Fujitsu LifeBook A6230 BIOS Guide

Fujitsu LifeBook

A Series

BIOS Guide

LifeBook A Series Model:

A6230

Document Date: 09/17/2009

Document Part Number: FPC58-2054-02

F U J I T S U C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S C O R P O R AT I O N

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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:

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

■System Data Security feature parameters, such as passwords.

Entering the BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the BIOS Setup Utility, do the following (or use the TrustedCore Menu, as detailed in the next section):

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.

Using the TrustedCore Menu

When the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen. press the [Enter] key or click on the left mouse or touchpad button; the TrustedCore Menu will appear.

The TrustedCore Menu provides shortcuts to the following menus and information screens:

■BIOS Setup

■Diagnostic Screen

■Boot Menu

■Patent Information

■System Information

■Continue Booting

Clicking on any of the fields will invoke the screen, information, or action described.

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: Info, System, Advanced, Security, Boot, 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 the [Esc] key.

6.To go to the Exit menu from any other menu, press the [Esc] key.

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

■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

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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 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.

■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.

■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 Info Menu with current parameters values.

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INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION

The Info Menu is a display only screen that provides the configuration information for your notebook.

The following table shows the names of the menu fields for the Info menu and the information displayed in

those fields. These fields are for information purposes only, and cannot be modified by the user.

The information, including CPU type and speed, and total memory, displayed on this screen varies according to the unit you purchased.

		Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility
	Info	System	Advanced	Security	Boot	Exit
	Product Name:		A62XX
	Serial Number:		Not Defined
	BIOS Version:		1.XX (XX/XX/2008)
	Processor Type:		Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU			P8400 @ 2.26GHz
	L2 Cache:		3072	KB
	Total Memory:		2048	MB
	Memory Slot 1:		1024	MB DDR3 SDRAM
	Memory Slot 2:		1024	MB DDR3 SDRAM
	Onboard MAC Address:		00-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
	UUID:		00000000-0000-0000-0000-XXXXXXXXXXXX

F1 Help	Select	Item
ESC Exit	Select	Menu

-/Space Change Values

Enter

Select

▲ Sub-Menu

F9 Setup Defaults

F10 Save and Exit

	Figure 1.	Info Menu
Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Info Menu
Menu Field	Default		Menu Field	Default

Note that all of the fields on this screen are display only and are for reference.

Note that the parameters listed may be different for your system, depending upon the system configuration.

Product Name:	A62XX		Total Memory:	2048	MB
Serial Number::	Not Defined		Memory Slot 1:	1024	MB DDR3 SDRAM
BIOS Version:	1.0X (XX/XX/2008)		Memory Slot 2:	1024	MB DDR3 SDRAM
Processor Type:	Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8400 @ 2.26GHz		Onboard MAC Address:	XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
L2 Cache:	3072 KB		UUID:	00000000-0000-0000-0000-
				XXXXXXXXXXXX

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SYSTEM MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS

The System 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 System 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.

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.

Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility

Info

System

Advanced

Security

Boot

Exit

▲ ▲

System Time:

System Date:

Drive0

Drive1

Language:

			Item Specific Help
[	14	:57:01]
[07/10/2008]
			Adjust calendar clock.
[Hitachi HTS542525K9SA00]			<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or
[MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ870BJ]			<Enter> selects field.
[English (US)]

F1 Help	Select	Item
ESC Exit	Select	Menu

-/Space	Change Values
Enter	Select ▲ Sub-Menu
Figure 2.	System Menu

F9 Setup Defaults

F10 Save and Exit

Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the System 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
			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.
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: 03/20/2007. You may
			change each segment of the date separately. Move between the
			segments with the [Tab] key and/or [Shift] + [Tab] keys.

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Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the System Menu

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

Menu Field	Options		Default	Description
Drive0	Selects the Drive0		The product	Display the type of device on this ATA/IDE interface. Pressing the
	Serial ATA drive		number of the hard	Enter key selects the Serial ATA Drive0 submenu allowing additional
	submenu		drive.	device configuration options for this interface.
Drive1:	Selects the Drive1		The product	Display the type of device on this ATA/IDE interface, if there is one.
	Serial ATA drive		number of the	Pressing the Enter key selects the Serial ATA Drive1 submenu allow-
	submenu		optical drive.	ing additional device configuration options for this interface.
Language:	■	English (US)	[English (US)]	The default setting differs between the US/European and the
	■	Japanese (JP)		Japanese model. Selects the display language for the BIOS.

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Drive0 Submenu of the System Menu

The Drive0 submenu identifies what ATA devices are installed.

			Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility
	Info	System	Advanced	Security	Boot	Exit
		Drive0 [Hitachi HTS542525K9SA00]				Item Specific Help
	Drive0:		[Enabled]			[Disabled]
						The drive is disabled.
	Type:		Hard Disk			[Enabled]
	Model:		Hitachi HTS542525K9SA00
	Capacity:		250GB			The drive is enabled.
			(250,059,350,016 Bytes)

F1	Help	Select	Item	-/Space	Change	Values
ESC	Exit	Select	Menu	Enter	Select	▲ Sub-Menu

Figure 3. Drive0 Master Submenu

F9 Setup Defaults

F10 Save and Exit

Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive0 Submenu of the System Menu

Menu Field	Options		Default	Description
Drive0:	■	Disabled	[Enabled]	Enables or disables Drive0.
	■	Enabled
Type:	---		---	Displays the drive device type in Drive0. This field is for information only.
Model:	---		---	Displays the model number of the device in Drive0. This field is for
				information only.
Capacity:	---		---	Displays the maximum capacity of your hard disk. This field is for
				information only.

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Drive1 Submenu of the System Menu

The Drive1 submenu allows you to configure secondary ATA devices.

			Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility
	Info	System	Advanced	Security	Boot	Exit
		Drive1 [MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ870BJ]				Item Specific Help
	Drive1:		[Enabled]			[Disabled]
						The drive is disabled.
	Type:		CD/DVD			[Enabled]
	Model:		MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ870BJ
						The drive is enabled.

F1	Help	Select	Item	-/Space Change		Values
ESC	Exit	Select	Menu	Enter	Select	▲ Sub-Menu
				Figure 4.	Drive1 Submenu

F9 Setup Defaults

F10 Save and Exit

Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive1 Submenu of the System Menu

Menu Field	Options		Default	Description
Drive1:	■	Disabled	[Enabled]	Enables or disables Drive1.
	■	Enabled
Type:	---		---	Displays the drive device type in Drive1. This field is for information
				only.
Model:	---		---	Displays the model number of the device in Drive1. This field is for
				information only.

Exiting from System 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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