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1 Fujitsu LifeBook E Series BIOS Guide LifeBook E Series Models: E-6595 E-6575 E-6555 Document Da te: 01/29/01 Document Part Num ber: FP C58-0480- 01 FUJITSU PC CORPORA TION[...]

2 E Series BIOS BIOS SE TUP UT ILIT Y The BIOS Setup Ut ility is a program that sets up the operating enviro nment for you r notebook. Y our BIOS is set at the factory for normal operating conditions, therefore there is no need to set o r change the BIOS environment to ope rate your notebo ok. The BIOS Setup Ut ility configure s: ■ Device control[...]

3 2. I f an err or messa ge is d ispl ay ed o n the sc ree n, and you want t o co ntinue with the boot proc ess and start the op erati ng sys tem anyway , press the [F 1] key . 3. I f an err or messa ge is d ispl ay ed o n the sc ree n, and you want t o ent er the s etup utility , pr ess the [ F2] k ey . 4. W hen the setu p utility starts with a fa[...]

4 LifeBo ok E Seri es BIOS MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The M a in M e nu allo ws y o u to set o r view the cu rre nt system parameters. Follow the instruc tions for Navi- gating Through The Setup Utility to mak e an y changes. (See Navigating Throug h The Set up Utility on page 2 for more information.) The fol lo wing tabl es s[...]

5 System Date: –— –— Sets and displays the current d ate. Date is in a m onth/day/year numeri c format wi th 2 dig its each f or mo nth and d ay and 4 di gits for year . (MM/DD/YYYY) for example: 03 /20/1998. Y ou may change each segment of the date s eparately . Move betw een the segments w ith the [T ab ] key and/or [S hift] + [T ab ] key[...]

6 LifeBo ok E Seri es BIOS Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Pri mar y Master submenu i dentif ies wh at A T A dev ices a re inst alle d. Figure 2. Primary Mas ter Submenu T able 2: Fie lds, Op tions an d Defau lts for th e Primary Master Subm enu of the Main M enu Menu Field Options Default Description Ty p e : ■ Au to ■ None ■ CD-[...]

7 Maximum Capacity: ■ Display only –— Displays the maximum cap acity of the drive calcul ated from the parame ters o f the h ard disk when A uto is s elected and the typ e is identified as hard disk, or Us er is selected. Multi-Sector T r ansfers: ■ Disabled ■ 2 Sectors ■ 4 Sectors ■ 8 Sectors ■ 16 Sectors ■ 32 Sectors ■ 64 Sect[...]

8 LifeBo ok E Seri es BIOS Secondary Master Submenu of th e Main Menu The S econdar y M aster su bmenu a llows you to configure se con da r y A T A d ev i ces . Figure 3. Secondary Master Submenu T able 3: Fie lds, Op tions an d Defau lts for the Seco ndary Ma ster Sub menu of th e Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Ty p e : ■ Au to[...]

9 Exiting from Main M enu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on this menu, you ca n either exit from the setup utilit y , or move to another menu. If you w ish to exit from the setu p utilit y , press the [Es c] key or us e the cur sor keys to go to the Ex it men u. If y ou wish to mov e to anot her menu, us e the cursor keys. PIO T ra[...]

10 LifeBo ok E Seri es BIOS ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Men u al lows you to: ■ Enabl e or d isa ble su ppor t fo r Plug & Pl ay operat ing sy stem s. ■ Set the I/ O addr esses f or the se rial and pa rallel ports. ■ Set the commun ication mode for the parallel por t. ■ Set an audio f unction I/O ad dr[...]

11 Protected Device Conf igur ati on : ■ No ■ Ye s [No] No: allows P lug & Play operatin g system to chan ge device syst em set ting s. Y es: preven ts a Plug & Play o perating system from changing syst em set ting s. *ACPI operatin g system ignores this se tting. Serial/Parallel Port Conf igur ati on s –— –— When selected, op e[...]

12 LifeBo ok E Seri es BIOS Serial/Parallel Port Configurat ion Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/P arallel P ort Configu ration subme nu pro vides t he ability to se t the I/ O addre sses an d inte rrupt level s for the serial, infrar ed a nd parallel ports o f y our not ebook. Figure 5. Ser ial/Parall el Port C onfigurat ion Submen u CAUTIO[...]

13 T able 5: Fields, O ptions a nd Defa ults for the Serial/Pa rallel Port Conf iguratio n Subme nu of Adv anced Me nu Menu Fiel d Opt ions Default Description Serial Port: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled ■ Auto [Enabled ] Configu res the serial port using ei ther no configu ration (Disabl ed), a user defined configu ration (Enab led), or by all owing t[...]

