Fujitsu S2210 manual

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    1 FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORPORA TION Fujitsu LifeBook S Series BIOS Guide LifeBook S Series Model: S2210 - V ista Document Date: 01/30/2 007 Document Part Number: FPC58 -1655-01[...]

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    2 LifeBook S Series Notebook S Series 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 fa ctory for normal operating c onditions, there- fore there should be no need to set or change the BIOS en vironment to operate y our notebook. The BIOS Setup Utility[...]

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    3 severe, it wil l give y ou the opportunity to modify the settings of the setup ut ility , as described in the following steps: 1. When you turn on or restart the computer there is a beep and/or the following message appears on the screen: Error message - please run SETUP program Press <F1> key to continue, <F2> to run SETUP 2. If an e[...]

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    4 LifeBook S Series Notebook MAIN MENU – SETTING ST AN DARD SYSTEM P ARAMETERS The Main M enu allows you t o set or view the current system parameters. (See N avigating through the Setup Utility on page 2 for more info rmat ion) The following tables sho w the names of the menu fields for the Main menu and its submenu s, all of the options for eac[...]

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    5 System Date: –— –— Sets and displays the current date. Da te is in a month/day/ year numeric format with 2 digits each for month and day and 4 digits for year . (MM/DD/ YYYY) for example: 03/20/ 2006. Y ou may change each se gment of the date sepa- rately . Move betwee n the segments with the [T ab] key and/or [Shift] + [ T ab] keys. Driv[...]

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    6 LifeBook S Series Notebook Drive0 Submenu of th e Main Menu The Drive0 s ubmenu identifies what A T A devices are installed. N ote that actual hard drive label sho wn may var y . Depending on the drive type, information such as cylinders, heads and sectors ma y also be display ed. Figure 2. Drive0 Submenu T a ble 2: Fields, Options and Defaults f[...]

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    7 Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu The Drive1 submen u allows yo u to configur e secondary A T A devices. N ote that actual hard driv e label shown may vary . Depending on the driv e ty pe, information such as cylinders, heads and sectors may also be display ed. Figure 3. Drive1 Su bmenu T able 3: Fields, Options and Defaults fo r the Drive1 Submenu[...]

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    8 LifeBook S Series Notebook Exiting from Main Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on this menu, you can eithe r exit from the setup utility , or move t o another menu. If y ou wish to exit from the setup utility , pr ess the [Esc] k ey or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu or to mov e to another menu. T ransf er Mode: • [...]

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    9 ADV ANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEA TURE CONTROLS The Ad vanced M enu allows yo u to: ■ Set the I/O addresses for the infrar ed ports. ■ Set the features of the keyboard/mouse. ■ Select between the display panel and/or an e xternal display or v ideo projector . ■ Set internal device configurations ■ Configur e USB features. ■ Config[...]

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    10 LifeBook S Series Notebook Internal Device Configurations When selected, opens the Internal D evice Configuration submenu, which allows enabling or disabling the IDE LAN, and modem controllers. CPU Features When selected, opens the C PU Features submenu, wh ich allows the user to enable or disable the AMD Virtualization(TM) features. USB Feature[...]

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    11 Serial/Parallel Port Configu ration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/P arallel Po rt Configuration submenu pro vides the ability to set the I/O addresses and inter- rupt levels for the infr ared ports of your system. Figure 5. Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu ■ T o prevent IRQ and address conflicts, avoid changing the default [...]

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    12 LifeBook S Series Notebook T able 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for Serial/Para llel Port Configurations Submenu of Advanc ed Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Serial Port: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled ■ Auto [Enabled] Configures the ser ial port using either no configurat ion (Disabled), a user defined configuration (Enabl ed), or by [...]

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    13 Keyboard/Mo use Features Submenu of the Ad vanced Menu The K eyboard/M ouse Features submen u is for setting the parameters of N umLock. Figure 6. Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu T able 6: Fields, Options and Defaults for th e Keyboard/Mouse Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Numlock: • Auto •O n •O f f •[...]

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    14 LifeBook S Series Notebook Vid eo Features Submenu of the Adva nced Menu The V ideo Features Sub menu is for setting the display parameters. Figure 7. Video Features Submenu T able 7: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Defa ult Description Display: • In ternal Flat Panel • Exte[...]

