Fujitsu A3040 User Manual

Fujitsu LifeBook

A Series

BIOS Guide

LifeBook A Series Models:

A3040

Document Date: 2/10/06

Document Part Number: FPC58-1482-01

FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS

LifeBook A Series Notebook BIOS

A Series BIOS

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the operating environment for your notebook. Your BIOS is set at the factory for normal operating conditions, therefore there is no need to set or change the BIOS environment to operate your notebook.

The BIOS Setup Utility configures:

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Device control feature parameters, such as changing I/O addresses and boot devices.

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System Data Security feature parameters, such as passwords.

Entering the BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the BIOS Setup Utility do the following:

1. Turn on or restart your notebook.

2. Press the [F2] key once the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen. This will open the main menu of the BIOS Setup Utility with the current settings displayed.

3. Press the arrow keys to scroll through the other setup menus to review or alter the current settings.

Navigating Through The Setup Utility

The BIOS setup utility consists of six menus: Main, Advanced, Security, Boot, Info, and Exit. This document explains each menu in turn, including all submenus and setup items.

The following procedures allow you to navigate the setup utility menus:

1. To select a menu, use the cursor keys:

2. To select a field within a menu or a submenu, use the

cursor keys:

[ ], [ ].

3. To select the different values for each field, press the [Spacebar] or [+] to change to the next higher selection and [-] to go to the next lower selection.

4. To activate a submenu press the [Enter] key.

5. To return to a menu from a submenu, press the [Esc] key.

6. To go to the Exit menu from any other menu,

press the [Esc] key.

[ ], [ ].

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Selecting a field causes a help message about that field to be displayed on the right-hand side of the screen.

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Pressing the Enter key with the highlight on a selection that is not a submenu or auto selection will cause a list of all options for that item to be displayed. Pressing the Enter key again will select the highlighted choice.

7. Pressing the [F9] key resets all items in the BIOS to the default values.

8. Pressing the [F10] key saves the current configuration and exits the BIOS Setup Utility. You will be asked to verify this selection before it is executed.

9. Pressing the [F1] key gives you a general help screen.

Entering the Setup Utility After a Configuration Change or System Failure

If there has been a change in system configuration that does not agree with the parameter settings stored in your BIOS memory, or there is a failure in the system, the system beeps and/or displays an error message after the Power On Self Test (POST). If the failure is not severe, it will give you the opportunity to modify the settings of the setup utility, 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 error message is displayed on the screen, and you want to continue with the boot process and start

the operating system anyway, press the [F1] key.

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If your notebook emits a series of beeps that sounds like a code and the display is blank, refer to the Troubleshooting section of your system Use’s Guide. The Troubleshooting Section includes a list of error messages and their meanings.

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If your data security settings require it, you may be asked for a password before the operating system will be opened.

3. If an error message is displayed on the screen, and you want to enter the setup utility, press the [F2] key.

4. When the setup utility starts with a fault present, the system displays the following message:

Warning!

Error message

[Continue]

5. Press any key to enter the setup utility. The system will then display the Main Menu with current parameters values.

BIOS Setup Utility

LifeBook A Series Notebook BIOS

MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS

The Main Menu allows you to set or view the current system parameters. Follow the instructions for Navigating Through The Setup Utility to make any changes.

(See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for more information.)

The following tables show the names of the menu fields for the Main menu and its submenus, all of the options for each field, the default settings and a description of

Main Advanced Security Boot Info Exit

System Time: [14:57:01]

System Date: [02/01/2006]

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Primary Master [TOSHIBA MK8025GA] Secondary Master [MATSHITADVD-RAM]

Language: [English (US)]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

the field’s function and any special information needed to help understand the field’s use.

System Time and System Date can also be set from your operating system without using the setup utility. Use the Date and Time icon on your Windows Control panel or type time or date from the MS-DOS prompt.

Adjust calendar clock.

<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or <Enter> selects field.

