Fujitsu LifeBook A3110, LifeBook A3120 BIOS Guide

Fujitsu LifeBook

A Series

BIOS Guide

LifeBook A Series Model:

A3110/A3120

Document Date: 02/08/2007

Document Part Number: FPC58-1569-02

FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORPORATION

LifeBook A Series 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 [F2] 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 [RIGHT ARROW] or [LEFT ARROW] key to scroll through the other setup menus to review or alter the current settings.

The Boot Menu can also be invoked by pressing the [F12] key when the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen.

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 lower selection and [F5] or [-] to go to the next higher selection.

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

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

[ ], [ ]

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 the 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 too severe, it will give you an opportunity to modify the setup utility settings, as described in the following steps:

1. When you turn on or restart the computer there is a beep 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, please refer to the Troubleshooting Section in the system User’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.

Main Menu

LifeBook A Series BIOS

MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS

The Main Menu allows you to set or view the current system parameters. (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

BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Boot Info Exit

System Time: [14:57:01]

System Date: [09/15/2006]

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Drive0 [FUJITSU MHV2120A] Drive1 [_NEC DVD_RW NC_7]

Language: [English (US)]

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 for-

mat 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.

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 Date: –— –— Sets and displays the current date. Date 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. You may change each segment of the date separately. Move between the segments with the [Tab] key and/ or [Shift] + [Tab] keys.

Drive0 Selects the

Drive0 Serial ATA drive submenu

The product number of the hard drive.

Display the type of device on this ATA/IDE interface. Pressing the Enter key selects the Serial ATA Drive0 submenu which displays the default values and settings for this interface.

Drive1: Selects the

Drive1 Serial ATA drive submenu

The product number of the CD-ROM drive.

Display the type of device on this ATA/IDE interface, if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Serial ATA Drive1 submenu which displays the default values and settings for this interface.

Language:

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English (US)

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Japanese (JP)

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

the Japanese model. Selects the display language for the BIOS.

LifeBook A Series BIOS

Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu

The Drive0 submenu identifies what ATA devices are installed and the default values and settings of the devices.

BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Boot Info Exit

Drive0:

Device :Hard Disk Vendor :FUJITSU MHV2120AT PL Maximum Capacity :120.0GB LBA Mode :Supported Block Mode :16Sectors PIO Mode :4 Async DMA :MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA :Ultra DMA-5 S.M.A.R.T. :Supported

Type [Auto]

Figure 2. Drive0 Master Submenu

Select Serial ATA/IDE drive installed here.

[Auto] The BIOS auto-types the drive on boot time.

[None] The drive is disabled.

F1: Help Esc: Exit

Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu

Note that the information displayed on this screen may differ from that which appears on your screen, depending upon your system configuration.

Menu Field Options Default Description

The fields that appear on this screen are for display only, and reflect the default settings for the Drive0 device.

Device --- Hard Disk Displays the type of Drive0 ATA/IDE drive.

Vendor --- (Device Name) Displays the maker of the Drive0 device.

Maximum Capacity:

LBA Mode --- Supported Displays whether Logical Block Addressing is supported by the

Block Mode --- 16 Sectors Displays the number of sectors per block.

PIO Mode --- 4 Displays the method for moving data to/from the Drive0 device.

Async DMA --- Multiword

--- (HDD Size) The maximum capacity of your hard disk

device.

Displays the Multiword DMA method for moving data to/from the

DMA-2

Drive0 device.

Main Menu

Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu

Note that the information displayed on this screen may differ from that which appears on your screen, depending upon your system configuration.

Menu Field Options Default Description

Ultra DMA --- Ultra DMA-5 Displays the Ultra DMA method for moving data to/from the Drive0

device.

S.M.A.R.T. --- Supported Displays whether Self-Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technology is

supported. (MSART is a hard drive feature; warns of problems before total failure).

Typ e:

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Auto None

[Auto] Selects the hard drive device type. Select Auto to have the type

automatically identified by the BIOS at POST. If None is selected, all of the Setup items above do not appear.

LifeBook A Series BIOS

Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu

The Drive1 submenu allows you to configure secondary ATA devices.

BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Boot Info Exit

Drive1:

Select Serial ATA/IDE

drive installed here. Device :ATAPI CDROM Vendor :_NEC DVD_RW ND-7550A 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. Drive1 Submenu

Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu

Menu Field Options Default Description

The fields that appear on this screen are for display only, and reflect the default settings for the Drive1 device.

Device --- Hard Disk Displays the type of Drive1 ATA/IDE drive.

Vendor --- (Device Name) Displays the maker of the Drive1 device.

LBA Mode --- Supported Displays whether Logical Block Addressing is supported by the

PIO Mode --- 4 Displays the method for moving data to/from the Drive1

Async DMA --- Multiword DMA-2 Displays the Multiword DMA method for moving data to/from

Ultra DMA --- Ultra DMA-5 Displays the Ultra DMA method for moving data to/from the

device.

the Drive1 device.

Drive1 device.

Advanced Menu

Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu

Menu Field Options Default Description

Typ e:

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Auto None

[Auto] Selects the hard drive device type. Select Auto to have the type

automatically identified by the BIOS at POST. If None is selected, all of the Setup items above do not appear.

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.

LifeBook A Series BIOS

ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS

The Advanced Menu allows you to:

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Set the keyboard and mouse features.

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Select between the display panel and an external CRT or flat panel display.

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Enable or disable compensation for your display.

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Enable or disable the IDE, Bluetooth, and LAN controllers.

BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Boot Info Exit

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Configure CPU and USB features in your system.

The following tables show the names of the menu fields for the Advanced Menu and its submenus, all of the options for each field, the default settings and a description of the field’s function and any special information needed to help understand the field’s use.

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Keyboard/Mouse Features Video Features

Configures keyboard/ mouse features.

Internal Device Configurations CPU Features USB Features

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Miscellaneous Configurations

Event Logging

F1: Help Esc: Exit

Figure 4. Advanced Menu

Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu

Menu Field Description

Keyboard/ Mouse Features

Video Features Opens the Video Features submenu, which allows setting of the display parameters, including routing

Opens the Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu, which allows setting external and internal keyboard and mouse parameters.

of video signals to different displays.

Internal Device Configurations

Opens the Internal Device Configuration submenu, which allows enabling or disabling the IDE, Bluetooth, and LAN Controllers.

CPU Features Opens the CPU Features submenu to allow you to enable or disable AMD Virtualization™.

USB Features Opens the USB Features submenu to allow you to enable or disable legacy USB devices and SCSI Sub-

Class support.

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