Fujitsu B2620 manual

Fujitsu LifeBook B Series BIOS Guide LifeBook B Series Model : B2620 Document Da te: 10/30 /02 Document Part Num ber: FP C58-07 92-01 FUJITSU PC CORPORA TION[...]

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 se t at th e fac tor y for norm al ope rat ing con diti ons, therefor e ther e is no need to set or change the BIOS en vironment to operate y our notebook. The BI[...]

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 utility star ts w ith a fault present, t he system dis plays the follow ing messag e: Warning! Error message [Continue] 5. P ress a ny key t o ent e r the se tup utility . The syst em will then display the[...]

4 LifeBo ok B Series 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 fo l lo wing tabl es show th e name s of the menu f ields for the Main menu a nd its s ubmenus [...]

5 System Da te: –— –— Sets and displays the current da te. Date is in a month/ day/year numeric format w ith 2 digits each for month and day and 4 digits for year . (MM/DD/YYYY) for example: 03/20 /1998. Y ou may change each se gment of the date separately . Move between the segme nts with th e [ Ta b ] key and/ or [ Shift ] + [ Ta b ] k ey[...]

6 LifeBo ok B Series 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 dev ices are installed. Note: A ctual hard drive label shown may vary . Depending on th e dr ive t y pe, in for mat ion su ch a s cyli nde rs, heads and sectors may or ma y not be displayed. Figure 2. Prima ry Ma[...]

7 Exiting from Main Menu W hen you h av e finished setting the parameters on this menu, y ou can either exit f rom the setup utility , or move t o another menu. If yo u wi sh to exit from the setup utility , press the [ Esc ] key or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu. If y ou wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys. Secto rs: • [...]

8 LifeBo ok B Series Note book BI OS ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Ad vanced M enu allo ws you to : • Enable or d isabl e su ppor t fo r Plug & Pl ay operat ing sy stem s. • Set the I/O address es for the serial and parallel por ts. • Set the com munication mode for the parallel po rt and infra red port. • Sele c[...]

9 T able 3: Fie lds, Opti ons and Defaults fo r the Adva nced Me nu Menu Field Options Default Description Plug & Play O/S: • No • Ye s [No] Select Ye s if you are using a Plug & Pl a y capable opera ting system. Select No if you ne ed the B IOS to configure non-bo ot devices. Protected Device Configuration: • No • Ye s [No] No allo[...]

10 LifeBo ok B Series Note book BI OS Seria l/Parallel P ort Con figura tions Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/P arallel P ort Configurations subme nu pro v ides the ab ilit y to set the I/O add resse s and int errupt lev els for th e serial, infrar ed and parallel ports o f your note book. Figure 4. Se rial/Parallel P ort Config urations Su[...]

11 T able 4: Field s , Option s and Defa ults for the Serial/ Parallel P ort Config urations S ubmenu of Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Serial Port : • Disa bled • Enabled • Auto [Enabled] Configures the serial po rt using ei ther no configuration (Disabled), a user defined conf iguration (Enabled), or by allowing the BI[...]

12 LifeBo ok B Series 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 (Ha[...]

13 Keyboar d/Mouse F eature s Submenu of the Advanced Menu K eyb oard/Mouse Featur es subm enu is for setting parameters of the integra ted and external mouse and keyboard. Figure 5 . Keyboard /Mouse Fe atures Submen u T able 5: Fields , Options and D efaults for the K eyboard/Mo use Features S ubmenu of the A dvance d Menu Menu Field Opt ion s Def[...]

14 LifeBo ok B Series 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 d[...]

15 Vi deo Fea tures Su bm enu of t he Adva nce d Menu The Vid eo Features Submenu i s for setting the display parameters. Figure 6 . Video Featur es Submen u T able 6: Fields , Op tions an d Defau lts for the Video Fe atures S ubmenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options De fault Description Display: • Internal Flat-Panel • External • Simul[...]

16 LifeBo ok B Series 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 able 7: Fields , Option s and D efaults for Interna l Devic e Configura tions Su bmenu of Advan ce[...]

17 PCI Con figura tions Submenu of the Advanced Menu The PCI Configurations submenu allows the user to reserve specific interrupts (IRQs) for legacy ISA devices, and to enable or dis able built in PCI de vice modul es. Figure 8. PCI Con figura tions Sub menu T able 8: Field s, Options and Defa ults for the PCI Configura tions Submen u of the Adv an[...]

18 LifeBo ok B Series Note book BI OS IRQ Re servat ion Submenu of t he PCI Configurations Submenu The IR Q R eservatio n submen 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. When an IR Q i s reserved, the BIOS does not use it for embedded PCI or ISA devices. Figure 9. IRQ [...]

