Fujitsu Siemens Computers S6010 manual

1 Fujitsu LifeBook S Series BIOS Guide LifeBook S Series Model: S6010 Documen t Date: 05/20/02 Docum ent Part Nu mber: F PC58-0678 -01 FUJITSU PC CORPORA TION Laurel BIOS.fm Page 1 Thursday, May 23, 200 2 10:05 AM[...]

2 LifeBo ok S Series No tebook BI OS S Series BIOS BIOS SE TUP UT ILITY The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that s ets up the opera ting environ ment for your notebo ok. Y our BIOS is set at the factor y for normal operating conditio ns, therefore there is no need to set or change th e BIOS environmen t to oper ate your noteb ook. The BIOS Setup Ut[...]

3 2. I f an err or messa ge is displ ay ed on t he scre en, and you want to c ontinue with the boot proc ess and start the op erati ng sys tem anyway , press the [ F1] key . 3. I f an err or messa ge is displ ay ed on t he scre en, and you want to ent er th e setup utility , press the [F2] k ey . 4. W hen the setup utilit y star ts w ith a fault pr[...]

4 LifeBo ok S Series No tebook BI OS MAIN MENU – SETTING ST ANDARD SYSTEM P ARAMETERS The M ain Me nu all ow s you t o set o r view the curr ent system parameters. Follow the instruc tions for Navi- gating Through The Setup Utility to mak e any ch anges. (Se e Na vigati ng Thr ou gh the S etup Uti lity on pag e 2 fo r more information) The fol lo[...]

5 Floppy Disk A: ■ Disabled ■ [1.44/1 .2 MB 3.5"] [Disabled] Enables or dis ables a flopp y disk. Primary Master: ■ Selects Primary Master submenu The p roduct # of the Hard Drive Display the type of device on this A T A/A T API in terface, if there is one. Pressing the Enter ke y selects the Pr imary Master subm enu allowing a dditional[...]

6 LifeBo ok S Series No tebook BI OS Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Pri mar y Master submenu i dentif ies wha t A T A dev ices a re inst alled. No te that actual hard drive label shown may var y . Depending on the drive ty pe, information such as cylin- ders, head s and sec tors may als o be d ispl ayed. Figure 2. Primary Mast er Subme[...]

7 Sector s: ■ A number bet ween 0 and 6 3 –— This item appears only when Auto is selected and the type is identified as hard disk, or User is selected. When User is selected, you can change th e value. This field is change d by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) o r by ty ping in the num ber . Maximum Capacity: ■ Display only –— Dis[...]

8 LifeBo ok S Series No tebook BI OS Secondary Master Submenu of th e Main Menu The S econdar y Master subm enu is for th e inter nal CD- RO M drive . The driv e type is displa yed on this me nu as well as th e Main me nu. Y our notebo ok a uto-sens es the characte ristics of the internal driv e installed. Y ou w ill not need to modi fy these se tt[...]

9 Exiting from Main Men u W hen you hav e 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 [ Esc] key or use the cursor ke ys to go to the Exit menu or to move to another menu. LBA Mode Control : ■ Enabled ■ Disabled [D[...]

10 LifeBo ok S Series No tebook BI OS ADV ANCED MENU – SETTIN G DEVICE FEA T URE CONTROLS The Advanced Men u a llows you to: ■ Enabl e or d isa ble su ppor t fo r Plug & Pl ay operat ing syst ems. ■ Set the I/ O addre sses for th e serial and pa rallel ports. ■ Set the commun ication mode and Infrared. ■ Set the fe atures of the keybo[...]

11 T able 4: Fields, Op tions an d Defaults for th e Advance d Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Plug & Play O /S: ■ No ■ Ye s [No] Select Ye s if you are using a Plug & Play cap able operating s ystem. Select No if you need the BI OS to co nfigure n on-boot devices. Protected Device Conf igur ation s: ■ No ■ Ye s [No] No:[...]

12 LifeBo ok S Series No tebook BI OS Serial/Parallel Port Configur ation Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/P a rallel P ort Configuration s ubmenu pro vides the ab ility to set the I /O addresse s and inte rrupt levels for the serial, infrar ed, and pa rallel ports o f y our no tebook. Figure 5 . Serial/Paral lel Port Con figuration Sub menu[...]

13 T able 5: Fields , Options and Defaults for S erial/Parall el Port Confi guration Subm enu of Advan ced Menu Menu Fiel d Options Default Description Serial Port: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled ■ Auto [Enabled ] Configu res the serial port using ei ther no configurat ion (Disabl ed), a user defined configur ation (En abled), or by allowing th e BIOS [...]

14 LifeBo ok S Series No tebook BI OS Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the A dvanced Menu The Keyboard/ Mouse Features s ubmenu is for se tting t he par ame ters of the integ rated and exter nal m ouse and ke yb o a rd . Figure 6. Keyboard /Mouse Featu res Submenu T able 6: Fields, Options an d Defaults for the Keybo ard/Mouse Submen u of the Adv[...]

15 V ideo Fea tures Submenu of the Advanced Me nu The V id eo Fe atures Subm enu is for set ting the d ispla y paramet ers. Figure 7 . Video Featu res Submenu T able 7: Fields , Options and Defaults fo r the V ideo Features Submenu of the Advan ced Menu Menu Fiel d Options Default Description Display: ■ Internal Flat Pan el ■ External ■ Simul[...]

16 LifeBo ok S Series No tebook BI OS Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration subme nu allows the user to con figure oth er int ernal dev ices. Figure 8. Internal Device Configuration Sub menu T able 8: Fields, Op tions an d Defaults for th e Interna l Device Conf iguration S ubmenu of the Advan[...]

