit M enu is used to leav e the setup utility . Follo w the in structions f or N avigat ing Throug h T he Se tup U tility to make an y changes. Figure 21. Exit Menu The foll owing table sh ows the names of the menu fiel ds for the Exit menu, the default settings an d a descr[...]

31 Load S etup Defa ults Press the F9 key –— Selectin g Load Setup Defaults will lo ad the factory p reset default values for all men u fields, t hen display t he message Load default configuration now? [Yes] [No]. When c on- firmed the se tup utility will return to t he Exit Menu. T o return to anot her menu f oll ow the dir ectio ns i n the N[...]