Fujitsu N6220 manual

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    1 Fujitsu LifeBook N Series BIOS Guide LifeBook N Series Models: N6220 Document Date: 10/14/2005 Document Part Num ber: FPC58-1428-0 1 FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS[...]

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    2 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS N Series BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup U tility is a program that sets up the operating en vironment for y our notebook. Y our BIOS is set at the factory for nor mal operating conditions, therefor e there should be no need to set or change the BIOS en vironment to operate y our notebook. The BIOS Setup U t[...]

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    3 INFORMATION MENU – V IEWING CURRENT SYSTEM PARAMETERS The Information M enu allows y ou to view the cur rent system parameter s. This is the default screen, and cannot be changed directly . The following tables show the names of the menu fields for the Information men u. This screen r eflects the current system setting s. Figure 1. Information [...]

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    4 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS MAIN MENU – SETTING STAN DARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The Main Men u allows y ou to set some of the curren t system parameters. F ollow the instructions for N avi- gating Through The Setup Utility to mak e any changes. (See N avigating Through The Setup U tility on page 2 for more information.) The following tables sho[...]

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    5 Main Menu -> System Date/T ime Su bmenu – Setting the date and time The Syst em Date and Time submen u of the Main menu allows you to set the current dat e and time. Y ou may change each segment of the date and time separately . Mo ve betw een the segments with the [T ab] key , then use the cursor k eys to mov e the values up or d own. The c[...]

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    6 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS Main Menu -> IDE Settings Submenu – Setting the ti ming and A TI/A T API Device The IDE Settings submenu of the Main menu allo ws you to select a speed for the hard disk drive, which device(s) to use, and whether to support SMART function s. The following figure shows the IDE Se ttings submenu. Figure 4. IDE S[...]

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    7 Main Menu -> Language Submenu -> Choosing a Language The Language submenu of the M ain menu allo ws you to select a language to use with the system. Figure 5. Language Submenu Exiting from Main Menu 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 wi[...]

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    8 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS ADVANCE MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Ad vance M enu allows y ou to: ■ Set the NumLock action. ■ Select between the display panel and an e xternal CR T display . ■ Enable or disable compensation for your display . ■ Enables or disables the internal c ontrollers. ■ Configur e CPU and USB fea[...]

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    9 Vid eo Features Submenu of the Adva nce Menu The V ideo Features S ubmenu is for setting the display parameter s. N ote that after booting the system, the display para meters are det ermined by the W indows video driver . Figure 7. Video Features Submenu Internal Device Configurat ions Submenu of the Advance Menu The Internal Device Configuration[...]

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    10 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS CPU Features Submenu of the Advance Menu The CPU Featur es Submenu pr ovides options for en abling or disabling the XD Bit functional ity . Figure 9. CPU Features S ubmenu USB Features Submenu of the Advance Menu The USB F eatures Sub menu pr ovides options for enabling or disabling the USB devices. Figure 10. USB[...]

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    11 Miscellaneous Configuratio ns Submenu of the Advance Menu The Misc ellaneous Configurations Submenu pr ovides options for enabling or disabling the power button an d the W ake U p On LAN feature, and for enab ling or disabling the system beep. Figure 11. Mis cellaneous Configur ations Submenu T able 11: Fields, Options and Defa ults for the Misc[...]

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    12 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS Event Logging Sub menu of the Advance Menu The E vent L ogging Submenu configures ev ent logging features for DMI events. Figure 12. Event Logging Submenu T able 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Event Logging Submenu of the Advance Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Event Log Capacity: ___ Space A[...]

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    13 SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The Security menu allows y ou to set up the data security features of y our notebook to fit your operating needs and to v iew t he cur rent secur it y configur ation. Follow the instructions for Na v igating Through the Setup Utility to mak e any c hanges. (See N avigating Through The Setup Utility[...]

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    14 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS T able 13: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Field Options Defaul t Description Set Supervisor Password –— [Enter] Sets, changes or cancels the Supe rvisor P assword. Supervisor’ s Password may be up to eight characters l ong and must include only letters or n umbers (no symbols). Passw[...]

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    15 Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Har d Disk Securi ty Submenu is for co nfiguring hard disk secu rit y features. Figure 14. Hard Disk Security Submenu The Set Primary Passw ord is f or entering a new P rimar y Master P assword. Figure 15. Set Primary Master Passw ord Submenu T able 14: Fields, Options and Defau lts for the Ha [...]

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    16 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS Owner Informatio n Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information S ubmenu is f or setting owner inform ation. N ote that the owne r information cannot be set without having entered a Super visor password. Figure 16. Owner Information Submenu Exiting from the Security Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the [...]

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    17 BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOURCE The Boot Me nu is used to select the order in which the BIOS searches sources for the operating system. Follow the instructions for Na v igating Through the Setup Utility to mak e any c hanges. (See N avigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for mor e information.) The following tables sho[...]

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    18 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS Boot Device Priority S ubmenu of the Boot Menu The Boot Dev ice Priority Submenu is for setting the or der for checking of sour ces for the operat ing system. Figure 18. Boot Device Priority Submenu ■ Be aware of the operati ng environment when booting from a CD-ROM/DVD-ROM or you may over- write files by mi sta[...]

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    19 Hard Disk Drive Sequence Submenu of the Boo t Menu The Hard Disk Driv e Sequence Submen u is for setting the order in which multiple hard disk driv e s are sequenced. Figure 19. Hard Disk Drive Sequence Submenu Exiting from Boot Menu W hen you hav e finished setting the boot paramet ers with the Boot menu, y o u can either exit from the setup ut[...]

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    20 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS EXIT MENU – LEAVIN G THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit M enu is used to leav e the setup utility . Follo w the instructions for Na v igating Through the Setup Utility to mak e any c hanges. (See N avigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for mor e information.) The following table sho ws the names of the men u fie[...]