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    FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORPORA TION Fujitsu LifeBook P Series BIOS Guide LifeBook P Series Model: P1610 Document Date: 10/20 /2006 Document Part Numb er: FPC58-1571-01[...]

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    2 LifeBook P1600 Notebook BIOS LifeBook P Series Notebook BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the operating en vironment for y our notebook. Y our BIOS is set at the factor y for normal operating conditions, therefor e there i s no need to set or change the BIOS en vironment to o perate your notebook. The BIOS S[...]

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    3 1. W hen you turn on or restart the computer the re is a beep and/ or the follow in g message app ears on the screen: Error message - please run SETUP program Press <F1> key to continue, <F2> to run SETUP 2. If an error message is displa yed on the screen, and you want t o continue with the boot pr ocess and start the operating system[...]

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    4 LifeBook P1600 Notebook BIOS MAIN MENU - SETTING ST AN DARD SYSTEM P ARAMETERS The Main M enu allows y ou to set or view the current system parameters. F ollow the instructions for N avigating through the Setup Utility to make any changes. The following tables sho w the names of the men u fields for the Main menu and its submenu s, all of the opt[...]

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    5 Drive0: Selects Primary Master submenu –— Displays the type of device on this Se rial A T A/IDE interface, if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Drive0 submenu allowing additional device configuration option s for this interface. Language: ■ English (US) ■ Japanese (JP) [English (US)] The default setting differs between the [...]

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    6 LifeBook P1600 Notebook BIOS Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu The Drive0 s ubmenu identifies which A T A devices are installed. No t e: Actual har d drive label shown may vary . De pending on the drive typ e, information such as cylinders, heads and sectors may also be displayed. Figure 2. Drive0 Submenu T able 2: Fields, Options and D efaults fo [...]

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    7 Exiting fr om Main M enu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on this menu, y ou can either exit from the setup utility , or move to another menu. If y ou wish to exit from the setup utility , press the [ Esc ] key or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu. If y ou wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys. LBA Mode Control[...]

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    8 LifeBook P1600 Notebook BIOS ADV ANCED MENU - SETTING DEVICE FEA TURE CONTROLS The Ad vanced M enu allows y ou to: ■ Configur e your serial and parallel port configurations (Microsoft W indows XP P ro only). ■ T urn NumLock on or off. ■ Select between the display panel and an e xternal CR T display . ■ Enable or disable compensation for y[...]

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    9 Internal Device Configurations When selected, op ens the Internal Device Configurat ions submenu, wh ich allows enabling or disabling the IDE, LAN, and modem controllers. CPU Features When selected, ope ns the CPU Features submenu, which allow s confi guration of CPU performance features. USB Features W hen selected, opens the US B Features subme[...]

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    10 LifeBook P1600 Notebook BIOS Serial/Paral lel Port C onfigu rations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/P arallel P ort Configurations submenu is f or settin g the address and interrupt of the touch panel. N o te that this submenu only appears when Microsoft W indows XP Pr o is installed as the operating system. If W i ndows XP T ablet PC Ed[...]

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    11 Keyboard/Mouse Featur es Submenu of the Advanced Menu The K e yboard/M ouse Features subme nu is for setting the condition of the N umLock button. . Figure 5. Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu T able 5: Fields, Options and Defa ults for the Keyboard/Mouse Feat ures Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Numlock: ■ On[...]

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    12 LifeBook P1600 Notebook BIOS Video Feature s Submenu of the Advanced Menu The V ideo Features S ubmenu is for setting the display parameter s. Figure 6. Video Features Submenu T able 6: Fields, Options and De faults for the Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Descripti on Display: ■ Internal Flat Panel ■ Ex[...]

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    13 Internal D evice Config urations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configurations submenu allows the user to configure other int ernal devices. Figure 7. Int ernal Device Configu rations Submenu T able 7: Fields, Options and Defaul ts for the Internal Device Confi gurations Submenu of Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Descr[...]