14 LifeBo ok E Seri es BIOS Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the A dvanced Menu The Keyboard/ Mouse Features subm enu is fo r se tting the parameters of the integrated and external mouse and key bo ard. Figure 6 . Keyboard /Mouse Fe atures Submen u T able 6: Fie lds, Op tions an d De faults for th e Key board/M ouse Su bmen u of the Adv anced Men[...]

15 V ideo Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The V i deo Fe atur es S ubm en u is fo r set ting th e disp lay para met ers . Figure 7 . Video Featur es Submenu T able 7: Fie lds, Op tions an d De faults for th e V ideo Featu res Sub menu of th e Adva nced Me nu Menu Field Options Default Description Display: ■ Interna l Flat Panel ■ External[...]

16 LifeBo ok E Seri es BIOS Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration subme nu allow s the user to con figure oth er in ternal dev ices. Figure 8. Internal Device Configu ration Submenu T able 8: Fie lds, Op tions an d Defau lts for the Interna l Device Configura tion S ubmenu o f the Ad vanced Me[...]

17 PCI Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The PCI Configuration submenu allows the user to reserve specific inter rupts (IRQs) for legacy I SA devices, and to enable or disabl e built in PCI dev ice modules. Figure 9. PCI Co nfigur ation Subm enu POINT The BIOS set ting for your c ommunication devic e is variable de pending on your Life Boo[...]

18 LifeBo ok E Seri es BIOS IRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Conf iguration Submenu The IRQ R ese rvation submenu of the PCI Configuration submenu a llows the user to m ark var ious IRQs as reser ved for use by lega cy ISA de vices . When an IRQ is reser ved, the B IOS do es not us e it fo r embe dded P CI or ISA dev ices. Figure 10 . IRQ Res erv[...]

19 IRQ 9: ■ Available ■ Reserv ed [Available] Reserves IRQ 9. IRQ 10: ■ Available ■ Reserv ed [Available] Reserves IRQ 10. IRQ 11: ■ Available ■ Reserv ed [Available] Reserves IRQ 11. T able 10: Field s, Optio ns and De faults fo r the IRQ Res ervation Submenu of the PCI Configura tion S ubmenu o f the Ad vanced Menu Menu Field Options [...]

20 LifeBo ok E Seri es BIOS CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The C PU F eatur es Sub men u pr ovi des o ption s for conf ig ur in g th e CPU. Figure 11. CPU Features Sub menu T able 11: Fi elds, O ptions an d Defau lts for the CPU Fea tures Su bmenu o f the Adv anced Menu Menu Field Opti on s Default Description Processor Serial Number : ?[...]

21 USB Features Submenu of t he Advanced M enu The U SB Features Submenu provi des opt ions for enabling or dis abling the USB Flo ppy Disk Driv e. Figure 12. USB Feature s Submenu T able 12: Fi elds, O ptions an d Defau lts for the USB Fe atures S ubmenu of the Ad vance d Menu Menu Field Opti on s Default Description USB Flop py Disk: ■ Disabled[...]

22 LifeBo ok E Seri es BIOS Event Logging Submenu of the Advance d Menu The Event Loggi ng Subm enu configures event logg ing features for DMI events. Figure 13. Event Logg ing Submen u T able 13: Field s, Optio ns and De faults fo r the Ev ent Logg ing Subm enu o f the Advan ced Men u Menu Field Options Default Description Event Log Capacity: Spac[...]

23 SECURITY M ENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The Secur ity menu allows you to set up the data secur ity featu res of y our n oteboo k to fit y our op eratin g needs and to view the current data security configuration. Follo w the instructions for N a vigating Through the Setup Utility to make any changes. (See Navigating Throug h The Set up [...]

24 LifeBo ok E Seri es BIOS Figure 1 4. Security Men u T able 14 : Fields, O ptions and Defa ults for the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Supervisor Password is : –— Clear A display-only field . Set is displayed when the sys tem supervisor password is set and Clear when it is not. User Password is: –— Clear A display-on[...]

25 Exiting from the Security Me nu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on the Secur ity Menu, you can eith er exit from setup utilit y or move t o another menu. If you wi sh to exit from setup utility , press the Esc key to go to the Exit M enu. If y ou wish to move to another menu, us e the cu rsor keys. Mini mum Use r Passwo rd Length[...]

26 LifeBo ok E Seri es BIOS Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Har d Disk Security Submenu is for c onfiguring hard disk se curi ty fea tures. Figure 1 5. Hard Disk Secu rity Submen u T a ble 15: Fields, Option s and Defaul ts for the Hard Di sk Security Subme nu of the Se curity Menu Menu Fiel d Opt ions Default Description Primar[...]

27 Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information Subme nu is for setting owner information. Figure 16. Owner Information Submenu T able 16 : Fields , Options and De faults for the Owner Informa tion Subm enu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Des cr ipt io n Owne r Informa tion Is : –— Cl ear Displ ay onl y .[...]

