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Fujitsu P-1032 manual

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    Fujitsu LifeBook P Series BIOS Guide LifeBook P Series Model: P-1032 P-1035 Documen t Date: 02/01/02 Docu ment Part Numb er: FPC 58- 0653- 01 FUJITSU PC CORPORA TION[...]

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    2 LifeBo ok P Seri es BIOS P Series BIOS BIOS SE TUP UT ILITY The BIO S Setup U tility is a pr ogram t hat sets up the operating environment for y our notebook. Y our BIOS is set a t the f actory for normal operating co nditio ns, therefor e there is no n eed to set or change the BIOS en vironment to operate your notebook. The BIO S Setu p U tility[...]

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    3 MAI N M ENU – SETTING ST ANDARD SYSTEM P ARAMETERS The Main M enu allows y ou to set or view the current syst em pa ramet ers. F ollo w th e in struc tio ns f or N avigating Through th e Setup Util ity to mak e any changes. The fol lowin g tables show the names of the menu fields for th e Main m enu and it s subm enus, al l of the opt ions for [...]

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    4 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS Menu Field Options Def au lt Description System Time: –— –— Sets and display s the current tim e. Time is in a 24 hou r format of hours:minut es:seconds with 2 digits for each. (HH: MM:SS). Exam- ple: 16:45:5 7. Y ou m ay change each s egment of the time separately . Move between the s egments wi th the [ Ta b ] ke[...]

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    5 Primary Ma ster Submenu of t he Main Menu The Primar y Master submenu i dentifies which A T A devices are installed . Note: A ctual hard drive label sh own may vary . Depending on th e dri ve ty pe, infor mat ion su ch as cy lind ers, he ads and sectors m ay also be displa yed. Figure 2. Primary Mas ter Submenu T a ble 2: Fields, Option s and D e[...]

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    6 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS Sectors: • A numbe r betwee n 0 and 63 –— This item a ppears only wh en the type is identif ed as Au to or Hard Disk. When Hard Disk is select ed, you can change the value. This fie ld is change d by i ncr emen ting (pr ess ing th e [Sp aceba r]) or by typing in the numb er . Maximum Capacity: • Display only –—[...]

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    7 ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Ad vanced Me nu allows yo u to: • Enabl e or d isa ble su ppor t fo r Plug & Pl ay operat ing sy stem s. • Sele ct betw een th e disp lay panel and a n externa l CR T disp lay . • Enable or d isable compens ation fo r your di splay . • Configur e PCI devices in your system. • Con[...]

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    8 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS T able 3: Fields, Options and De faults for the Adv anced Menu Menu Field O ptions Default Description Plug & P lay O/S: • No • Ye s [No] Select Ye s if you are using a P lug & Pl ay capable operat ing system. Select No if you n eed the BIO S to configu re non-boot d evices. Keyboard /Mouse Features –— –?[...]

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    9 Keyb oard/Mo use Feat ures Submenu of the Advanced Menu The K eyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for se tting the par amete rs of t he in tegr ate d and extern al mo use and keyboard. . Figure 4. K eyboard/Mouse Features Subm enu T ab le 4: Fie lds, Opti ons and Defaults f or the Key board/Mous e Featu res Sub menu of th e Advanced Menu Menu F iel[...]

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    10 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS Video Feature s Submenu of the Advanced Menu The V ideo Features Submen u is for setting the display parameters. Figure 5 . Video Featur es Submenu T a ble 5: Fie lds, Op tions an d Defau lts for the Vid eo Featu res Sub menu of th e Advanc ed Menu Menu Field Options De fault Description Display: • Interna l Flat-Panel [...]

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    11 Internal Device C onfigu rations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Dev ice Configurations submenu allows the user to co nfigure other internal devices. Figure 6. Internal Device Configu rations S ubmenu T a ble 6: Fields, Options and De faults for the Interna l Device Configu rations S ubmenu of the Adva nced Me nu Menu Field Options De [...]

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    12 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS PCI Conf igurat ions Submenu of the Advanced Menu The PCI Configurations submenu allows the user to reserve specific inter rupts (IRQs) for legacy I SA devices, and to enable or disabl e built in PCI dev ice modules. Figure 7. PCI Co nfigurati ons Subm enu T a ble 7: Fie lds, Op tions an d Defaul ts for the PCI Co nfigura[...]

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    13 IRQ R eservation Submenu of the PCI Configurations Submenu The IRQ Reservation submenu of the PCI Configura- tions submenu allows the user to mark vari ous IR Qs as reserved for use by legacy ISA devi ces. W hen an IRQ i s reserved, the BIOS does not use it for embedded PCI or ISA devices. Figure 8. I RQ Reservat ion Sub menu T a ble 8: Field s,[...]

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    14 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS CPU Feat ures Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Featur es submenu configures cer tain features of the CPU in the sy stem. Figure 9. CPU Features Submenu T a ble 9: Fie lds, Op tions an d Defau lts for the CPU Feature s Subm enu of the Advanced M enu Menu Field Options De fault Description Processor Serial Number: • E[...]

