Fujitsu N6110 manual

1 Fujitsu LifeBook N Series BIOS Guide LifeBook N Series Models: N6110 Document Date: 10/21/2005 Document Part Num ber: FPC58-1431-0 1 FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS[...]

2 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS N 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 c[...]

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 er the setup utility . The syste m will then display th e Main M enu wi[...]

4 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS MAIN MENU – SETTING STAN DARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The Main M enu allows y ou to set or view the current system parameters. F ollow the instructions for N avi- gating Through The Setup Utility to mak e any changes. (See N av igating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 fo r more information.) The following tables sho[...]

5 Primary Master: Selects Primary Master submenu The product number of the hard drive. Display the type of device on this A T A/A T A PI interface, if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Pr imary Master submenu allowing additional device c onfiguration options for this inter- face. Primary Slave Selects Primary Slave submenu The produc[...]

6 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Primary Master submenu identifies what A T A dev ices ar e 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 [Auto] Automat[...]

7 T ransfer Mode: ■ Standard ■ Fast PIO 1 ■ Fast PIO 2 ■ Fast PIO 3 ■ Fast PIO 4 ■ FPIO 3 / DMA 1 ■ FPIO 4 / DMA 2 [Multiword DMA 2] Indicates the method f or moving data to/from the drive. This option cannot be changed when Auto is select ed. Ultra DMA Mode: ■ Disabled ■ Mode 0 ■ Mode 1 ■ Mode 2 ■ Mode 3 ■ Mode 4 ■ Mode[...]

8 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS Primary Slave Subme nu of the Main Menu The Primary Slave submen u allows y ou to co nfigure seco ndar y A T A dev ices. Figure 3. Primary Slave Submenu T able 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Slave Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Ty p e : ■ Auto ■ None ■ CD-ROM [...]

9 Maximum Capacity: ■ Display only –— Displays the maximum capacity of the drive ca lculated from the parameters of the hard disk when Auto is selected and the type is identified as hard disk, or User is selected. Multi-Sector T ransfers: ■ Disabled ■ 2 Sectors ■ 4 Sectors ■ 8 Sectors ■ 16 Sectors [Disabled] This option cannot be ch[...]

10 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS Serial A T A Port 0 Submenu of the Main Menu The Serial A T A P ort 0 submenu indicates whether serial A T A P ort 0 dev ices are auto-typed at boot time. Figure 4. Serial A T A Port 0 Submenu Exiting from Main Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on this menu, y ou can either exit from the setup u[...]

11 ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Ad vanced M enu allows y ou to: ■ Set the keyboar d and mouse features. ■ Select between the display panel and an e xternal CR T display or video projector . ■ Enable or disable compensation for your display . ■ Enables or disables the internal c ontrollers. ■ Configur e CPU and USB[...]

12 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS USB Features When selected, opens the USB Features submenu to allow you to enable or disable the legacy support and SCSI SubClass support (e.g., floppy disk drive, external optical drive). Miscel laneou s Configurations When selected, opens the Miscel laneous Configurations s ubmenu to allow you to enable or disab[...]

13 Keyboard Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The K e yboard Fe atures submenu is for enabling or disabling the N umLock feature. Figure 6. Keyboard Features Submenu T able 6: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Keyboard Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Numlock: ■ On ■ Off [Off] Sets the NumLock function [...]

14 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS Vid eo Features Submenu of th e Advanced Menu The V ideo Features S ubmenu is for setting the display parameter s. Figure 7. Video Features Submenu T able 7: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Vi deo Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Display: ■ Internal Flat Panel ■[...]

15 Internal Device Configurat ions Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allo ws the user t o configur e other internal devices. 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 Menu Field Options Default Desc[...]

16 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Featur es Submenu pr ovides options for enabl ing or disabling the SpeedStep® T echnology feature. Figure 9. CPU Features S ubmenu T able 9: Fields, Options and Defaults for th e CPU Featur es Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Opti ons Default Description Sp[...]

17 XD Bit functionality: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled [Enabled] Allows the user to enable and disable the Execute Disable Bit functionality . Execut e Disable Bit al lows the processor to classify areas in m emory where application code can and cannot execute. In the event an internet worm attempts to insert code in the buffer , the processor disables [...]

18 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB F eatures Submen u pro vides options for enabling or disabling legacy USB su pport. Figure 10. USB Fe atures Submenu T able 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the USB Features Submenu of the Advance d Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Legacy USB Support[...]

19 Miscellaneous Configuratio ns Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Misc ellaneous Configurations Submenu pr ovides options for enabling or disabling the power button, the W ake Up On LAN feature, and the W ake U p On USB featur e, and for enabling or disabling the system beep. Figure 11. Mis cellaneous Configur ations Submenu T able 11: Fields, Opti[...]

20 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS Event Logging Sub menu of the Advanced Menu The E vent L ogging Submenu configures ev ent 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 Ava[...]

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 v iew t he cur rent secur it y configur ation. Follow the instructions for Na v igating Through the Setup Utility to mak e any c hanges. (See N av igating Through The Setup Utilit[...]

22 LifeBook N Series Notebook 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 u tility , press the Esc k ey to go to the Exit M enu. If y ou w ish to mo ve to another menu, use the cursor k eys[...]

23 Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Har d Disk Securi ty Submenu is for co nfiguring hard disk secu rit y 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 Defau lt Description Primary Master Password Is : --- Clear Th[...]

24 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS Owner Informatio n Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information Su bmenu is for setting o w ner inform ation. Not e that the owner information and foreground and background colors cannot b e set w ithout having entered a Superv isor password. Figure 15. Owner Information Submenu T able 15: Fields, Options an[...]

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 c hanges. (See N av igating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for mor e information.) The following tables sh[...]

26 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boot Dev ice Priority Submenu is for setting the or der of checking of sources for the operating system. Figure 17. Bo ot Device Priorit y Submenu ■ Be aware of the operating environment when booting from a CD-ROM/DVD-ROM or you may over- write files by mistak e.[...]

27 Exiting from Boot Menu W hen you hav e finished setting the boot paramet ers with the Boot menu, y ou can either exit from the setup utilit y or move t o another menu. If y ou wish to exit from the setup utility press the Esc key to g o to the Exit menu. If you wish to move t o another menu, use the cursor keys. T able 17: Fields, Options and De[...]

28 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BA SIC SYSTEM INFORMATI ON The Info menu is a display only scr eens 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 purpos[...]

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 c hanges. (See N av igating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for mor e information.) The following table sho ws the names of the men u fields for the Exit men u, the defa[...]