Fujitsu A6210 manual

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    1 Fujitsu LifeBook A Series BIOS Guide LifeBook A Series Model: A6210 Document Da te: 07/10/2008 Document Part Num ber: FPC58 -1916- 01 FUJITSU COMPU TER SYSTEM S COR PORA TION[...]

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    2 LifeBo ok A Series BI OS A Series BIOS BIOS SE TUP UT ILITY The BIOS Setup Util ity is a pro gr am that sets up the operating envir onment for your not ebook. Y our BIOS is set at the factory for normal operating conditions, therefore there is no need to set or change the BIOS environmen t to oper ate your noteb ook. The BIOS Setup Utility config[...]

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    3 sever e, it will g ive y ou an opportunity to modify the setup utility settings, as described in the following st eps: 1. When you tur n on or res tar t the com puter there is a beep and /or the follo wing message appears o n the screen: Error message - please run SETUP program Press <F1> key to continue, <F2> to run SETUP 2. I f an e[...]

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    4 LifeBo ok A Series BI OS INFO MEN U - DISPLA YS BASI C SYSTE M INFORM ATION The Info Men u is a display only screen that provides the con figuration information for y our notebook. The fo llowing tabl e shows t he names of t he menu fields for th e Info menu and the inf ormatio n displa yed in those fi elds . Thes e fiel ds are for i nforma tion [...]

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    5 SYSTEM MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The System Menu all ows you to set or view the cur rent system para meters. (See Na vi gating through the Setup Utility on page 2 fo r more info rmation .) The fo llowing tables s how t he name s of the men u fiel ds for the S yst em me nu and its sub men us, all o f the optio ns for each field, [...]

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    6 LifeBo ok A Series BI OS Drive0 Selects the Drive0 Serial A T A drive submenu The produc t number of th e hard drive. Display the type o f device on this A T A/ IDE interface. Pressing th e Enter key selects the Serial A T A Drive0 submenu allowing additional device configuration options for this interface. Drive1: Selects the Drive1 Serial A T A[...]

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    7 Drive0 Submenu of the System Menu The D rive0 subm enu ident ifies what A T A d ev ices are in stal led. Figure 3. Drive0 Master Su bmenu T able 3: F ields, Optio ns and Defa ults for the Dr ive0 Subm enu of the System Me nu Menu Fiel d Options Default Description Drive0: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled [Enabled ] Enables or disables Drive0. Ty p e : --[...]

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    8 LifeBo ok A Series BI OS Drive1 Submenu of the System Menu The D rive1 sub menu al lows you to confi gure s econdar y A T A dev ices. Figure 4. Drive1 Subm enu Exiting from Syst em Menu W hen you hav e finished setting the parameters on this menu , you can either exit fr om the setup utility , or mov e to another menu. If you wi sh to exit from t[...]

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    9 ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Men u a llows you to: ■ Set the k eyboard and mouse fe ature s. ■ Sele ct betw een th e displ ay panel and a n external displ ay . ■ Enab le or disab le co mpensatio n for yo ur disp lay . ■ Enable or d isable the IDE , Mouse, LAN , and Wireless LAN contr ollers. ■ Configur [...]

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    10 LifeBo ok A Series BI OS USB Features When selected, o pens the USB Feat ures submenu to allow you to enable or d isable legacy USB d evices and SCSI S ubClass suppo rt. Miscellaneou s Configuratio ns When selected, o pens the Miscellaneo us Configu rations submen u to allow you to enable or d isable the power but ton, Wake Up On LAN, an d contr[...]

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    11 Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the A dvanced Menu The K eyboard/M ouse Features su bmenu is for turning N u mLoc k on or off.. Figure 6 . Keyboard /Mouse Featur es Submenu T able 6: Fields, O ptions and Defaults for the Keyboa rd/Mouse Su bmenu of the Advanced M enu Menu Field Options Default Description Numlock: ■ On ■ Off ■ On/Padloc[...]

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    12 LifeBo ok A Series BI OS V ideo Fea tures Submenu of the Advanced Me nu The Video Features sub menu is for s ettin g the d isplay pa rame ters. Figure 7 . Video Featur es Submenu T able 7: Fiel ds, Options and Defaults for the V ideo Fea tures Subm enu of the Advanced Men u Menu Fi eld Options Def ault Description Display: ■ Internal Flat Pane[...]

