Fujitsu Notebook A6030 manual

1 Fujitsu LifeBook A Series BIOS Guide LifeBook A Series Model: A6030 Document Date: 06/06 /2007 Document Part Number: FPC58 -1698- 01 FUJI TSU C OMPU TER SY ST EMS C ORPO RA TION[...]

2 Life Book A Series BI OS A Series BIOS BIOS SE TU P UTIL ITY The BIOS Setup U tility is a program that sets up the operating en vironment for y our not ebook. Y our BIOS is set at the factor y for normal operating c onditions, therefore there is no need to set or change the BIO S environm ent to op era te your n oteb ook . The BIOS Setup Utility [...]

3 sever e, it will g ive you an opportunity to modify the setup utility settings, as described in the follo wing steps: 1. When you tur n on or restar t t he com puter there is a beep and /or the follo wing messag e appear s on t he screen : Error message - pleas e run SETUP program Press <F1> key to continue, <F2> to run SETUP 2. I f a[...]

4 Life Book A Series BI OS INFO MEN U - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTE M INFORM ATIO N The Info Men u is a dis play only screen that provides the con figuration information for your not e book. The fo llo wing table sho ws the name s of the menu fields for t he In fo men u and t he informa tion dis pla ye d in thos e fiel ds. T hese f iel ds are fo r infor m[...]

5 SYSTEM ME NU – SE TTING STA NDARD SYSTE M PARAMETERS The System Menu all ows you to set o r v iew th e cur rent system par am eters. (See Na v igati ng through the Setup Utilit y on page 2 fo r more info rmation .) The f ollo wing ta bl es sho w th e name s of the m e nu f ields fo r th e S yst em men u and its s ubm en us, al l of the optio ns[...]

6 Life Book A Series BI OS Drive0 Selects the Drive0 Serial A T A drive submenu The pro duct numb er of the hard drive. Display the type o f device on th is A T A/IDE in terface. Pressing the Enter key selects the Serial A T A Drive0 subm enu allowing additio nal device configurat ion option s for this in terface. Drive1: Selects the Drive1 Serial [...]

7 Drive0 Submenu of the System Menu The D rive0 sub menu i dent ifies what A T A d ev ices are i nsta lled . Figure 3. Drive0 Mas ter Subm enu T able 3: Fields, Option s and D efaults for the Dri ve0 S ubmenu of the S ystem Men u Menu Field Options Default De scription Ty p e : ■ Auto ■ None [Auto ] Selects the ha rd dr ive dev ice ty pe. Sel e[...]

8 Life Book A Series BI OS Drive1 Submenu of the System Menu The D rive1 submenu al lows you to configu re second ar y A T A dev ices . Figure 4. Drive1 Su bmenu T a ble 4 : Fiel ds, Optio ns and Defaults for the D rive1 Submen u of the Sys tem Menu Menu Fi eld Options De fault Description Ty p e : ■ Auto ■ None [Auto ] NOTE: T he T ype f ield [...]

9 Exi ting from System Menu W hen y ou hav e finished setting the parameters o n this menu, yo u can either exit from the setup utility , or mov e to another menu. If you w is h to exit from th e setup utili ty , press the [Esc] key or use the cursor keys to go to th e Exit menu. If you w is h to move to an oth er menu , use the c urso r keys . Sys[...]

10 Life Book A Series BI OS ADVANCED MENU – SE TTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Men u a llows you to: ■ Set the key board and mouse f eatu re s. ■ Sele ct be tween t he d isp lay panel and an external displ ay . ■ Enab le or di sable co mpensa tion f or y our displa y . ■ Enabl e or disa ble th e IDE , Mouse, L AN, a nd Wireless[...]

11 USB Features When selected , opens t he USB Features s ubmenu to allow you to ena ble or disable legacy USB devices and SCSI S ubClass support . Misce llaneou s Conf ig ura tion s When selected , opens the Mis cellaneous Con figurations s ubmenu t o allow you to enable o r disable th e power butto n, W ake Up On LA N, and c ontrol volume s etti [...]

12 Life Book A Series BI OS Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of th e Advanced M enu The K ey board /M ouse F eatures submenu is for turning N umLoc k on or off.. Figur e 6. Keybo ard/Mous e Features Submenu T able 6: Fie lds, Opt ions a nd Default s for th e Keyboa rd/Mous e Subm enu of the Advan ced Men u Menu Field Options Default Description Numl[...]

