BIOS Handbook D2840/D2841
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BIOS manual D2840/D2841
Description
Introduction 1
Navigating BIOS Setup
Main Menu – System
Advanced Menu – Advanced system
configuration
Security Menu
Power Menu – Energy saving functions
Boot Menu – System boot
Exit Menu
Flash-BIOS update
Index
- Security features
– Exit BIOS Setup
functions
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Contents
Contents
Introduction ........................................................................... 1
Notational conventions .................................................................. 2
Navigating BIOS Setup ................................................................. 3
Open BIOS Setup ....................................................................... 3
If you w ant to open the "Bo
BIOSSetupwithincorrec
Navigating BIOSSetup .................................................................. 5
ExitingBIOS Setup ..................................................................... 5
Main Menu –Systemfunctions ......................................................... 6
System Date/System Time .............................................................. 6
Diskette A- diskettedrive ................................................................ 6
SATA port .............................................................................. 7
TotalSectors ........................................................................ 7
Maximum Capacity– Hard disk capacity . .. ............................................ 8
Multi–sector Transfers ............................................................... 8
LBAMode Control ................................................................... 9
32 BitI/O -Bus width fordatatransfer ................................................ 9
Transfermode ...................................................................... 9
Ultra DMA Mode – Transfer Speed ................................................... 9
SMARTMonitoring .................................................................. 9
Firmware ........................................................................... 10
Silent Mode– Noise level forharddisksandopticaldrive ............................... 10
Password Status– Display harddisk password status .................................. 10
Change Password . .................................................................. 11
Hard Disk MasterPassword .......................................................... 11
HD-ID .............................................................................. 11
Boot Features – System boot . ........................................................... 11
POST Errors – Aborting system boot . . . . . ............................................. 11
Fast Boot– Quick Self-test ........................................................... 12
POST Diagnostic Screen – POST information or Boot Logo ............................. 12
Boot Menu – System boot ........................................................... 12
System Memory –Workingmemory ...................................................... 12
Extended Memory ...................................................................... 12
Advance
Periphe
Adva
d Menu – Advanced system configuration .....................................
ral configuration– Portsand controllers ............................................
/Serial2 –Serialports ........................................................
Serial 1
el port (system-depe ndent) . . ...................................................
Parall
el Mode -Parallel data transfer ..................................................
Parall
yDisk Controller ...............................................................
Flopp
st Controller .................................................................
USB Ho
Controller .....................................................................
Audio
ontroller ......................................................................
LAN c
emote Boot – Load operating system via LAN . . .. . . .............................
LAN R
nced System Configuration .........................................................
lay,primary .....................................................................
Disp
–Device 2 .....................................................................
IGD
–Device 2, Function1 ..........................................................
IGD
MT 5.0mode ....................................................................
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ot Menu" immediately: . . ....................................
tsettings .......................................................
