Fujitsu B3000 manual

Fujitsu LifeBook B Series BIOS Guide LifeBook B Series Model: B3000 Document Date: 05/20/2004 Document Part Number: FP C58-1148-01 FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS[...]

2 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS B Series BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the operating environment for y our notebook. Y our BIOS is set at the factor y for no rmal operating conditions, therefor e there is normally no need to set or change the BIOS enviro nment to operate y our notebook. The BIOS Setup Ut[...]

3 3. If an error message is displa yed on the screen, and you want to enter the setup utility , pr ess the [ F2 ] key . 4. W hen the setup utility star ts with a fault present, the system display s the following message: Warning! Error message [Continue] 5. Pr ess any key t o enter the setup utility . The system will then display th e Main M en u w[...]

4 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS MAIN MENU – SETTING ST AN DARD SYSTEM P ARAMETERS The Main M enu allows yo u to set or view the current system parameters. Follow the instruc tions for N avigating thro ugh the Setup Utility to make any changes. The following tables sho w the names of the men u fields for the Main menu and its submenu s, all of t[...]

5 System Date: –— –— Sets and displays t he current date. Date is in a month/ day/year numeric format with 2 digits each for month and day and 4 digits fo r year . (MM/DD/YYY Y) for example: 03/20/1998. Y ou may change eac h segment of the date separately . Mo ve between the segments with the [ Ta b ] key and/or [ Sh ift ] + [ Ta b ] keys. [...]

6 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Primar y Master submen u identifies what A T A/ A T API devices are installed. Note: A ctual hard drive label shown may vary . Depending on the drive type, informat ion such as cylinders, heads and sectors may or may not be displayed. Figure 2. Prim ary Master Submenu T a[...]

7 Exiting fr om Main M enu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on this menu, you can either exit from the setup utility , or mov e to another menu. If y ou wish to exit from the setup utility , pr ess the [ Esc ] key , use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu, or press [F10] to exit and sav e. If y ou wish to mov e to another men u, u[...]

8 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Ad vanced M enu allo ws y ou to: • Set the I/O addresses for the ser ial and parallel por ts. • Set the communication mode for the parallel p ort and infrared port. • Select between the display panel and an e xternal CR T display . • Enable or disable co[...]

9 Internal Device Configurations When selected, opens the Internal Device Configurations submenu, which allows enabling or disabling th e IDE and LAN Controllers. CPU Features When selected, opens the CPU Featur es submenu, which allows setting of Intel Speed- Step features. Al so allows you to enable and disable the On Battery/AC Optimization. USB[...]

10 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS Serial/Paral lel Por t Configu rations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/P arallel P ort Configurations submen u allows you t o set the I/O addresses and interrupt levels for the serial, touch panel, and parallel por ts of your notebook . All I/O addresses in T able 4 are in hexadecimal. Figure 4. Serial/Par[...]

11 T able 4: Fields, Options an d Defaults for the Serial/Parallel Port Conf igurations Submenu of Ad vanced Me nu Menu Field Options Defaul t Descrip tion Serial Port : • Disabled • Enabled • Auto [Enabled] Configures the serial port using either no configuration (Disabled), a user defined configur ation (Enabled), or by allo wing the BIOS o[...]

12 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu K eyboard/M ouse Featur es submenu is for setting paramete rs of the integr ated and external mouse and k eyboard. Figure 5. Keyboard/Mouse Features Submen u T able 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the K eyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Men[...]

13 Video Feature s Submenu of the Advanced Menu The V ideo Features S ubmenu is for setting the displa y parameters. Figure 6. Video Features Submenu T able 6: Fields, Options and De faults for the Vi deo Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Defaul t Descri ption Display: • Internal Flat-Panel • External • Auto [Auto] Sele[...]

14 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS Internal D evice Con figurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configurations submenu allo ws the user to c onfigure other internal d evices. Figure 7. Int ernal Device Confi gurations Submenu T able 7: Fields, Options and Defa ults for Internal Device Configurations Su bmenu of Advanced Menu Me[...]

15 CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Featur es submenu configures c ert ain features of the CPU in the system. Figure 8. CPU Features S ubmenu T able 8: Fields, Options and Defaults for th e CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description SpeedStep(R) T echnology: • Disabled • Enabled [Enabled] E[...]

16 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Featur es submenu configur es the US B capabilities o f the syst em. Figure 9. USB Features Submenu T able 9: Fields, Options and Defaults for the USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Legacy U SB Support: n Disabled n Ena[...]

17 Miscellaneous Features Subm enu of the Ad vanced Menu The Miscellaneous Featur es submenu c onfigures the powe r button and performance control featur es of the system. Figure 10. Miscellaneous Features Submenu T able 10: Fields, Options an d Defa ults for the Miscellaneous Featur es Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Descri[...]

18 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS Event Logging Submenu of t he Advanced Menu The E vent Logging submenu is for setting up the logs for DMI ev ent logging. Figure 11. Event Logging Submen u T able 11: Fields, Op tions and Defaults for th e Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Defau lt Description Event Log Capacity: Space [...]

19 SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEA TURES The Securit y menu allows y ou to set up the data securit y features of yo ur notebook to fit y our operating needs and to view the cur rent data secu rity configuration. Follow the instructions for Na vigating through the Setup Utility to mak e an y chang es. The following tables show the names o[...]

20 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS T able 12: Fields, Options an d Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Descript ion Supervisor Password is: –— Clear A display-only field. Set is di splayed when the system supervisor password is set and Clear when it is not. User Password is: –— Clear A display-only field. Set is displa[...]

21 Exiting from the Security Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on the Securit y Men u, you can either exit from setup utility or move t o another menu. If you wish to exit fr om setup utility , press the [ Esc ] key to go to th e Exit M enu. I f y ou wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys. Owner Information: –— –[...]

22 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Hard Disk Security submenu is for configuring hard disk secur ity features. Figure 13. Hard Disk Security Submenu T able 13: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Primary Master[...]

23 Owner Informatio n Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information submenu is for setting owner information. Figure 14. Owner Information Submenu T able 14: Fields, Options and De faults for the Owner Informati on Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Owner Informa tion Is: –— Clear Display only . Set Owner I[...]

24 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERA TING SYSTEM SOURCE The Boot Men u is used to select the order in which the BIOS searc hes sourc es for the operating system. F ollow the instructions for Na vigating through the Setup Utility to mak e an y chang es. The following tables show the names of the menu fields for the Bo[...]

25 Boot Device Priority Submenu of th e 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 16. Bo ot Device Priorit y Submenu Exiting from Boot Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the boot parameters with the Bo ot menu, yo u can either exit fr om the setup utility or mo[...]

26 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BA SIC SYSTEM INFORMATI ON The Info menu is a displa y-only screen that pr ovides the configuration information for y our notebook. The following table shows the names of the men u fields for the Info menu and the info rmation display ed in those fields. These fields are for information pur po[...]

27 EXIT MENU – LEA VIN G THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit M enu is used to lea ve the setup utility . Follow the instructions for N a vigating through the Setup Utility to make any changes. Figure 18. Exit Menu The following table shows the names of the menu fields for the Exit menu, the default settings and a description of the field's function a[...]

28 LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS Discard Changes –— Selecti ng Discard Changes loads the prev i ous values in BIOS memory for all menu fields. The message Load previous now? [Yes] [No] will be displayed. When confirmed the setup ut ility will re turn to the Ex it menu. T o go to another menu, follow the directions in the Navigating thr ough t[...]