Fujitsu LifeBook A4170 BIOS Guide

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 [RIGHT ARROW] or [LEFT ARROW] key 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 seven menus: Main, Advanced, Security, Power, Boot, Info, and Exit. This document explains each menu in turn, including all submenus and setup items.

The following procedures a l low 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 [F5] or [-] 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 m e nu from any other menu, press the [Esc] key.

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Selecting a field causes a hel p 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 tha t 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 Tes t (P OS T ) . If the failure is no t too 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

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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.

CAUTION

If your notebook emits a series of beeps that sounds like a code and the display is blank, please refer to the Troubleshooting Section. 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

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 page1 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

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Main Advanced Security Power Boot Info Exit

System Time: [02:34:56] System Date: [07/27/2000]

Legacy Diskette A: [1.44/1.2 MB, 3.5"]

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Primary Master [6007MB] Secondary Master: CD-ROM

System Memory: 640 KB Extended Memory: 63 MB

Language: [English (US)]

the field’s function and any special information needed to help understand the field’s use. Note that actual drive labels shown may vary.

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

Item Specific Help

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

F1 Help ESC Exit

Select Item Select Menu

-/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu

Figure 1 Main Menu

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F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit

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

Note that the parameters listed below may differ, as determined by your system configuration.

Menu Field Options Default Description

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

of hours:minutes:se co nd s with 2 di gits 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.

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

Note that the parameters listed below may differ, as determined by your system configuration.

Menu Field Options Default Description

System Date: Display only –— 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: 03/20/1998. You may change each segment of the date separately. Move between the segments with the [Tab] key and/or [Shift] + [Tab] keys.

Legacy Diskette A:

Primary Master

Display only

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Selects Primary Master submenu

[1.44/1.2MB 3 1/2"]

The size of the hard drive

Displays the legacy diskette device size.

Display the size of the primary master device. Pressing the Enter key selects the Primary Master submenu allowing additional device configuration options for this interface.

Secondary Master:

System Memory:

Extended Memory:

Language:

Display only

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English (US)

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Japanese (JP)

CD-ROM Display the type of device on this ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is

one.

640 KB Displays the size of installed system memory.

63 KB Displays the size of the system’s extended memory.

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

Japanese model. Selects the display language for the BIOS.

Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

The Primar y Master subm enu i den tifies what ATA devices are installed.

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Main

Main Menu

Note that actual hard drive label shown may vary. Depending on the drive type, information such as cylinders, heads and sectors may also be displayed.

Primary Master [TOSHIBA MK6014MAP-(PM)]*

Type: [Auto] Total Sectors: 11733120 Maximum Capacity: 6007MB

Item Specific Help

User = you enter parameters of hard-disk drive installed at this

connection. Multi-Sector Transfers: [16 Sectors] LBA Mode Control: [Enabled] Transfer Mode: [Fast PIO 4] Ultra DMA Mode: [Mode 2]

Auto = autotypes

ATA/ATAPI drive

installed here.

CD-ROM = a CD-ROM drive

is installed here.

F1 Help ESC Exit

Select Item Select Menu

Figure 2 Primary Master Submenu

-/Space Enter

Change Values

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Select Sub-Menu

F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit

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

Menu Field Options Default Description

Type:

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Auto

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None

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CD-ROM

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User

[Auto] Selects the ATA/ATAPI device type. 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. Select CD-ROM if a CD-ROM drive is installed at this connection. Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the hard disk drive.

Total Sectors:

Maximum Capacity:

Multi-Sector Transfers:

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Display only 11733120 Displays the total number of sectors available on the hard drive.

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Display only 6007MB Displays the maximum capacity of the drive calculated from the

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Disabled

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2 Sectors

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4 Sectors

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8 Sectors

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16 Sectors

[16 Sectors] This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Specify the

parameters of th e hard disk.

number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer. MAX refers to the size the disk returns when required.

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

Menu Field Options Default Description

LBA Mode Control:

Transfer Mode:

Ultra DMA Mode:

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Disabled

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Enabled

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Standard

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Fast PIO 1

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Fast PIO 2

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Fast PIO 3

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Fast PIO 4

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Fast PIO 3/DMA

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Fast PIO 4/DMA

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Disabled

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Mode 0

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Mode 1

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Mode 2

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Mode 3

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Mode 4

[Enabled] Enables or disables Logical Block Addressing i n pl ace of Cylinder,

[Fast PI0 4] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype

[Mode 2] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype

CAUTION

A bootable CD-ROM may have either a floppy disk format or a hard drive format. When the bootable CDROM is used, the drive allocations change automatically without changing the BIOS setup. If a floppy disk format CD-ROM is used, the CD-ROM becomes Drive A. The CD-ROM will only take drive C: (hard drive format) if the internal hard drive is not present or is disabled. The bootable CD-ROM can never use a C: designation if a formatted internal hard drive is present, since the C: designator is always reserved for the internal hard drive.The boot sequence ignores the new drive designations; however, your application software will use the new designations.

