Fujitsu LifeBook B2174 User's Guide

BIOS

SECTION

B2174

1. BIOS setup

Snapshots of the BIOS setup screen and the possible setup options is shown in the following sections.

Underlined setup options show the default settings.

Columns between Selections and Note show the security level of each setup item. ‘S’ means that the item needs the supervisor password security level and can not be changed with the user password security level.

1.1 Main Menu

			PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
		Main	Advanced	Security		Power Boot	Info Exit
							Item Specific Help
		System Time:		[10:34:56]
		System Date:		[10/05/1999]			Adjust calendar clock
		Floppy Disk A:		[Disabled]			<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or
							<Enter> selects field.
	:Primary Master:			[Fujitsu MHK2090AT]
		Language:		[English (US)]
	F1 Help		↑↓ Select Item		-/Space Change Value		F9 Setup Defaults
	ESCExit		←→ Select Menu		Enter	Select :Sub-Menu F10Save and Exit
				Figure 1-1 Main menu
Setup Item		Selections				Note (Item Specific Help)
System Time		00:00:00 to 23:59:59				Adjust calendar clock.
						<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or <Enter> selects field.
System Date		01/01/1981 to				Adjust calendar clock.
		12/31/2099				<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or <Enter> selects field.
Floppy Diskette A		Disabled				S Select floppy drive type. 1.44/1.25 MB 3 1/2 ”
		1.44/1.25 MB		3 1/2”		is the valid value.
						Selects floppy type. Note that 1.25 MB, 3
						1/2” references a 1024 byte/sector Japanese
						media format.
Primary Master		Fujitsu MHK2090AT				Configure primary master ATA/ATAPI device.
						Configures ATA/ATAPI device.
Language		English (US)				The default setting differs between
		xxxxxx (JP)				US/European model and Japanese model.
						Select the display language for the BIOS.

Table 1-1 Main menu options

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1.1.1 Main - Primary Master and Primary Slave Menu

		PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
	Main	Advanced Security				Power		Boot	Info	Exit
	Primary Master [Fujitsu MHK2060AT]								Item Specific Help
	Type:		[		]				Select ATA/ATAPI
				Auto
	Maximum Capacity:		9042 MB						drive installed here.
	Multi-Sector Transfers: [16 Sectors]								[Auto]
	LBA Mode Control:		[Enabled]						The BIOS auto-type
	PIO Transfer Mode:		[Fast PIO 4]						the drive on boot
	DMA Transfer Mode:		[Ultra DMA 2]						time.
									Except [Auto]
									You enter parameters
									of the drive.
									[None]
									The drive is disabled.
	F1 Help	↑↓ Select Item	-/Space Change Value						F9 Setup Defaults
	ESCExit	←→ Select Menu	Enter			Select :Sub-Menu F10Save and Exit
	Figure 1-2 Main - Primary Master and Primary Slave Menu
Setup Item	Selections						Note (Item Specific Help)
Type	Auto						Select ATA/ATAPI device type. If ‘Auto’ is
	None						selected, the type is automatically identified at
	CD-ROM						POST by the BIOS. It does not carry out
	ATAPI Removable						Cylinder/Head/Sector display in the case of
	User						over 8.4GB-HDD when Auto mode. If ‘None’
							is selected, all of the following setup items do
							not appear. When ‘User’ is selected, you can
							specify Cylinders, Heads and Sectors.
							User = you enter parameters of hard-disk drive
							installed at this connection.
							Auto = autotypes ATA/ATAPI drive installed
							here.
							CD-ROM = a CD-ROM drive is installed here.
							ATAPI Removable = removable disk drive is
							installed here.
Cylinders	0 to 65535					S	This item appears when ‘Auto’ is selected
							and	the	type is	identified as hard disk, or
							‘User’ is selected. When ‘User’ is selected,
							you can change the value.
							Specify the number of Cylinders.
Heads	1 to 16					S	This item appears when ‘Auto’ is selected
							and	the	type is	identified as hard disk, or
							‘User’ is selected. When ‘User’ is selected,
							you can change the value.

Specify the number of Heads.

