LifeBook B6210
Fujitsu LifeBook
B Series
BIOS Guide
LifeBook B Series Model:
B6210/B6220
Document Date: 08/08/2007
Document Part Number: FPC58-1519-02
FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS
LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS
B 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 normally 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; Main,
Advanced, Security, Boot, Info and Exit. This document
explains each menu, 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 higher selec-
[
tion 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 menu from any other menu, press
Esc] key.
the [
• Selecting a field causes a help message
about the 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 configura-
tion 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 match 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 the opportunity to modify
the settings of the setup utility, as described in the
following steps:
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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 [
• If your notebook emits a series of beeps
that sounds like a code and the display
is blank, refer to the Troubleshooting
Section of 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
loaded.
F1] key.
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.
B Series BIOS
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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.
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
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Main Advanced Security Boot Info Exit
System Time: [14:57:01]
System Date: [06/08/2006]
▲
Drive0 [TOSHIBA MK6025GAS]
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 calendar
and time icon on your Windows Control
Panel.
Item Specific Help
Adjust calendar clock.
<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
▲
F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu
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.
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Main Menu
Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu
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
Language: • English (US)
• Japanese (JP)
The product number
of the hard drive.
Display the type of device on this ATA/IDE interface.
Pressing the Enter key selects the Drive0 submenu
allowing additional device configuration options for
this interface.
[English (US)] The default setting differs between the US/European
and the Japanese model. Selects the display language
for the BIOS.
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Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu
The Drive0 submenu identifies what serial ATA/IDE
devices are installed.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Main Advanced Security Power Boot Info Exit
Drive0 [TOSHIBA MK6025GAS]
Type: [Auto]
LBA Format
Total Sectors:: 117210240
Maximum Capacity: 60012MB
Multi-Sector Transfers: [16 Sectors]
LBA Mode Control: [Enabled]
Transfer Mode: [Multiword DMA 2]
Ultra DMA Mode: [Disabled]
F1 Help
ESC Exit
Select Item
Select Menu
-/Space Change Values
Enter Select Sub-Menu
Note: Actual hard drive label shown may vary. Depending
on the drive type, information such as cylinders, heads and
sectors may or may not be displayed.
Item Specific Help
Select Serial ATA/IDE
drive installed here.
[Auto]
The BIOS auto-types the
drive on boot time.
[None]
The drive is disabled.
▲
F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
Figure 2. Drive0 Submenu
Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu
Menu Field Options Default Description
Typ e: • Auto
• None
LBA Format Logical Block Addressing (LBA)
Total Sectors: ___ ___ The total number of sectors on your hard disk
Maximum
Capacity:
Multi-Sector
Transfers:
LBA Mode
Control:
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___ ___ The maximum capacity of your hard disk
___ [16 Sectors] This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected; it is automatically
___ [Enabled] Enables or disables logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder, Head, Sec-
[Auto] Selects the ATA/IDE device type. Select Auto to have the type automatically
identified by the BIOS at POST. If None is selected, none of the following
Set-up items appear. To toggle between Auto and None press the spacebar.
selected.
tor addressing. This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected; it is
automatically selected.
Main Menu
Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu
Menu Field Options Default Description
Transfer Mode:
Ultra DMA
Mode:
___
___
[Multiword
DMA 2]
[Disabled] This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected; it is automatically selected.
This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected; it is automatically selected.
Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype the drive to select the
optimum transfer mode.
Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype the drive to select the
optimum transfer mode.
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, use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu, or
press [F10] to exit and save. If you wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys.
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ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS
The Advanced Menu allows you to:
• Set the communication mode for the parallel port and
infrared port.
• Select between the display panel and an external CRT
display.
• Enable or disable compensation for your display.
• Configure CPU features.
• Configure USB features.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Main Advanced Security Boot Info Exit
▲ ▲ ▲ ▲
Keyboard/Mouse Features
Video Features
Internal Device Configurations
CPU Features
▲
USB Features
▲
Miscellaneous Configurations
▲
Event Logging
• Configure miscellaneous features of the system.
• View the event logging information.
Follow the instructions for Navigating through the Setup
Utility to make any changes.
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.
Item Specific Help
Configures serial ports
and parallel ports.
F1 Help
ESC Exit
Select Item
Select Menu
-/Space
Enter
Figure 3. Advanced Menu
Change Values
▲
Select Sub-Menu
F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu
Menu Field Description
Keyboard/Mouse Features When selected, opens the Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu, which allows enabling or
disabling the NumLock feature.
Video Features When selected, opens the Video Features submenu, which allows setting of the display
parameters, including routing of video signals to different displays.
Internal Device
Configurations
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When selected, opens the Internal Device Configurations submenu, which allows
enabling or disabling the IDE, Bluetooth, LAN and WLAN Controllers.
Advanced Menu
Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu
Menu Field Description
CPU Features When selected, opens the CPU Features submenu, which allows setting of Intel Speed-
Step features. Also allows you to enable and disable the On Battery/AC Optimization.
USB Features When selected, opens the USB Features submenu, which allows enabling or disabling
USB and SCSI SubClass support.
Miscellaneous
Configurations
When selected, opens the Miscellaneous Features submenu, which allows enabling or
disabling the power button and Wake Up On LAN, and configuring the volume settings.
Event Logging When selected, opens the event logging submenu.
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