Fujitsu LifeBook P5010 manual

FUJITSU PC CORPORA TION Fujitsu LifeBook P Series BIOS Guide LifeBook P Seri es Model: P501 0/P50 10D Document Date: 5/15/0 3 Document Part Nu mber: F PC58- 0921-0 1[...]

2 Life Book P500 0 Not ebook BIO S LifeBook P Series Notebook BIOS BIOS SE TU P UTIL ITY The BIOS Se tup U tility is a program that sets u p the operating environment for your notebook. Y our BIOS is set at t he fac tor y for n or mal oper atin g condit ions, therefor e there is no need to set or c hange the BIOS en v ironment to operate y o ur not[...]

3 MAIN MENU – SETTING ST ANDARD SYSTEM P ARAMETERS The Main M enu allows y o u to set or view the current system parameters. Follow the instruc tions for N avigating Thr ough the Setup U tility to mak e an y cha nge s. The f ollo wing tabl es show t he na mes of t he men u fields for the Main menu and it s subm enus , all of th e opti ons for eac[...]

4 Life Book P500 0 Not ebook BIO S Primary Master: Selec ts Primary Master subme nu –— Display s the type of devic e on this A T A/A T AP I interfac e, if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Prim ary Master submenu allowing additional devi ce configuration options for this interf ace. Secondary Master: Sele cts Secondary Master sub[...]

5 Primar y Master Submenu of t he Main Menu The Primar y Master submenu i dentifies which A T A devi ces are installed. Note: A ctual hard drive label shown may var y . Depending on the dr iv e ty p e, in for mat ion suc h as c yli nde rs, hea ds and sector s ma y also be displa yed. Figure 2. Prima ry Master Su bmenu T able 2: Fields, Options a n [...]

6 Life Book P500 0 Not ebook BIO S Heads: n A number bet wee n 1 an d 16 –— This item is active only when Hard Disk is selected as type. Y ou can change the valu e by inc re menti ng (pr essi ng th e [Sp acebar ]) or by t yping in the numb er . Sector s: n A number bet wee n 0 an d 63 –— This item is active only when Hard Disk is selected a[...]

7 Secon dary M aster Submenu of the Main Menu The Secondary Master submenu identifies which A T A devi ces are installed. Note: Actual drive label shown ma y vary . Depending on the drive type, information such as cylinder s, heads and sectors may also be displa ye d. Figure 3. Secondary Master Submenu T a ble 3: Fiel ds, Opt ions an d Def ault s f[...]

8 Life Book P500 0 Not ebook BIO S Exiting fro m Main Men u W h en y ou hav e finished setting the parame ters on this me nu, you can eith er exit from th e setup utilit y , or move t o another menu. If y ou wi sh to exit from the setup utility , press the [ Esc ] key or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu. If y o u wish to move t o an other[...]

9 ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Ad vanced Me nu allows yo u to: • Sele ct be tween t he d isp lay panel an d an externa l CR T d isp lay . • Enab le or disabl e co mpensatio n for yo ur disp la y . • Configur e CPU and USB featur es. • Configur e Miscellaneous fe atures Follo w the instructions for N avigating Throug[...]

10 Life Book P500 0 Not ebook BIO S USB Features When selected, opens the USB Features submen u, which allows enabling or disabling USB. Miscellaneous Configurations When selected, opens the Miscellaneous Configurations subm enu, which allow s you to change various settings. Event Logging When selected, opens the Event Logging subm e nu which lets [...]

11 Keybo ard/Mouse Feat ures Submenu of the Advanced Menu The K eyboard /Mo use F eatures subme nu is fo r set ting th e c ondition o f the N umLo ck butt on. . Figur e 5. Keybo ard/Mo use Featur es Submen u T able 5: Fields, Options and Defaul ts for the K eyboard/M ouse Fe atures S ubmenu of th e Advanc ed Menu Menu Fi eld Options Default Descrip[...]

12 Life Book P500 0 Not ebook BIO S V ideo Fea tures Sub menu o f t he Adva nced Men u 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 an d Defau lts for the V ideo Featu res Submenu of the Advanc ed Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Display: • Internal Fl[...]

13 Intern al Dev ice Conf igurat ions Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Dev ice Configurations submenu allows the user to c onfigure other internal dev ices. Figure 7. Inte rnal Device C onfigu rations S ubmenu T able 7: Fields, Options and D efaults for the Internal Devic e Conf iguratio ns Subm enu of Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Defa[...]