28 LifeBo ok E Seri es BIOS Backgrou nd Color: ■ Blac k ■ Blue ■ Green ■ Cyan ■ Red ■ Magenta ■ Brow n ■ White ■ Gray ■ Light Bl ue ■ Light Green ■ Light Cyan ■ Light Red ■ Ligh t Mag enta ■ Y ellow ■ Brig ht Wh it e [Black] Set bac kground color . T able 16 : Fields , Options and De faults for the Owner Informa tion[...]

29 POWER MENU – SE TTING POWER MANAGEMENT FE ATURES The Po wer menu allows you to set and change the power management pa rameters. Fo llow the instructions for N a vigating Through the Setup Utility to mak e an y cha ng es . (See Na vigating Through The Setup Utilit y on page 2 for mor e information.) The fol lo wing tabl es sho w t he names of t[...]

30 LifeBo ok E Seri es BIOS Figu re 17. Pow er Menu T able 17 : Fields, O ptions and De faults for the Power Menu Menu field Options De fault Description Power Savin gs: ■ Disabled ■ Cust omi zed ■ Maximu m Power Savings ■ Maximum Performan ce [Customized] Sets t he power savings parameters to a f actory installed combinat ion of parame ter[...]

31 Suspend Mode : ■ Suspen d ■ Save to Disk [Suspen d] Sets t he form of s uspension sta te. If you ch oose Suspend , you will suspend operation with power to system memory , and everything else powered down or in a very low pow er state. If you choos e Save-to-Disk your no tebook will save all of sys tem memory and the op erating parame ters t[...]

32 LifeBo ok E Seri es BIOS Advanced Features Submenu of the Power Menu The A dvanced F eatures subme nu is for setting some non-time relat ed pow er sa ving parameters. Figure 18. Advance Feat ures Submenu T able 18 : Fields, O ptions and Defa ults for the Adv anced Featur es Submenu of the Power Men u Menu Field Options Default Description Suspen[...]

33 Exiting from Po wer Menu W hen y ou hav e finished se tting the boot pa ramet ers with the P ower menu, you can eith er exit from the setup util ity or move to a noth er menu. If you w ish to exit from the setup utility press the Esc key to go t o the Exit menu. If you wish to m ove to another menu, use th e cursor key s .[...]

34 LifeBo ok E Seri es BIOS BOOT MENU – SELECTIN G THE OPERAT ING SYSTEM SOURCE The Boot Me nu is used to select the ord er in which the BIOS se arches source s for the operat ing sys tem. Follow the instr uctions for Navigating Throug h the Setup Utility to ma ke an y changes. (See N avigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for m ore inform[...]

35 Boot Device Pri ority Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boo t Device P riori ty Subme nu i s for s etting th e order of checking of sources for the operat ing system. Figure 20 . Boot Devi ce Priori ty Submenu CAUTION Be careful of the operating environment when booting from a CD-R OM or y ou may overw rite files by m istake. CAUTIO N A bootable CD-R[...]

36 LifeBo ok E Seri es BIOS Exiting from Bo ot Menu W hen y ou hav e finished se tting the boot pa ramet ers with the Boot menu, y ou can either exi t from the setup util ity or mov e t o another men u. If yo u wish to exit fr om the setup utility press the Esc key to g o to the Exit menu. If you wish to mov e to another menu, use the cursor keys. [...]

37 INFO MEN U - DISPLA YS BASI C SYSTE M INFORM ATION Th e I n f o m e nu i s a d i s p l ay o n l y s cr e e n s t h a t p ro v i d e s t h e con figuration informatio n for y our no tebook. The fol lo wing table sho ws t he names of th e men u fiel ds for the Info men u and the information displ ay ed in those field s. The se fields are for infor[...]

38 LifeBo ok E Seri es BIOS T able 21 : Fields, O ptions and De faults for the Info Menu N ote that the parameters listed in the following table ma y be different, d epending upon the configuration of y our syst em. Menu Field Options Default BIOS V ersion: –— 1.0 9 –— BIOS Date: –— 12/18/20 00 –— BIOS Area: –— E400h – FFFFh ?[...]

39 EXIT MEN U – LEA VING THE SETU P UTIL ITY The E xit M en u is us ed t o le av e the se tup u tili ty . Fol lo w the instr uctions for Navigating Throug h the Setup Utility to ma ke an y changes. (See N avigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for m ore information.) The following table sho ws the names of the menu fields for the Exit menu[...]

40 LifeBo ok E Seri es BIOS Discard Changes –— –— Selecting Discard Cha nges will load the previous values in BIOS memor y for all men u fie lds. T he mess age Load previous now? [Yes] [No] will be displayed. When confirmed the setup utility will return to the Exit menu. T o return to another menu, fo llow the directions in the Navigating T[...]