19 CPU Feat ures Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features subme nu configures certain features of the CPU in the system. Figure 10. CPU Features Sub menu T able 10: Field s, Options and Defa ults for the CPU Fe atures Subm enu of the Adva nced Me nu Menu Field Options De fault Description Intel(R) SpeedStep(R) T echnology: • Auto • Max. Pe[...]

20 LifeBo ok B Series Note book BI OS USB Features Submenu of the Adva nced Menu The USB Features submenu c on figures the USB capabilities of the system. Figure 1 1. USB F eatures Subme nu T a ble 11 : Fiel ds, Option s and De fault s for the USB Fe atu res Sub menu of the Ad vance d Menu Menu Fiel d Options Default Description USB Features: • D[...]

21 Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The E vent Loggi ng submenu is for setting up the logs for DMI ev ent logging. Figure 12. Event Lo gging Sub menu T able 12: Fields, O ptions and Defau lts for the Ev ent Logging S ubmenu of the Advan ced Menu Menu Field Opt ions Default Description Event Log Capa city : Space A vailable Display only Ev[...]

22 LifeBo ok B Series 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 y our notebook to fit your operating needs and to view the current data security configuration. Follow the in structions f or Na vigatin g Thr ough The Set up Utility to make an y chan ges. [...]

23 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 se tup utility or move to another menu. If y ou wish to exit from setup utility , press the [ Esc ] key to g o to the Ex it M enu. If y ou wish to mo ve t o another menu, use the cursor keys. T able 13: Fields, Option[...]

24 LifeBo ok B Series Note book BI OS Hard Di sk Se cu rit y Subme nu of the Se curity Menu The Hard Disk Security submenu is for configuring hard disk security features. Figure 1 4. Hard Disk Security Submen u T able 14: Fields, Optio ns and Defaults fo r the Hard Disk Se curity Submen u of the Security Menu Menu Field Options De fault Description[...]

25 Owner Inf ormat ion Submenu of the Security Menu The Owne r I nfor mation submen u is f or se tting o w ner i nform ation. Figure 15. Owner Informat ion Submen u T able 15: Fields, Optio ns and Defaults for the Owner Information Su bmenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Def ault De scri pt ion Owner Informa tion Is: –— Clea r Disp lay[...]

26 LifeBo ok B Series Note book BI OS POWER MENU – SETTING POW ER MANAGEMENT FEATU RES The Po wer menu al lows you to set and change the power mana gemen t parame ter s. F ollo w the instructio ns fo r N a vigating Through the Setup Utility to m ak e any chan ges . The following tables sho w the names of the menu field s for the P owe r menu and [...]

27 T able 16: Fields, Options a nd Defaults for the Power Menu (for APM operating systems only) Menu field Options Defa ult Description Power Savings: • Disabled • Customized • Maximu m Power Savings • Maximu m Performance [Customized] Sets the power savings pa rameters to a fa ctory installed combination of pa rameters, a custom se t of pa[...]

28 LifeBo ok B Series Note book BI OS Resume On Ti m e : • Off • On [Off] Sets wheth er or not to resume f rom a suspension state at a des- ignated time. This feature is available from either the Suspend or Save-to-Disk m odes. Resume Ti m e : –— [00:00:00] Sets t he designate d time, on a 24-hour cl ock, when t he note- book is to au tomat[...]

29 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 h en y ou hav e finished se tting t he boot p aramet ers with the P ower menu, y ou can either exit fr om the setup util ity or move to a no t[...]

30 LifeBo ok B Series Note book BI OS BOOT MENU – SELECTIN G THE OPERA TING SYSTEM SOURC E The Bo ot Menu is used to selec t th e order in wh ich th e BIOS searches sources for the operat ing system. Follow the in structions f or Na vigatin g Thr ough The Set up Utility to make an y chan ges. The following tables sho w the names of the menu field[...]

31 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 f or the operating system. Figure 19 . Boot Devi ce Priori ty Subm enu Exiting from Boot Men u W hen you h av e finished setting the boot parameters with the Boot menu, you can either e xit from the setup utility or m[...]

32 LifeBo ok B Series Note book BI OS INFO MEN U - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM I NFORM ATION The Info menu is a display-on ly screen t hat provide s the co nfig uratio n info rmatio n for y our not ebook. The followi ng table shows the name s of the menu fiel ds for the Info menu an d the inf ormati on displ ayed in those fields. T hese fields are for in[...]

33 EXIT MENU – LEA VING 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 make an y changes. Figure 21. Exit Menu The follo wing table show s the nam es of the m enu f ields for t he Exit men u, th e default settings and a description of the field's f[...]

34 LifeBo ok B Series Note book BI OS 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 displaye d. When confirme d the setup utility will r e turn to the Exit menu. T o go to another menu, follow the directions in the Navigating Through [...]