17 PCI Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The PCI Configuration submenu allows the user to reserve specific interrupts (IRQs) for legacy ISA devices, and to enable or disable buil t in PCI dev ice modules. Figure 9. PCI Co nfiguratio ns Subm enu POI NT The BIOS set ting for your comm unication device is variable depending on your notebook?[...]

18 LifeBo ok S Series No tebook BI OS IRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Configurat ion Submenu The IR Q Rese r vation s ubmenu of the PC I Configuration submenu a llows the user to m ark var ious IRQs as reser ved for use by leg acy ISA devi ces. When an IRQ is reser ved, the BIOS does not use it for embedde d PCI or IS A de vi ces. Figure 10 . IR[...]

19 CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The C PU Fea tur es Sub menu c onfig ures the syst em p roces sor . Figure 1 1. CPU Fea tures Submenu Menu Field Opti ons Default Description Speed- Step (TM) T ec hnology: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled [Enabl ed] When Auto is selec ted, the CPU speed changes ba sed up on the power sou rce change. When Ma x. [...]

20 LifeBo ok S Series No tebook BI OS USB Features Submenu of t he Advanced M enu The US B Feat ure s Subm enu confi gures t he USB fe atur es for y our s yste m. Figure 12. USB Featur es Submenu T able 12 : Fields, O ptions and De faults for the ACPI Features Submenu of th e Advanc ed Menu Menu Field Options Default Description USB Floppy Disk: ?[...]

21 Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The E v ent Logging Subm enu c onfi gur es ev ent lo gging fe atur es for D MI ev ents. Figure 13. Event Logg ing Submen u T able 13 : Fields, O ptions and De faults for the Ev ent Logging Submen u of the Advan ced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Event Log Capacity: Space Available Display o[...]

22 LifeBo ok S Series No tebook BI OS SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEA TURES The Se cur it y menu al lows you to s et up the data s ecur it y featur es of your no tebook t o fit y our o perating needs and to view the cur rent data security configurat ion. Follow the instruc tions for Na vi gating Throug h the Setup Utilit y to make an y c[...]

23 T able 14: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Supervisor Password is: –— Clear A display-only field. Set is displayed when t he system Super visor Password is set and Clear when it is n ot. User Password is: –— Clear A display-only fie ld. Set is displayed when the general User Pas s[...]

24 LifeBo ok S Series No tebook BI OS Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Har d Disk Securit y Submenu is for configuring hard disk se curit y features. Figure 1 5. Hard Disk Secu rity Submen u T able 15: F ields, Options and De faults for the Hard Disk Se curity Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Pr[...]

25 Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information Submenu is for setting owner information. No te that Owner Information cannot be set without having ent ered a s uperv isor’ s passwor d. Figure 16. Owner Inf ormation Submenu Exiting from the Security Me nu W hen you hav e finished setting the parameters on the Secur ity Men[...]

26 LifeBo ok S Series No tebook BI OS POWER MENU – SETTING POWER MANAGEME NT FEA TURES The Po wer menu allows you to set an d change the power management pa rameters. Follo w the instructions for N avigating Through the Setup Ut ility to make an y cha ng es . (See N avigat ing Through the Setup Utility on page 2 for more information) The fol lowi[...]

27 T able 17: Field s, Options and Defau lts for the Power Menu Menu fiel d O ptions Default De scription Power Sav ings: ■ Disa bled ■ Customized ■ Max imum Power Sav ings ■ Maximum Perfo rmanc e [Customized] Sets the power savings parameters to a factory installed combination of parameter s, a custo m set of parame ters set by y ou or n o[...]

28 LifeBo ok S Series No tebook BI OS Factory Installed V a lues fo r Power Saving Profiles Hard Disk T imeout Standby T imeout Auto Su spend T imeout Customiz ed: Off 16 Mi nutes Off Maximum Power Savings: 30 Seconds 1 Minute 5 Minutes Maximum Performa nce: Off Off 15 M inutes Disabled: Off Off Of f Sample Custom ized Profile: (T o get even bett e[...]

29 Advanced Features Submenu of the Power Menu The A dvanced Fea tures submen u is for setting some non-time related po wer sa ving parameters. Figure 18. Advance Featur es Submenu Exiting from Powe r Menu W hen y ou ha ve fi nished se tting the b oot paramet ers with the P ow er menu, you can eith er exit from the setup util ity or move to a noth [...]

30 LifeBo ok S Series No tebook BI OS BOOT MENU – SE LECTING THE OPERA TING SYSTEM SOU RCE The Boot Me nu is used to select the order 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 mak e an y changes. (See Na vig ating Thro ugh the Setup Utili ty on page 2 for[...]

31 The Boot Device Pri ority Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boo t Device P riority Subm enu is for setting the order of checking of sources for the operat ing system. Figure 20. Boot Devi ce Prior ity Subm enu Exiting from Boot Menu W hen y ou ha ve fi nished se tting the b oot paramet ers with the Boot menu, y ou can either exit fr om the setup util[...]

32 LifeBo ok S Series No tebook BI OS INFO ME NU – DISP LA YS BASIC SY STEM IN FORMA TI ON Th e I n f o m en u i s a d i sp l ay o n l y s c r e e n s t h a t p ro v i d e s t h e con figuration information for your notebook. The fol lowing table sho ws the n ames of t he menu f ields for the Info men u and the information displa yed in those fie[...]

33 EXIT MENU – LEA V ING THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit M enu is used to lea ve the setup ut ility . Follo w the instructions for Na vigating Through the Setup Utility to mak e any changes. (See N avigat ing Throug h the Setup Util ity on page 2 for m ore information) . The follow ing table shows the names of the menu fields for the Exit menu, the de[...]