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    Fujitsu LifeBook B Series BIOS Guide LifeBook B Series Model : B2610 Document Da te: 05/31 /02 Document Part Num ber: FP C58-06 82-01 FUJITSU PC CORPORA TION Quilt-3 BIOS. fm Page 1 Thursday, Ju ne 6, 200 2 9:26 AM[...]

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    2 LifeBo ok B Seri es Note book BI OS 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[...]

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    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[...]

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    4 LifeBo ok B Seri es Note book BI OS MAIN MENU – SETTING ST ANDARD SYSTEM P ARAMETERS The Main M enu allows you to set or view the current system parameters. Follow the instruc tions 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, a[...]

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    5 System Da te: –— –— Set s and displ ays the cur rent date. Date is in a m onth/ day/year numeric format with 2 digits each for month and day and 4 digits for year . (MM/DD/YYYY) for exa mple: 03/20/1998. Y ou may change each segment of the da te separately . Move betwee n the segments with the [ Tab ] key and/or [ Shift ] + [ Tab ] ke ys.[...]

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    6 LifeBo ok B Seri es Note book BI OS Primary Ma ster Submenu of the Main Menu The Primar y Master submenu i dentifies what A T A/ A T API devices are instal led. 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 Ma[...]

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    7 Exiting from Main Menu W hen y ou hav e finished setting the parameters o n this menu, y ou can either exit from the setup utility , or move to ano ther me nu. I f y ou wish to e xit fr om the setup utility , press the [ Esc ] key or use the cursor keys t o go to the Exit menu. If y ou wish to mov e to another menu, use the cursor keys. Secto rs:[...]

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    8 LifeBo ok B Seri es Note book BI OS 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[...]

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    9 T able 3: Fields , Options and D efaults for the Advanc ed Menu Menu Fiel d Options Default Description Plug & Play O/S: • No • Ye s [No] Select Ye s if you are using a Plug & Pl ay capable operating system. Select No if you ne ed the B IOS to configure non-bo ot devices. Protected Device Configuration: • No • Ye s [No] No allows [...]

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    10 LifeBo ok B Seri es Note book BI OS 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 S[...]

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    11 T a ble 4: Fields, Option s and Defaults for the Se rial/Pa rallel P ort Configura tions Sub menu of Adv anced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Serial Port : • Disabled • Enabled • Auto [Enabled] Configures the serial port using ei ther no configuration (Disabled), a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by allowing the BIO S[...]

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    12 LifeBo ok B Seri es Note book BI OS Mod e: • Output Only • Bi-directional • ECP [Bi-directional] Wh en the parallel port is enabled this option is available allowing the user to set the mo de for th e parallel port. Bi- directional allows two-way transfer of information between your notebook and a connected para llel device. Output Only (H[...]

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    13 Keyboar d/Mouse F eature s Submenu of the Advanced Menu K e yboard/Mouse Featur es submenu is for setting parameters of the integrated and external mouse and keybo ard. Figure 5 . Keyboard /Mouse Fe atures Submen u T a ble 5: Fields, Options a nd Defaul ts for th e Keyboa rd/Mous e Featu res S ubmenu of the A dvance d Menu Menu Field Opti ons De[...]

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    14 LifeBo ok B Seri es Note book BI OS Initialization on Resume : • Fast • Normal [Fast] Wh en Fast is selected, the initialization of external PS/ 2 devices is optimized to speed up on resume. When Normal is selected, initializati on is not optimized. Note that this feature is designed for Windows XP systems only . When external PS /2 devices [...]

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    15 Vi deo Fea tures Su bm enu of t he Adva nc ed M en u 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 Opti ons Default Description Display: • Internal Flat-Panel • External • Si[...]

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    16 LifeBo ok B Seri es Note book BI OS 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. Internal Device Conf igurations S ubmenu T a ble 7: Fields, Option s and De faults for I nterna l Device Configura tions Su bmen u of Advan [...]

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    17 PCI Con figura tions Submenu of the Advanced Menu The PCI Configurations submenu allows the user to reserve specific interrup ts (IR Qs) for legacy ISA dev ices, and to enable or dis able built in PCI de vice modul es. Figure 8. PCI Con figura tions Sub menu T a ble 8 : Fields , Options a nd Defa ults for the PCI Confi guratio ns Submen u of the[...]