F1: Help Esc: Exit

Figure 1. Main Menu

Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu

Note that the parameters listed in the following table may vary depending upon your system’s configuration.

Menu Field Options Default Description

System Time: –— –— Sets and displays the current time. Time is in a 24 hour format

System Date: –— –— Sets and displays the current date. Date is in a month/day/year

of hours:minutes:seconds with 2 digits for each. (HH:MM:SS). Example: 16:45:57. You may change each segment of the time separately. Move between the segments with the [Tab] key and/or [Shift] + [Tab] keys.

numeric format with 2 digits each for month and day and 4 digits for year. (MM/DD/YYYY) for example: 03/20/1998. You may change each segment of the date separately. Move between the segments with the [Tab] key and/or [Shift] + [Tab] keys.

Main Menu

Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu

Note that the parameters listed in the following table may vary depending upon your system’s configuration.

Menu Field Options Default Description

Primary Master:

Secondary Master

Language:

Selects Primary Master submenu

Selects Secondary Master submenu

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English (US)

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Japanese (JP)

The product number of the hard drive.

The product number of the CD-ROM drive.

[English (US)] The default setting differs between the US/European and the

Display the type of device on this ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Primary Master submenu allowing additional device configuration options for this interface.

Display the type of device on this ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Secondary Master submenu allowing additional device configuration options for this interface

Japanese model. Selects the display language for the BIOS. (Note that this field may appear blank until the first time it is selected.)

LifeBook A Series Notebook BIOS

Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

The Primary Master submenu identifies the characteristics of the Primary Master device installed.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Primary Master:

Select ATA/ATAPI drive

installed here. Device :Hard Disk Vendor :TOSHIBA MK8025GAS Maximum Capacity :80.0GB LBA Mode :Supported

[Auto]

The BIOS auto-types the

drive on boot time. Block Mode :16Sectors PIO Mode :4 Async DMA :MultiWord DMA-2

[None]

The drive is disabled. Ultra DMA :Ultra DMA-5 S.M.A.R.T. :Supported

Type [Auto]

F1: Help Esc: Exit

Figure 2. Primary Master Submenu

Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

Menu Field Options Default Description

Typ e:

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Device

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Vendor

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Maximum capacity

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LBA Mode

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Block Mode

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PIO Mode

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Async DMA

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Ultra DMA

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S.M.A.R.T

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Auto None

[Auto] Selects the ATA/ATAPI device type. To change the selection, press

–— These items are automatically determined by the system at POST

the spacebar. Select Auto to have the type automatically identified by the BIOS at POST. If None is selected, all of the following Set-up items do not appear.

and display the characteristics of the Primary Master device. They cannot be changed by the user.

Main Menu

Secondary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

The Secondary Master submenu identifies the characteristics of the Secondary Master device installed.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Secondary Master:

Select ATA/ATAPI drive

installed here. Device :ATAPI CDROM Vendor :MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ841S LBA Mode :Supported PIO Mode :4

[Auto]

The BIOS auto-types the

drive on boot time. Async DMA :MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA :Ultra DMA-2

[None]

The drive is disabled.

Type [Auto]

F1: Help Esc: Exit

Figure 3. Secondary Master Submenu

Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Secondary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

Menu Field Options Default Description

Typ e:

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Device

Vendor

LBA Mode

PIO Mode

Async DMA

Ultra DMA

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Auto None

[Auto] Selects the ATA/ATAPI device type. To change the selection, press

–— These items are automatically determined by the system at POST

the spacebar. Select Auto to have the type automatically identified by the BIOS at POST. If None is selected, all of the following Set-up items do not appear.

and display the characteristics of the Primary Master device. They cannot be changed by the user.

Exiting from Main Menu

When you have finished setting the parameters on this menu, you can either exit from the setup utility, or move to another menu. If you wish to exit from the setup utility, press the [Esc] key or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu. If you wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys.

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