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Setup Item

Sectors

Maximum Capacity

Multi-Sector

Transfers

LBA Mode Control

PIO Transfer Mode

DMA Transfer Mode

Selections

0 to 63

xxxx MB

Disabled

2 Sectors

4 Sectors

8 Sectors

16 Sectors

32 Sectors

64 Sectors

128 Sectors

Disabled

Enabled

Standard

Fast PIO 1

Fast PIO 2

Fast PIO 3

Fast PIO 4

Disabled

Multiword DMA 1

Multiword DMA 2

Ultra DMA 0

Ultra DMA 1

Ultra DMA 2

Note (Item Specific Help)

SThis item appears when ‘Auto’ is selected and the type is identified as hard disk, or ‘User’ is selected. When ‘User’ is selected, you can change the value.

Specify the number of Sectors.

Display maximum capacity calculated from parameters of hard disk when ‘Auto’ is selected and the type is identified as hard disk, or ‘User’ is selected.

SThis option can not be changed when ‘Auto’ is selected.

Specify the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer.

SThis option can not be changed when ‘Auto’ is selected.

Enabling LBA causes Logical Block

Addressing to be used in place of Cylinders,

Heads & Sectors.

SThis option can not be changed when ‘Auto’ is selected. Multi-word DMA is automatically set to mode 1 for ‘Fast PIO 1’, ‘Fast PIO 2’,

‘Fast PIO 3’ and set to mode 2 for ‘Fast PIO 4’.

Selects the method of moving data to/from the drive. Autotype the drive to select the optimum transfer mode.

SYou can not change this option when ‘Auto’ is selected.

Selects the Ultra DMA mode used for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype the drive to select the optimum transfer mode.

Table 1-2 Main - Primary Master and Primary Slave Menu options

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1.2 Advanced Menu

		PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
	Main	Advanced Security		Power Boot			Info Exit
							Item Specific Help
	Plug & Play O/S			[		]
					Yes
	Protected Device Configuration			[No]			[No]
							The BIOS configures
	:Serial/Parallel Port Configurations						also non-boot devices.
	:Keyboard/Mouse Features						Select if you are
	:Video Features						using a non-Plug &
	:Internal Devices Configurations						Play OS or a non-ACPI
	:PCI Configuration						OS
	:USB Features
							[Yes]
	:Event Logging						The BIOS configures
							only boot devices.
	F1 Help	↑↓ Select Item	-/Space Change Value				F9 Setup Defaults
	ESCExit	←→ Select Menu	Enter	Select :Sub-Menu F10Save and Exit
		Figure 1-3 Advanced menu
Setup Item	Selections				Note (Item Specific Help)
Plug & Play O/S	No			S Select ‘Yes’ if you are using a Plug & Play
	Yes				capable operating system.
					Select ‘No’ if you need the BIOS to configure
					non-boot devices.
Protected Device				S ‘Yes’ prevents a Plug and Play Operating
Configurations					System from changing system settings.
Serial/Parallel Port					Peripheral Configuration.
Configurations
Keyboard/Mouse					Setup keyboard/mouse features.
Features
Video Features					Configures display and video features.
Internal Device					Configures other internal devices.
Configurations
PCI Configuration					Additional setup menus to configure PCI
					devices.
USB Features					Configure USB features.
Event Logging					Configure event logging features.
		Table 1-3 Advanced menu options

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1.2.1 Advanced - Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Menu

		PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
	Main	Advanced Security		Power		Boot	Info Exit
	Serial/Parallel Port Configuration						Item Specific Help
	Serial port :		[Enabled		]		[Disabled]
	I/O Address:		[3F8-3FF]				The port is disabled
	Interrupt:		[IRQ 4]
	Infrared Port :		[Enabled]				[Enabled]
	Mode:		[FIR]				The port is enabled
	I/O Address:		[2E8-2EF]				with user
	Interrupt:		[IRQ 3]				configuration
	I/O Address:		[118-11F]
	DMA Channel:		[DMA 3]				[Auto]
	Parallel Port:		[Enabled]				A Plug & Play OS or
	Mode:		[Bi-directional]				an ACPI OS will
	I/O Address:		[378-37F]				configure the port.
	Interrupt:		[IRQ 7]
	F1 Help	↑↓ Select Item	-/Space Change Value				F9 Setup Defaults
	ESCExit	←→ Select Menu	Enter	Select :Sub-Menu F10Save and Exit
	Figure 1-4 Advanced - Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Menu
Setup Item	Selections					Note (Item Specific Help)
Serial Port	Disabled				S Configure serial port A using options:
	Enabled					[Disabled] No configuration
	Auto					[Enabled] User configuration
						[Auto] BIOS or OS chooses configuration
I/O Address	3F8-3FF				S This option is available when Serial port A is
	2F8-2FF					‘Enabled’.
	3E8-3EF					Set the base I/O address for serial port A.
	2E8-2EF
Interrupt	IRQ 3				S This option is available when Serial port A is
	IRQ 4					‘Enabled’.
	IRQ 5					Set the interrupt for serial port A.
Infrared Port	Disabled				S Configure Infrared port using options:
	Enabled					[Disabled] No configuration
	Auto					[Enabled] User configuration
						[Auto] BIOS or OS chooses configuration
Mode	IrDA				S	Infrared port is ‘Enabled’.
	FIR					Infrared port is ‘Disabled’.
I/O Address	3F8-3FF				S Set the base I/O address.
	2F8-2FF
	3E8-3EF
	2E8-2EF