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    18 LifeBo ok B Seri es Note book BI OS 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[...]

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    19 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 Sub menu 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 Opti ons Default Description Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) T echnology: • Auto • Max.[...]

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    20 LifeBo ok B Seri es Note book BI OS USB Features Submenu of the Adva nced Menu The USB Features submenu c onfigures the USB capabilities of the system. Figure 1 1. USB F eatures Subme nu T a ble 11: Fi elds , Optio ns an d Defau lts fo r the USB Featu res Sub menu of the A dvance d Men u Menu Fiel d O ptions Default Description USB Features: •[...]

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    21 Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The E vent Logging submenu is for setting up the logs for DMI ev ent logging. Figure 12. Event Lo gging Sub menu T a ble 12: Fi elds, Option s and Defaults for the Event L ogging Su bmenu of the Advanced M enu Menu Field Opt i ons Default Description Event Log Capa city : Space A vailable Display only E[...]

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    22 LifeBo ok B Seri es Note book BI OS SECURITY MENU – 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.[...]

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    23 T a ble 13: Field s, Options an d Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Fiel d Options Default Description Supervisor Password is: –— Clear A display-only field. Set is display ed when the system super visor pass- word i s set and Cle ar when it is n ot. User Password is: –— Clear A display-only field. Set is displayed when the general use[...]

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    24 LifeBo ok B Seri es Note book BI OS Exiting from the Security Me nu W hen you h av e finished setting the parameters on the Security Menu, y ou can either exit fr om setup utility or move t o another menu. If y ou wish to exit from setup utility , press the [ Esc ] key to go t o the Ex it M enu. If y ou wish to mo ve t o another menu, use the cu[...]

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    25 Hard Di sk Se cu rit y Subme nu of the Se curity Menu The Hard Disk Securit y submenu is for configur ing hard disk secur it y features. Figure 1 4. Hard Disk 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 Opti ons Default Description Prima ry Ma ster : • Disable[...]

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    26 LifeBo ok B Seri es Note book BI OS 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 in formatio n. Figure 15. Owner Informat ion Submen u T a ble 15: F ields, Options and De faults for the Owner Inform ation Su bmenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Def a ult De scri pt i on Owne[...]

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    27 POWER MENU – SETTING POW ER MANAGEMENT FEATU RES The P ow er 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 sh ow t he names of t he men u fiel ds for th e P ow er men u and its su bmen us, a ll of the [...]

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    28 LifeBo ok B Seri es Note book BI OS T ab le 16: Field s, Option s and D efaults for the Power Me nu (for AP M operat ing sy stems only ) Menu fiel d Options De fault Description Power S av- ings: • Dis ab l ed • Cust omi zed • Maxim um Power S avings • Maximum Performanc e [Custom- ized] Sets the power savings pa rameters to a factory in[...]

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    29 Resume On Modem Ring: • Off • On [Off] Sets whether or not to Resume from a suspension state whe n a message is received by telephone line. This feature will not operate if the Save-to-D isk mode i s enabled. This f eature applies to inte rnal and externa l modem s. Resume On Ti m e : • Off • On [Off] Sets whether or not t o resume f rom[...]

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    30 LifeBo ok B Seri es Note book BI OS 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 th[...]

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    31 BOOT MENU – SELECTIN G 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 th e Boot menu and i ts su[...]

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    32 LifeBo ok B Seri es Note book BI OS Boot Dev ice Prior ity Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boot Dev ice Priority submenu is for setting the order of checking of sources for th e operating 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 [...]

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    33 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 poses only , and are not e[...]

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    34 LifeBo ok B Seri es Note book BI OS EXIT MENU – LEA VING THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit M enu is used to leave th e setup utility . Follow the instructions for N avigating Thro ugh The Setup Utility to make an y changes. Figure 21. Exit Menu The following table shows the names of the menu fields for the Exi t menu, the default settings and a descr[...]

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    35 Discard Changes –— Selecting Discard Changes loads the previous values in BIOS memory for all menu fields. The m essage Load previous now? [Yes] [No] will be d isplayed . When confirme d the setup utility will r eturn to the Exit menu. T o go to another menu, follow the directions in the Navigating Through The Setup Utility section. Save Cha[...]