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IGDMemory Size ................................................................... 18
High PrecisionEvent Timer .......................................................... 18
SMARTDevice Monitoring ........................................................... 18
FanControl–Fan speed ............................................................ 18
SATA0Compatible Mode ............................................................ 18
Advanced ProcessorOptions ............................................................ 19
Enhanced SpeedStep . . . ............................................................ 19
Enhanced IdlePower State .......................................................... 19
CPU Thermal Management . . ........................................................ 20
Virtualization Technology (VT-x) . . . . . ................................................. 20
NX Memory Protection ............................................................... 20
Adjacent CacheLinePrefetch ........................................................ 20
Hardware Prefetch .................................................................. 21
Hyper-threading . . . . . ................................................................ 21
LimitCPUIDFunctions .............................................................. 21
Core Multi-Processing ............................................................... 21
PCI Configuration ....................................................................... 22
DMI Event Logging . . . . . . ................................................................ 23
Eventlogvalidity .................................................................... 23
Event log capacity . . . ................................................................ 23
View DMIevent log .................................................................. 23
EventLogging ...................................................................... 23
Mark DMIeventsas read ............................................................ 24
ClearallDMIeventlogs ............................................................. 24
Security Menu - Securityfeatures ...................................................... 25
Assigningandcancelling passwords ..................................................... 25
Supervisor Password ................................................................ 25
User Password ...................................................................... 25
SetSupervisor Password ............................................................ 26
SetupPassword Lock ............................................................... 26
SetUserPassword .................................................................. 26
User Password Mode–effectsoftheuserpassword ................................... 26
Password On Boot .................................................................. 26
SetupPassword Lock ............................................................... 27
SetSupervisor /UserPassword ..................................................... 27
Cancelling supervisor/user password ................................................. 28
Setupprompt ........................................................................... 28
VirusWarning .......................................................................... 28
ATAVulnerability Protection .............................................................. 29
Diskette Write – Write protection for floppydiskdrive ....................................... 29
FlashWrite– System BIOSwriteprotection .............................................. 29
Power Menu – Energy saving functions . . . ............................................. 30
Power On S ource – Management of switch-on sources . . .................................. 30
PowerOnSource: LAN –Switchon viaLAN controller ................................ 30
PowerOnSource: Wake Up Timer–Switchonaccording to time ....................... 31
PowerFailureRecovery –Systemstatus after apower failure .............................. 31
USBAtPower Off ....................................................................... 32
USBKeyboard ...................................................................... 32
Boot Menu –Systemboot .............................................................. 33
Boot PriorityOrder ..................................................................... 33
Excluded from Boot Order . . . ............................................................ 33
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Exit Menu –ExitBIOSSetup .......................................................... 34
Save Changes & Exit . . .................................................................. 34
Discard Changes & Exit . . . . . . ........................................................... 34
Get Default Values – Restoring standard (default) settings . . . . . ............................. 34
Load PreviousValues –Restoringprevious settings ....................................... 34
Flash-BIOS update ..................................................................... 35
Error message after a Flash-BIOS update . . . . . ............................................ 37
FlashMemory Recovery Mode ........................................................... 38
DeskFlash .............................................................................. 38
Index .................................................................................. 39
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Introduction
Introduction
BIOS Setup provides settings for system functions and the hardware co n fig uration for the device.
Any changes you make take effect as soon as you save t he settings and quit BIOS Setup.
The individual menus in BIOS Setup p rovide settings for the following areas:
Main:
Advanced:
Security:
Power:
Boot
Exit:
System functions
Advanced system configuration
Security functions
Energy saving function
Configuration of the start-up sequence
Save and quit
The individual menus and setting options are described in alphabetical
order in the following chapters.
The setting options depend on the hardware configuration of your device.
Some menus and certain settings may therefore not be available in BIOS Setup on your
device, or the menus may be in a different place, depending on the BIOS revision.
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Introduction
Notational conventions
Pay particular attention to text marked with this symbol. Failure to observe
these warnings could pose a risk to health, damage the device or lead
to loss of data. The warranty will be invalidated if the device becomes
defective through failure to take notice of this warning.
Indicates important informat
ion for the proper use of the device.
►
This font
This font
This font
"This font"
Abc
This font Indicates a default value in the BIOS menu settings (e.g. Enabled)
Indicates an activity that must be performed in the order shown
Indicates the result of an action
Indicates data entered usin
command line, e.g. your pass
start a program (start.ex
Indicates information that is displayed on the screen by a program, e.g.:
Installation is complete!
Indicates
• terms and text used in a software interface, e.g.: Click Save
• names of programs or files, e.g. Windows or setup.exe
Indicates
• Cross-references to another section, e.g. "Safety information"
• Cross-references to an external source, e.g. a web address: For more
information, go to
• Names of CDs, DVDs and titles or designations for other materials,
e.g.: " CD/DVD Drivers & Utilities" or "Safety" manual
Indicates a key on the keyboard, e.g:
g the keyb oard in a program dialogue or
word ((Name123) or a command used to
e)
"http://ts.fujitsu.com"
F10
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Navigating BIOS Setup
Navigating BIOS Setup
Open BIOS Setup
► Restart the device by switching off and on.