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    14 LifeBook P1600 Notebook BIOS CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Featur es submenu configur es cert ain features of the CPU in the system. Figure 8. CPU Features S ubmenu T able 8: Fields, Options and Defaults for the CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description SpeedStep(R) T echnology: ■ Disa[...]

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    15 USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Featur es submenu configur es the USB capabilities of the system. Figure 9. USB Features Submenu T able 9: Fields, Options and Defaults for the USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Legacy USB Support: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled [Enabled] When Disabled is [...]

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    16 LifeBook P1600 Notebook BIOS Miscellaneous Configur ations Su bmenu o f the Adva nced M enu The Misc ellaneous Configurations submen u configur es several features of the system, including po wer button and volume settings, video memor y size, and power management setting s. Figure 10. Mis cellaneous Configur ations Submenu T able 10: Fields, Op[...]

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    17 Hardware Power Management: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled (Level1) ■ Enabled (Level2) [Enabled (Level1)] This allows you to enable or disa ble the runn ing of Hardware Pow er Management. Level1 is standard hardware management; Level2 is deeper than Level1. Fan Control: ■ Normal ■ Silent [Normal] When set to Normal, the fan runs at a normal level[...]

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    18 LifeBook P1600 Notebook BIOS Event Lo gging Su bmenu of the Advanced Menu The E vent Logging subme nu is for setting up the logs for DMI event logging. Figure 11. Event Logging Submen u T able 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for th e Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Event Log Capacity: Space A va[...]

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    19 SECURITY MENU - SETTING THE SECURITY FEA TURES The Security menu allows y ou to set up the data security features of y our notebook to fit your operating needs and to view the current data securit y configuration. Follo w the instructions for N avigating Through the Setup Utility to make an y changes. The following tables sho w the names of the [...]

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    20 LifeBook P1600 Notebook BIOS Exiting from the Security Menu W hen you finish setting the parameters on the Security Menu, you can eithe r exit from setup utility or move to another menu. T o exit from setup utility , press [ Esc ] key to go to Exit M enu. T o move to another menu, use the cursor ke ys . T able 12: Fields, Options and Defaults fo[...]

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    21 Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Hard Disk Secur ity submenu is for co nfiguring hard disk security features. Figure 13. Hard Disk Security Submenu T able 13: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Default Descrip tion Drive0 Password Is: Clear A display-only field. Set [...]

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    22 LifeBook P1600 Notebook BIOS Owner Informatio n Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information sub menu is for setting o wner information. Figure 14. Owner Information Submenu T able 14: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Owner Information Is: –— Clea[...]

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    23 Security Chip Setting Submenu of the Se curity Menu The Security Chip Setting Securit y submenu is for configuring security chip features. Figure 15. T able 16: Security C hip Setting Submenu T able 16: Fields, Options, and Defaults for the Security Chip Setting Submenu of the Security Menu No te : The fields on this submenu cannot be changed un[...]

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    24 LifeBook P1600 Notebook BIOS BOOT MENU - SELECTING THE OPERA TING SYSTEM SOURCE The Boot Me nu is used to select the order in which the BI OS searches sour ces for the operating system. F ollow the instructions for N avigating Thr ough the Setup Utility to ma ke an y changes. The tables show the names of the menu fields for the Boot menu and its[...]

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    25 Boot Device Priority Submenu of th e Boot Menu The Boot Device Priorit y submenu is for setting the or der of c hecking of sources fo r the operating system. Figure 17. Bo ot Device Priorit y Submenu 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 mo[...]

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    26 LifeBook P1600 Notebook BIOS INFO MENU - DISPLA YS BA SIC SYSTEM INFORMA TION The Info menu is a displa y-only screen that pro vides 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 purposes[...]

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    27 EXIT MENU - LEA VING THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit M enu is used to leav e the setup utility . Follo w the instructions for N avigating through the Setup U t ility to make an y changes. The table sho ws the names of the menu fi elds for the Exit menu and a descript ion of the field's function and any special information needed to help understa[...]