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    13 Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Inter nal De v ice Confi gurat ion su bmenu a llows th e user to enable or d isable IDE, B luetoot h, LAN a nd Wireless LAN Co ntrol lers . Figure 8. Internal Device Configu ration Submenu T able 8: Fields, Options and De faults for the Inte rnal Device Con figuration S ubmenu of th[...]

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    14 LifeBo ok A Series BI OS CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The C PU Fea tur es subm enu pr ovid es optio ns for c onfigurin g the Int el Co re M ulti-P roc essin g and Speed Step powe r manag ement f eatur es of the C PU . Figure 9. CPU Features Submenu T able 9: Fields , Options and Defaults f or the CPU Fe atures Sub menu of the A dvan[...]

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    15 USB Features Submenu of t he Advanced M enu The USB F eatures submen u provides optio ns for enabling or disa bling the USB dev ices. Figure 10. USB Feature s Submenu T able 10: Fie lds, Op tions an d Defau lts for t he USB Fe atures Submenu of the Ad vanced Menu Menu Field Options Default De scr ipt io n Legacy U SB Support: ■ Disabled ■ En[...]

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    16 LifeBo ok A Series BI OS Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Misc ellaneous Configurations submenu pr ovides options for enabling or disabling the powe r button, the W ake U p On LAN featur e, the Har dwar e P ower Mana gement and Lo w P ow er M ode fea tur es, and t he but ton ligh ts, as well as setting the volume. Fi[...]

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    17 Low Power Mode: ■ Dis abl ed ■ Enabled [Enabled] Enable s and disa bles the Low Power Mode. Button LE D Ligh t: ■ Dis abl ed ■ Enabled [Enabled] Enable s and disa bles the Bu tton L ED light. No te that th e LED does n’t light when the syst em is running on battery po wer . T able 11: Field s, Options a nd Defaults for the Misc ellaneo[...]

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    18 LifeBo ok A Series BI OS Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced M enu The Event Loggi ng sub menu configures event logg ing features for DMI events. Figure 12. Event Logg ing Submen u T able 12: Fields , Opti ons and Defaul ts for t he Even t Logg ing Su bmenu of the A dvance d Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Event Log Capa city: Spac[...]

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    19 SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The Secur ity menu allows you to set up the data secur ity features o f your no tebook to f it your op er ating needs and to view t he current da ta secur ity configur ation. (See N aviga ting throug h the Setup Uti lity on pa ge 2 for more information.) The fo llowing tables s how t he name s of t[...]

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    20 LifeBo ok A Series BI OS Exiting from the Security Me nu W hen you have finished s etting th e par ameters on th e Secur ity Men u, you can either exi t from setup utilit y or move to another menu. If you wish to exit from s etup utility , press the [Esc] key to go to the Exit Menu. If y ou w ish to move to anoth er menu, use th e curs or keys .[...]

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    21 Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The H ar d Disk Sec urity subm enu is for c onfi guring h ard dis k secu rity feat ures . Figure 1 4. Hard Disk Secu rity Submenu T able 14: Fields, Opti ons and Defaults for the Ha rd Disk Security Subme nu of the Security M enu Menu F ield Options Default Description Drive0: ___ Cl ear Display-on[...]

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    22 LifeBo ok A Series BI OS Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information subm enu is for setting owner informa tion. Note that the owner information cannot be set without having enter ed a Supervisor Passw ord. Figure 15. Owner Inf ormation Submenu T able 15: Fields, Opti ons and Defaults for the Owner Informat ion Submenu o[...]

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    23 BOOT MENU – SE LECTING THE OPERATING S YSTEM SOURCE The Boot Me nu is used to select the order in which the BIOS s earches sources for the opera ting system. Follow the instructions for N avigating Through the Setup Utility to mak e any cha nges. (See N aviga ting t hro ugh th e Setup Utili ty on p age 2 for more informat ion.) The following t[...]

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    24 LifeBo ok A Series BI OS Boot Device Pri ority Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boot Dev ice P ri ority submenu is for setting the order of checking of sources f or the operati ng system. Figure 17 . Boot Devi ce Priori ty Submenu Exiting from Boot Menu W hen you hav e finished setting the boot parameters with the Boot Men u, you can either exit fro[...]

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    25 EXIT MEN U – LEAV ING THE SETU P UTILITY The E xit M enu is us ed to l eav e th e setup u tility . Follo w the instructions for N avigating Through the Setup Utility to mak e any cha nges. (See N aviga ting t hro ugh th e Setup Utili ty on p age 2 for more informat ion.) The f ollow in g tabl e show s the n ames of t he men u fiel ds for the E[...]