Fujitsu B-2566 manual

Fujitsu LifeBook B Series BIOS Guide LifeBook B Series Model : B-2562 B-2566 Document Da te: 10/29 /01 Document Part Num ber: FP C58-06 30-01 FUJITSU PC CORPORA TION[...]

2 LifeBo ok B Seri es BIOS B Series BIOS BIOS SE TUP UT ILITY The BIO S Setu p U til ity is a pr ogram tha t sets up the operating environment for y our notebook. Y our BIOS is set a t the facto ry for norma l oper ating co nditio ns, therefor e ther e is no need to set or change the BIOS en vironment to operate y our notebook. The BIO S Setu p U t[...]

3 3. If an er ror mess age is d ispl ayed on the s creen, a nd you want to enter the s etup ut ility , press the [ F2 ] key . 4. W hen the setup utilit y star ts w ith a fault present, the syste m disp lays th e follo wing message: Warning! Error message [Continue] 5. P ress a ny key t o ent er the se tup utility . The syst em will then display the[...]

4 LifeBo ok B Seri es BIOS MAIN MENU – SETTING ST ANDARD S YSTEM P ARAMETERS The Main M enu allows you to set or view the current system parameters. Follow the inst ruction s for N avigating Through The Setup Utility to make an y chan ges . The fol lo wing tabl es sho w the names of the me nu f ields for the Main menu and its submenus, all of the[...]

5 System Date: –— –— Sets and displays th e current date. Dat e is in a mo nth/day/year numer ic fo rma t wit h 2 di gits each for mo nth a nd da y and 4 digi ts for year . (MM/DD/Y YYY) for example: 0 3/20/1998. Y ou m ay change each s egment of the date s eparately . Move between the segment s with the [ Tab ] key and/or [ Sh ift ] + [ Ta[...]

6 LifeBo ok B Seri es BIOS Primary Ma ster Submenu of the Main Menu The Primar y Master submenu i dentifies what A T A devices are installed . Note: A ctual hard drive label shown may vary . Depending on th e dri ve t ype, infor mat ion such as cyli nder s, he ads and sectors may or ma y no t be displaye d. Figure 2. Prima ry Master Subm enu T able[...]

7 Secto rs: • A num ber betw een 0 and 63 –— This item appears only when the type is identifed as Auto or Hard Disk. When Hard Disk is selec ted, y ou can chan ge the val ue. This f ield is changed by in crementing (pressin g the [Spaceb ar]) or by typing in t he number . Maximum Capacity: • Display only –— Displays the maximu m capacit[...]

8 LifeBo ok B Seri es BIOS ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Ad vanced M enu allo ws you to : • Enabl e or disa ble suppor t for Plug & Play operat ing sy stem s. • Set the I/ O addr esses f or the se rial and pa rallel ports. • Set the c ommunication mode for the para llel po rt and infra red port. • Sele ct betw ee[...]

9 T a ble 3: Fields, Option s and De faults for th e Adv anced 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 oper ating system. Select No if you need the BI OS to co nfigure n on-bo ot devices . Protected Device Conf igur ati on : • No • Ye s [No] N[...]

10 LifeBo ok B Seri es BIOS Seria l/Parallel P ort Con figura tions Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/P arallel P ort Con figurations subme nu pro v ides the ab ility to set the I/O add resse s and inte rrupt level s for the serial, infrar ed and parallel ports o f y our not ebook. Figure 4. Se rial/Parallel P ort Config urations Sub menu CAU[...]

11 T a ble 4: Fields , Options and Defau lts for the Seria l/Parallel Port Config urations S ubmenu of the Adva nced Me nu Menu Field Options Default Description Serial Port: • Disabled • Enabled • Auto [Enabled] Configu res the ser ial po rt using either n o configu ration (Disabl ed), a user defined configu ration (Enab led), or by allowing[...]

12 LifeBo ok B Seri es BIOS Keyboar d/Mouse F eatures Submenu of the Advanced Menu K e yboard/Mouse F eatures submenu is for setting parame ters of the integrated and external mouse and keybo ard. Figure 5. Keyboard/Mo use Featur es Submenu T a ble 5 : Field s, Optio ns and De faults for the Keyboard/M ouse Fea tures Su bmen u of the Advanced Menu [...]