13 V ideo Fea tures Submenu of the Advanced Me nu The Video Features s ubmenu is for s ettin g the disp lay par ame ters. Figu re 7. Video Fe atures Sub menu T a ble 7: Fiel ds, Optio ns and Defaults fo r the V ideo Features Subm enu of the Advan ced Men u Menu Fi eld Options Default Description Display: ■ Internal Flat Panel ■ External ■ Aut[...]

14 Life Book A Series BI OS Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Inter nal Dev ice Config urat ion submen u al lows the user to ena ble or di sable IDE, Blueto oth, LAN a nd W ireless LAN Co nt rolle rs . Figure 8. Internal Device Configu ration Subm enu T able 8: Fi elds, Op tions and De faults for the Interna l Device C[...]

15 CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The C PU F eat ur es su bmen u pro vides optio ns fo r c onfi guri ng the Int el Co r e M ulti-P roce ssin g and S peedSt ep pow er manag eme nt fe atur es of the C PU . Figure 9. CPU Features Submenu T able 9 : Field s, Optio ns and De faults for the CPU Feat ures S ubmen u of the Advanc ed Me nu Menu F[...]

16 Life Book A Series BI OS USB Features Submenu of the Ad vanced Menu The USB F eature s submen u pro vides options for enab ling or disabling the USB d ev ices. Figure 10. USB Feat ures Subm enu T able 10: Fields, Option s and D efau lts for the USB Fe atures S ubmenu o f the Ad vanced Menu Menu Field O ptions Default Description Legacy USB Suppo[...]

17 Miscellaneous Configurat ions Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Misc ellaneous C onfigurations sub menu p rovides options for enab ling or disabling the po wer butt on and the W ak e U p On LAN fe atur e, a nd setti ng the v olume an d video me mory size. Figure 11. Mis cellaneou s Conf igurat ions Subm enu T able 11: F ields , Options and Defau [...]

18 Life Book A Series BI OS Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logg ing s ubmenu configures event lo ggin g feat ures for DMI events. Figure 12. Even t Logging Submen u T ab le 1 2: Fie lds, Opti ons and Defau lts for th e Even t Lo ggin g Sub menu of th e Advan ced M enu Menu Field Op tions Default Description Event Log C apacity[...]

19 SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The Secur it y menu allows you to set up the data secu rit y features of your n oteb ook to f it your oper at ing n eeds and to vi ew the cur rent data se curit y configur ation. (See N avigat ing through the S etu p Utility on page 2 for m ore information.) The f ollo wing ta bl es sho w th e name[...]

20 Life Book A Series BI OS Exiting from the Security Me nu W hen you h av e finis hed s ettin g the par ame ters on th e Secur it y Menu, you can eith er exit from se tup ut ilit y or move to another menu. If you w ish to exit from setup utilit y , pres s the [Esc] key to go to the Exit M enu. If you wish to move to anoth er m enu, us e the c urs [...]

21 Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Securi ty Menu The H ard Disk Security subm enu is f or c on figuri ng ha r d disk secu rity fea tur es . Figur e 14. Hard Disk Securit y Submenu T able 14: Fie lds, Options and Defaults for th e Hard Disk Security S ubmenu of the Security M enu Menu F ield Options Default De scription Driv e0 Pa ss wor d Is : _[...]

22 Life Book A Series BI OS Owner Information Submenu of the Securit y Menu The Owner Information su bmenu is for setting owner information. N ote that the owner information cannot be set without having enter ed a Supervisor P asswor d . Figure 1 5. Ow ner Infor mation Submenu T able 15: Fie lds, Options a nd Defaults for the Owner Information Subm[...]

23 BOOT MENU – SE LECTIN G THE OPERAT ING S YSTEM SOURCE The Boot M enu is used to select the ord er in which the BIOS s earche s so urces for the oper ati ng s ystem. Follow the instructions for N avigating Through the Setup Ut ility to make an y changes. (See Na v igatin g t hr ough the Setup Ut ility on page 2 for more informat ion.) The follo[...]

24 Life Book A Series BI OS Boot Device P riority 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 17 . Boot Device Priority Su bmenu Exiting from Bo ot Menu W hen you hav e finished setting the boot parameters with the Boot Men u, you can either exit fr om [...]

25 EXIT MEN U – LEAVIN G THE SETU P UTIL ITY The E xi t M enu is us ed to le av e the se tup u til ity . F ollow the instructions for N avigating Through the Setup Ut ility to make an y changes. (See Na v igatin g t hr ough the Setup Ut ility on page 2 for more informat ion.) Th e fol low ing tabl e sh ows t he na mes of t he m enu fi el ds for t[...]