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    15 Internal Device Configurat ions Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allo ws the user to configure other internal dev ices. Figure 8. I nternal Device Confi guration Submenu T able 8: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Internal Device Configuration Subm enu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Descr[...]

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    16 LifeBook S Series Notebook CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Featur es Submenu allo ws the user to e nable or disable the AMD Virtualization( TM) feature . Figure 9. CPU Features Submenu T able 9: Fields, Options and Defaul ts for the CPU Fea tures Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description AMD Virtualiza[...]

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    17 USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Featur es Submenu c onfigures th e USB features for y our system. Figure 10. USB Features Submenu T able 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Defaul t Description Legacy USB Support: • Disabled • Enabled [Enabled] When Disabled [...]

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    18 LifeBook S Series Notebook Miscellaneous Configuratio ns Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Misc ellaneous Configurations Submenu co nfig ures miscellaneous featur es for your syst em. Figure 11. Miscellaneous Confi gurations Submenu T able 11: Fields, Options and Def aults for the Miscellaneous Configurations Submen u Menu Field Options Default D[...]

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    19 Event Logging Sub menu of the Advanced Menu The E vent L ogging Submenu c onfigures eve nt logging features for DMI eve nts. Figure 12. Event Logging Submenu T able 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Descrip tion Event Log Capacity: Space A vailable Display only . Event [...]

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    20 LifeBook S Series Notebook SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEA TURES The Security menu allows you to set up the data security features of your not ebook to fit your operating need s and to view the cur rent data securit y configuration. Follow the instruct ions for Na vigat ing Through the Setup Utility to make an y changes. (See Na vigat[...]

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    21 T able 13: Fields, Option s and Defaults for the Secu rity Menu Menu Field Opti ons Default Description Supervisor Password is: –— Clear A display-o nly field. Set is displaye d when the syste m Supervisor Password is set and Clea r when it is n ot. User Passw ord is: –— Clear A display- only field. Set i s displayed wh en the genera l U[...]

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    22 LifeBook S Series Notebook Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Har d Disk Secur ity Submenu is for co nfiguring hard disk security features. Figure 14. Hard Disk Security Submenu T able 14: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Note that w hen a[...]

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    23 Owner Informatio n Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information S ubmenu is fo r setting owner info rmation. N ote that Owner Information cannot be set without having entered a super visor’s passw ord. Figure 15. Owner Information Submenu T able 15: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu Menu [...]

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    24 LifeBook S Series Notebook Security Chip Setting Submenu of the Security Menu The Security Chip Setting Submenu is f or enabling or disabling the e mbedded securit y chip . Figure 16. Security Chip Setting Submenu Exiting from the Security Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on th e Security Menu, y ou can either exit fr om setu[...]

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    25 BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERA TING 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 vigating Through the Setup Utility to mak e any changes. (See N avigat ing through the Setup Utility on page 2 for more informati on) The following tables show[...]

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    26 LifeBook S Series Notebook Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boot Dev ice Priorit y submenu is for set ting the order of checking of sources for the operatin g system. Figure 18. Bo ot Device Priority Submenu ■ Be aware of the operating environment when booting fr om a CD or you may overwrite files by mistake. ■ A bootable CD[...]

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    27 Exiting from Boot Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the boot parameters with the Boot menu, y ou can either exit from the setup utility or move to ano ther menu. If you w ish to exit from th e set up ut il it y press the [Esc] key to go to the Exit menu. If y ou wish to mov e to another menu, use the curs or keys. T a ble 18: Fields, Options[...]

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    28 LifeBook S Series Notebook INFO MENU – DISPL A YS BA SIC SYSTEM INFORMA TION The Info menu is a display only scr eens that provides the configuration i nformation for your 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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    29 EXIT MENU – LEA VIN G 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 Utility to make an y changes. (See Na v igating throug h the Setup Utility on page 2 for mor e informat ion) . The following table shows the names of the menu fields for the Exit menu, the defa[...]

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    30 LifeBook S Series Notebook Discard Changes Selecting Di scard Changes will load the previou s values in BIOS memory for all me nu fields. Th e message Load previous configuration now? [Yes] [No] will be displayed. When confirmed th e utility will re turn to the Exit menu. T o return to a nother menu, follow the dir ections in the Navigatin g Thr[...]