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    15 USB Features Submenu of t he Advanced M enu The USB Featur es submenu configures the USB capabili- ties of the system. Figure 10. USB Feature s Submenu T able 10: Fi elds, Option s and Def ault s for th e USB Fea tures Subm enu of the Adva nced Me nu Menu Field Options De fault Description USB Storage Device: • Disabled • Enabled [Enabled] W[...]

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    16 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Ev en t Logging submenu is for setting up the logs for DMI ev ent logging. Figure 11. Event Loggi ng Sub menu T able 11: Fi elds, Opti ons and Defaul ts for t he Even t Log ging S ubmenu of the A dvanc ed Menu Menu Field Options Default Des cri pt ion Event Log Capac ity: Spa[...]

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    17 SECURITY M ENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEA TURE S The Security menu allows y ou to set up the data security features of your notebook to fit your operating n eeds and to view the current data security configuration. Follow the instructions fo r Na vigating Through the Setup Uti lity to make any cha nges . The following tables show the names of [...]

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    18 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS Exiting from the Security Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on the Securit y M enu, y ou can either exit from setup utility or mov e to ano ther menu. If you wish to exit fr om setup utility , press the [ Es c ] key to go to t he Ex it Menu. If you wi sh to move to a noth er menu , use the c ursor ke ys[...]

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    19 Hard Disk Secu rity Subm enu o f th e Sec uri ty Me nu The Hard Disk Secur ity submenu is for configuring hard disk securi ty features. Figure 13. Hard Disk Se curity Subm enu T a ble 13: Fields , Options and Defau lts for the Hard Disk Se curity Submenu of the Security Me nu Menu Field Options Defa ult De scription Primary Master: • Disabled [...]

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    20 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS Owner Inf ormat ion Submenu of the Security Menu The Owne r In formatio n sub menu is for setting o w ner in formatio n. Figure 14. Owner Inf ormation Submenu T a ble 14: Field s, Options and De faults for the O wner Information Submenu of the Security Me nu Menu Fi eld Opti ons Default Desc rip ti on Owne r Informa tion [...]

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    21 POWER MENU – SETTING POWER MANAGEME NT FEATURES The Po wer menu al lows you to set and change the power mana gemen t paramet ers. F ollow th e instru ctions for N avigating Through the Setup U tility to ma ke an y chan ges . The f ollow ing ta bles show th e names of th e menu fields for th e Po wer men u and i ts su bmen us, all of t he opt i[...]

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    22 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS Standby Ti m e o u t : • Off • 1 to 16 Minu tes [4 Minu tes] Se ts the leng th of ti me with out an y user input d evice activ ity befo re the CPU is set to h alf speed and t he display and the hard drive are tur ned off. If you choose a factory combination of parameters t his field will display the setting. If you ch[...]

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    23 Advance d Featur es Submenu of the Pow er Menu The Ad vanced Featur es submenu is for setting some non-time related power saving parame ters. Figure 16. Advanced Feat ures Submen u Exiting from Power Menu W hen y ou hav e finis hed setti ng the b oot parame ters with the P ower menu, y ou can either exit from th e setup util ity or move to anoth[...]

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    24 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS BOOT MENU – SELEC TING THE OPERA TING SYSTEM SOU RCE The Bo ot Menu is used to selec t the order in whic h the BIOS searches sources for the operating system. Follow the instructions fo r Na vigating Through the Setup Uti lity to make any cha nges . The f ollow ing ta bles show th e names of th e menu fields for th e Bo[...]

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    25 Boot Dev ice Prior ity Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boo t Device P r iority sub menu is for se tting the order of checking of sources for the op erating system. Figure 1 8. Boot D evice Priority Submenu Exiting from Boot Men u W hen y ou hav e finished setti ng the boot parameters with the Boot menu, y ou can either exit fr om the setup utility [...]

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    26 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS INFO MEN U - DISPLAYS BA SIC SYS TEM IN FORMATIO N The Info menu is a displa y-only screen that pr ovides the con figu ration info rmation for y our notebook. The follow ing table shows the names of the menu fields for the Info menu and t he informa tion dis played in those fields. These fields are for i nformation purpos[...]

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    27 T a ble 19: Field s, Options and De faults for the Info Menu Menu Field Default Men u Fi eld Default BIOS V er sio n: 1. 02e L2 Cac he: 256 K B BIOS Date: 11/08/200 1 T otal Mem ory: 112 M B BIO S Ar ea: E400h – FFFFh CMS* Mod e: Normal CPU T ype: T r ansme ta TM550 0 processo r CMS * Revi sion: 4.2. 6-8-168 CPU Speed : 700 MHz OEM ID: FJCFG- [...]

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    28 LifeBo ok P Series BIOS EXIT MEN U – LEA VING THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit M enu is used to leave th e setup utility . Follow the in structions f or N avigat ing Thro ugh T he Se tup Utility to make an y changes. Figure 20. Exit Menu The follow ing table shows the names of the menu fields for the Exit menu, the default set tings and a descr ipti[...]

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    29 Load Setup Defau lts Press the F9 key –— Selecting Load Se tup Defaults will load the factory preset default values for all men u fields, then display the messa ge Load default configuration now? [Yes] [No]. When con- firmed the setup ut ility will return to the Exit Menu . T o return to anot her me nu f ollow the di r ectio ns in t he Navig[...]