13 Video Feature s Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Vid eo Features Submen u is for setting the display parameters. Figure 6 . Video Featur es Submen u T a ble 6: Fields, Option s and D efaults for the Vid eo Featu res S ubmenu of the Ad vanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Display: • Interna l Flat-Panel • External • Simultaneo[...]

14 LifeBo ok B Seri es BIOS Internal Device Configu ration s Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Dev ice Configurations submenu allows the user to c onfigure other internal dev ices. Figure 7. Intern al Device Conf igurations S ubmenu T a ble 7: Fields, Options an d Defaults for the Internal Device Configu rations S ubmenu o f the Ad vanced M[...]

15 PCI Conf igurat ions Submenu of the Advanced Menu The PCI Configurations submenu allows the user to reserve specific interrupts (IRQs) for legacy ISA dev ices, and to enable or disabl e built in PCI dev ice modules. Figure 8. PCI Co nfigur ations Su bmenu T a ble 8: Fields, Options and De faults for th e PCI Co nfigurat ions Su bmenu of the Adv [...]

16 LifeBo ok B Seri es BIOS IRQ Re servat ion Submenu of t he PCI Configurations Submenu The IR Q Re servatio n subm en u of the PC I Co nfigur a- tions submenu allows the user to mark variou s 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. Figure 9. IRQ Re servati[...]

17 IRQ 9: • Available • Reserv ed [Available] Reserves IRQ 9 IRQ 10: • A vailable • Reserv ed [Available] Reserves IRQ 10 IRQ 11: • A vailable • Reserv ed [Available] Reserves IRQ 11 IRQ 15: • A vailable • Reserv ed [Available] Reserves IRQ 15 T a ble 9: Fields, Options and De faults for th e IRQ Reservatio n Subme nu of th e PCI Co[...]

18 LifeBo ok B Seri es BIOS CPU Feat ures Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features subme nu configures c ertain features of the CPU in the system. Figure 10. CPU Features Submenu T a ble 10: F ields, O ptions a nd Defaults for the CPU F eatures Subme nu of the Ad vanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Intel(R) SpeedStep( TM) Te c h[...]

19 USB Features Submenu of t he Advanced M enu The USB Featur es submenu configures the USB capab ilities of the system. Figure 11. USB Feature s Submenu T able 11: Fi elds, Opti ons and Defaul ts for the US B Fea tures Submen u of t he Adva nced Me nu Menu Field Options Default Description USB Features: • Disabled • Enabled [Enabled] When enab[...]

20 LifeBo ok B Seri es BIOS Event L ogging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Ev ent Logg ing submenu is for setting up the logs for DMI event logging. Figure 12 . Event Logging Su bmenu T able 12: Fields , Opt ions and Default s for the E vent Log ging Sub menu of the Adva nced Menu Menu Field Options Def au lt Description Event Log Capa city: Space[...]

21 SECURITY M ENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEA TURE S The Security menu allows y ou to se t up the data s ecurity features of your notebook to fit your operating n eeds and to view the current data security configuration. Follow the in structions f or N avi gat ing Thro ugh The S etup Utility to make an y changes. The following tables show the name[...]

22 LifeBo ok B Seri es BIOS Figure 1 3. Security Men u T a ble 13: Field s, Options a nd Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Supervisor Password is : –— Clear A display-only field . Set is displayed when the s ystem supervis or password is set and Clear when it is not. User Password is: –— Clear A display-o[...]

23 Exiting from the Security Me nu W hen you h av e finished setting the parameters on the Securit y Men u, you can either exit from setup utility or mov e to another menu. If y ou wish to exit f rom setup utility , press the [ Esc ] key to go to t he Exit Menu. If you wi sh to move to ano ther me nu, u se the cur sor key s. Passwo rd on Boot: • [...]

24 LifeBo ok B Seri es BIOS Hard Di sk Se cu rit y Subme nu of the Se curity Menu The Hard Disk Se curit y submenu i s for confi guring hard disk security features. Figure 1 4. Hard Dis k Security Submen u T a ble 14: Field s, Options and De faults for the Hard Disk Security Submenu o f the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Prima[...]