BIOSSetupSetup,BIOS-Setup
Wait until the screen output appear
► Press function key
► If you have assigned a supervisor p
password and confirm it with the Ent
The BIOS Setup Main menu will be displayed on the screen.
► Press function key
The BIOS release information will be displayed:
• BIOS Setup version (e.g. 6.0)
• BIOS Setu p revision (e.g. Rev. 1.03.2451)
The final digits refer to the number o
With the aid of the mainboard number you can locate the correct technical
manual for the mainboard on the "Drivers & Utilities" or "ServerStart" CD/DVD.
Alternatively you can also use it to download the corresponding BIOS update file
from the Internet (see "
F2
.
F1
.
Flash-BIOS update", Page 35).
If you want to open the "Boot Menu" immediately:
You can use this function if you do not want to boot the system from the drive
specified as the first device in the Boot Priority O rder in the Boot menu.
s.
assword, you must now enter this
er key.
f the mainboard.
► Press the function key
BootMenuF12,functionkey
The Boot Menu is displayed as a popup window on the screen. You can now select the
drive from w hich you wish to boot the operating system. The selection options are the
same as the possible settings in the Boot Priority Order in the Boot menu. Your selection
is only valid for the current system boot. The settings specified in the Boot Priority Order
in the Boot menu will be applied again the next time the system is started.
► Use the
boot the system on this occasion and press Enter.
► To open BIOS Setup, use the
entry and press En ter to confirm the selection.
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and cursor keys to select which drive you want to use to
If the drive is marked with an "!" symbol then it cannot be selected as a boot drive. You
can check why this drive is not available for booting in the BIOS Setup (in the Boot menu).
F12
.
and cursor keys to select the Setup
Navigating BIOS Setup
BIOS Setup with incorrect settings
Systemboot
If an incorrect setting in BIOS Setup prevents the system booting and the system cannot
be booted three times in a row, the default BIOS Setup settings will be applied once,
the next time the system is booted. The following error message will appear:
Previous boot incomplete - Default configuration used
F2
Pressing the
key allows you to check and correct the settings in BIOS Setup.
Any incorrect BIOS Setup settings that prevented the system from booting can now
be corrected. This will allow the system to boot without error again.
Example Main menu of the BIOS S
Advanced Security Power Boot
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2
4
Main
System Time: [10:52:28]
System Date:
Diskette A:
SATA Port 0
SATA Port 1 [HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH10N-(S1)]
SATA Port 2 None
SATA Port 3 None
Boot Features
System Memory: 633K
Extended Memory:
etup
[12/11/2008 ]
None
None
1980 M
Exit
Item Specific Help
<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or
<Enter> selects field
r
1 = Menu bar
2 = Working area
3 = Help area
4 = Operations bar
The BIOS Setup screen is divided into the following areas:
Menu bar
(1):
The menu
bar is used to sele ct the different BIOS Setup menus.
Working area ( 2): The working area displays the setting options (fields) for the selected menu.
You can set the entries in th e displayed fields according to y our requirements.
► I ndicates fields that open further submenus. You can change entries
in these submenus.
* Indica tes configuration conflicts that must be resolved to ensure t hat the
device functions correctly.
Help area (3): Brief information on the selected field is displayed in the help area.
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BIO
Operations bar (4): The operations bar lists the keys available fo r use with BIOS Setup.
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You can display additional information (e.g. BIOS version) by
pressing the
F1,functionkeyBIOSversion
F1
function key.
Navigating BIOS Setup
BIOSSetup
or cursor keys
or cursor keys
Enter
+
F9
F7
ESC
or
or-keys (numeric keypad) Change entry for field
function key Set d efault entries for all men
function key
Select menu from menu bar
Select field - selected field is hi
Open submenu (marked with Ê)
ESC
Reset entries that were in use w
Exiting BIOS Setup
► To exi t BIOS Setup, select the Exit menu from the menu bar.
You can then decide whether y
► Select the required option.
► Press the Enter key.
ou want to save th e changed settings.
ghlighted
Enter
, close submenu
us
hen BIOS Setup was opened.
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