14 Life Book P500 0 Not ebook BIO S CPU Feat ures Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Featur es submenu co nfigures certain features of the CPU in the system. Figure 8. CPU Features Submenu T able 8: Fields, Options an d Defau lts for the CPU Features Submen u of the Advan ced Men u Menu Field Options Default Description SpeedStep( R) Te c h n o l[...]

15 USB Features Submenu of the A dvanced Menu The USB Featur e s submenu con figures the USB capabilities of the system. Figure 9. USB Featu res Submenu T able 9: Fields, Options an d Defau lts for the USB Features S ubmenu of the Advanc ed Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Legacy USB Suppo rt: n Disabled n Enabled [Enabled] When Disabled[...]

16 Life Book P500 0 Not ebook BIO S Miscella neou s Conf igurati ons Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Featur es submenu co nfigures certain features of the CPU in the system. Figure 10. Mis cellaneou s Conf igurat ions Subm enu T ab le 1 0: Fi el ds, Op tion s an d Def aul ts f or th e Mi scell ane ous Conf ig ura tion s Su bmen u Menu Field Op[...]

17 Event Loggi ng Su bmenu of the Advanced Menu The E vent Logging submenu is for setting up the logs for DMI event l o gging. Figure 11. Even t Loggi ng Sub menu T able 11: Fi elds, Option s and Defaults for the Event Logging S ubmenu of the Adv a nced Men u Men u Fiel d Op tion s Default Description Event Log Ca pacity: Space A v ailable Display [...]

18 Life Book P500 0 Not ebook BIO S SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEA TURES The Security men u a llo ws you to set up the data security features of y o ur notebook to fit your operating needs and to view the current data security configuration. Follo w the instructions fo r N avigating Through the Setup U tility to make a ny chang es. The [...]

19 Figu re 12. Securi ty Menu Exiting from the Security Me nu W h en yo u hav e finished setting the par ameters on the Security Menu, you can eithe r exit from setup utility or mov e to another menu. If y o u wish to exit from setup utility , press the [ Esc ] k e y to go t o the Ex it M enu. I f you wish to mov e to another menu, use the cursor k[...]

20 Life Book P500 0 Not ebook BIO S Ha rd D isk Se cur it y Subm enu of th e Securi ty M enu The Har d Disk Secur ity submenu is for configuring hard disk security featur es. Figur e 13. Hard Disk Securit y Submenu T a ble 13: F ields, Option s and Defaul ts for the Hard Disk Securi ty Submenu of th e Security Menu Men u Fi eld Default Description [...]

21 Owner Informa tion Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner I nformatio n subm enu is f or setting owner inf ormation. Figure 1 4. Ow ner Infor mation Submen u T able 14: Fi elds, Optio ns and Defaults for the Owner I n formation S ubmenu of the Security Menu Menu Fi eld Opt io n s Default Des cri pt ion Owner Info rmation Is: –— Cle ar Dis pl[...]

22 Life Book P500 0 Not ebook BIO S BOOT MENU – SELEC TING THE OPERA TING SYSTE M SOU RCE The Boot Me nu is used to select the order in which the BIOS searches sources for th e operating system. Follow the instructio ns for N avi gating Thro u gh the S e tup Utility to ma ke an y chang es. The ta ble s show the name s of th e menu fields for the [...]

23 Boot De vice Pr iority Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boot Dev ice Priority submenu is for setting the order of checking of sources f or the operating system. Figure 16 . Boot Device Priority Su bmenu Exiting from Boot Menu W h en y ou hav e finished setting the boot par ameters with the Boot menu, yo u can either exit fr om th e setup utility or [...]

24 Life Book P500 0 Not ebook BIO S INFO MEN U - DISPLA YS BA SIC SYSTEM I NFORM ATION The Info menu is a disp lay-only sc reen t hat provide s th e co nfigura tion inf orma tion for yo ur not ebook. The foll owing table shows t he names of th e menu fields for th e Info menu an d the i nfor mati on displ ayed in those fields. These fields are for [...]

25 EXIT MENU – LEA VING THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit M enu is used to lea ve the setup utility . F ollow the instructions for N avigating Through The Setup Utility to make an y changes. The table shows the names of the men u fields for the Exit menu and a description of the field's func- tion and any special information nee ded to help underst[...]

26 Life Book P500 0 Not ebook BIO S Save Changes –— Selecting Save Ch anges will cause the new settings in all menus to be written to the BIOS mem ory . The m essage Save configuration changes now? [Yes] [No] will be displa yed. When confirmed, the se tup utility will r et urn to the Exit menu. T o return to a nother m enu, follow t he directio[...]