25 Owner Inf ormat ion Submenu of the Security Menu The Owne r In forma tion s ubmen u is for s etting o w ner info rma- tion. Figure 15. Owner Informat ion Submen u T able 15: Fields, Option s and Defaul ts for the Owne r Informatio n Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Fiel d Options Default Description Owner Informatio n Is: –— Clear Display o[...]

26 LifeBo ok B Seri es BIOS POWER MENU – SETTING POWER MANAGEMENT FEATURES The Po wer menu allows you to set and change the power mana gemen t parame ter s. F ollo w the instructions for N a vigating Through the Setup Utility to m ak e an y chan ges . The fol lo wing tabl es sho w the names of the me nu f ields for the Power menu and its subm enu[...]

27 T a ble 16: Fields, O ptions and Defa ults for the Power M enu (for APM ope rating systems only ) Menu field Options Defa ult Description Power Savings: • Disabled • Customized • Maxi mum Power Savings • Maximum Performa nce [Custo mized] Sets the power savings param ete rs to a fa ctor y instal led combi nation o f pa ramet ers, a c ust[...]

28 LifeBo ok B Seri es BIOS Factory Installed V alues for Pow er Saving Profiles Hard Disk T imeout Video T imeout Standby T imeout Auto Susp end T imeout Customi zed: Off Off 4 Minu tes 15 Min utes Maximum Power Savings: 30 Second s 2 Minu tes 1 Minute 5 Minu tes Maxim um P erform ance: Off Off Off 15 M inute s Disabled: Off Off Of f Off Sample Cu[...]

29 Advance d Featur es Submenu of the Power Menu The Ad vanced Featur es submenu is for setting some non-time related power saving parameters. Figure 17. Advanced Feat ures Sub menu Exiting from Power Menu W hen y ou hav e finished setti ng the boot pa ramet ers with the P ower menu, y ou can either exit fr om the setup util ity or move to a no the[...]

30 LifeBo ok B Seri es BIOS BOOT MENU – SELEC TING THE OPERA TING SYSTEM SOU RCE The Bo ot Menu is used to selec t th e order in wh ich th e BIOS searches sources for the operating system. Follow the in structions f or N avi gat ing Thro ugh The S etup Utility to make an y changes. The f ollow ing table s show the na mes of the menu fiel ds for t[...]

31 Boot Dev ice Prior ity Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boo t Device P riority submenu is for s etting t he order of checking of sources for the op erating system. Figure 19 . Boot Devi ce Priori ty Subm enu Exiting from Boot Men u W hen y ou hav e finished setti ng the boot pa ramet ers with the Boot menu, y ou can either exi t from the setup util [...]

32 LifeBo ok B Seri es BIOS INFO MEN U - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM I NFORM ATION The Info menu is a displa y-only screen that pr ovides the con figu ration inf ormatio n for y our note book. The follow ing table shows the names of the menu fields for the Info menu and t he infor mation displayed in those fields. These fields are for i nforma tion pur p[...]

33 T a ble 20: Fi elds, Option s and Defaults for the Info Me nu Menu Fiel d Default Menu Fi eld Default BIOS V er sio n: 1.01 L1 Cache : 32 KB BIOS D at e: 09/0 3/20 01 L2 Ca che : 512 K B BIO S Ar ea: E400h – FFFFh T o tal Memory: 1 28 MB CPU T ype: Pentium( R)III proc essor M emory Slo t: 128 M B SDRAM CPU Speed: 700 MHz Info Menu Quilt-3 BIOS[...]

34 LifeBo ok B Seri es BIOS EXIT MEN U – LEA VING THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit M enu is used to leave th e setup utility . Follow the in structions f or N avi gat ing Thro ugh The S etup Utility to make an y changes. Figure 21. Exit Menu The follow ing table shows the names of the menu fields for the Exit menu, the default set tings and a descr ipt[...]

35 Load Setup Defau lts Press the F9 key –— Selecting Lo ad Setup Defaults will lo ad the factory preset default values for all men u fields, then display the mes sage Load default configuration now? [Yes] [No]. When con- firmed the setup ut ility will return to the Exit Menu . T o return to anot her menu f ol low th e dir ections in t he Navig[...]