Head, Sector addressing. This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected.

the drive to select the optimum transfer mode. This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected.

CAUTION

Be careful of the operating environment when booting from a CD-ROM or you may overwrite files by mistake.

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 y ou wish t o mov e to another menu, u se the cursor keys.

Main Menu

ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS

The Advanced Menu allows you to:

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Enable or d is a ble support fo r Pl ug & Play operating systems.

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Set the I/O addresses for the serial and parallel ports.

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Set the commu nication mode for the parallel and infrared ports.

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Set the features of the keyboard/mouse.

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Select between the display panel and an external CRT display.

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Enable or disable compensation for your di splay.

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Configure PCI devices in your system.

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Configures DMI Event Logging.

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Main Advanced Security Power Boot Info Exit

Plug & Play O/S:

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I/O Device Configuration Keyboard/Mouse Features Video Features PCI Configuration

DMI Event Logging

Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the Setup Ut ility to mak e any chan g e s.

(See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 1 for more information.)

The following tabl e s show th e nam es 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.

Note that not all fields appear in all configurations; the fields that appear are dependent upon the system CPU.

Item Specific Help

[Yes]

Select 'Yes' if you are using a Plug & Play capable operating system.

Select 'No' if you need the BIOS to configure non-boot devices.

F1 Help ESC Exit

Select Item Select Menu

-/Space

Figure 3 Advanced Menu

Change Values

Enter

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Select Sub-Menu

F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit

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Table 3: Fields, Option s an d Defau lts for the Ad van c ed Men u

Menu Field Options Default Description

Plug & Play O/S:

I/O Device Configuration

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Yes

[Yes] Select Yes if you are using a Plug & Play-capable operating system.

Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non-boot devices.

–— –— When selected, opens the I/O Device Configuration submenu

which allows the user to modify settings for serial, infrared and parallel ports.

Keyboard/Mouse Features

–— –— When selected, opens the Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu,

which allows setting external and internal keyboard and mouse parameters.

Video Features –— –— When selected, opens the Video Features submenu, which allows

setting of the display parameters, including routing of video signals to different displays.

PCI Configurations –— –— When selected, opens addi tio nal me nu s to confi gure PCI de vice s.

DMI Event

–— –— When selected, opens the event logging submenu.

Logging

I/O Device Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu

The I/O Device Configuration submenu provides the ability to set the I/O addresses and interrupt levels for the serial, infrared, and parallel ports of your notebook.

CAUTION

I/O addresses, DMA channels, and Interrupt levels can be entered in various ways, including via the BIOS setup utility, the control software for the I/O device, or the hardware. If any two ports or devices, serial or parallel, have the same I/O address assigned, your notebook will not function normal ly. Please keep a record of original settings before making any changes in the event that a restoration is required. See your hardware and software documentation as well as the setup utility to determine settings, limitations, etc.

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Advanced

To prevent IRQ and address conflicts, avoid changing the default settings. If you must change the settings, you can call 1-800-8FUJITSU for technical assistance.

CAUTION

The BIOS will warn you of a resource conflict by placing a yellow asterisk next to each device that is in conflict.

All I/O addresses in Table 4 are in hexadecimal.

Advanced Menu

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I/O Device Configuration

Serial port A: [Enabled] Base I/O address: [3F8] Interrupt: [IRQ 4] Serial port B: [Enabled] Mode: [FIR] Base I/O address: [2E8] Interrupt: [IRQ 3] DMA Channel: [DMA 3] Parallel Port: [Enabled] Mode: [Bi-directional] Base I/O address: [378] Interrupt: [IRQ 7] Floppy disk controller: [Enabled] IDE controller: [Both]

F1 Help ESC Exit

Select Item Select Menu

Figure 4 I/O Device Configuration Submenu

-/Space Enter

Change Values Select Sub-Menu

Item Specific Help

Configure serial port A using options:

[Disabled] No configuration

[Enabled] User configuration

[Auto] BIOS or OS chooses configuration

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F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit

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