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Setup Item	Selections	Note (Item Specific Help)
Interrupt	IRQ 3	S This option is available when Infrared port is
	IRQ 4	‘Enabled’.
	IRQ 5	Set the interrupt for Infrared port.
Base I/O address	100-107	S This option is available when Mode for Infrared
	108-10F	port is set to ‘FIR’.
	110-117	Set the base I/O address for the FIR of
	118-11F	Infrared port.
DMA channel	DMA 1	S This option is available when Mode for Infrared
	DMA 3	port is set to ‘FIR’.
		Set the DMA channel for the FIR of Infrared
		port.
Parallel port	Disabled	S Configure parallel port using options:
	Enabled	[Disabled] No configuration
	Auto	[Enabled] User configuration
		[Auto] BIOS or OS chooses configuration
Mode	Output only	S This option is available when Parallel port is
	Bi-directional	‘Enabled’. When you change this mode to
	ECP	‘ECP’, ‘DMA 1’ is selected by default.
		Set the mode for the parallel port.
I/O address	378-37F	S This option is available when Parallel port is
	278-27F	‘Enabled’.
	3BC-3BF	Set the base I/O address for the parallel port.
Interrupt	IRQ 5	S This option is available when Serial port B is
	IRQ 7	‘Enabled’.
		Set the interrupt for the parallel port.

Table 1-4 Advanced - Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Menu options

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1.2.2 Advanced - Keyboard/Mouse Features Menu

			PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
	Main	Advanced	Security Power Boot			Info	Exit
		Keyboard/Mouse Features				Item Specific Help
	Numlock:		[		]	Selects power-on
				Auto
	Hot Plug:		[Enabled]			state for Numlock.
	Pointing Device:		[Configuration 1]
	Touch Panel:		Enabled
	Quick Point:		Enabled
	External PS/2 Mouse: Disabled

	F1 Help	↑↓ Select Item	-/Space Change Value	F9 Setup Defaults
	ESCExit	←→ Select Menu	Enter Select :Sub-Menu F10Save and Exit
	Figure 1-5 Advanced - Keyboard/Mouse Features menu
Setup Item	Selections		Note (Item Specific Help)
Numlock	Auto		S Selects Power-on state for Numlock.
	On
	Off
Hot Plug	Disabled		S Select Hot Plug.
	Enabled
Pointing Device	Configuration 1		S Select pointing device configurations.
	Configuration 2		Enabled
	Configuration 3		The pointing device is enabled.
	Configuration 4		Disabled
			The pointing device is disabled.
			Exclusive Enabled
			The pointing device is enabled. However the
			pointing device is disabled when an external
			mouse PS/2 mouse is connected.

Table 1-5 Advanced - Keyboard/Mouse Features menu options

Pointing Device	Configuration 1	Configuration 2	Configuration 3	Configuration 4
Touch Panel	Enabled	Enabled	Disabled	Disabled
Quick Point	Enabled	Disabled	Enabled	Exclusive Enabled
External PS/2 mouse	Disabled	Enabled	Enabled	Enabled

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1.2.3 Advanced - Video Features Menu

				PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
	Main	Advanced Security				Power		Boot	Info Exit
			Video Features						Item Specific Help
	Display:		[				]		Select display
				Internal Flat Panel
	Compensation:		[Disabled]						terminal.
	F1 Help	↑↓ Select Item			-/Space Change Value				F9 Setup Defaults
	ESCExit	←→ Select Menu			Enter	Select :Sub-Menu F10Save and Exit
		Figure 1-6 Advanced - Video Features menu
Setup Item	Selections							Note (Item Specific Help)
Display	Internal Flat-Panel							Select display terminal.
	External
	Simultaneous
Compensation	Disabled							Select compensation.
	Enabled

Table 1-6 Advanced - Video Features menu

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