Fujitsu LifeBook C1321 User's Guide
BIOS
SECTION
C1320
LifeBook C Series Notebook BIOS
C 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.
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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.
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:
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 and left arrow keys 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 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:
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 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, you will have an opportunity to modify the
settings of the 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:
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.
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 [Enter].
5. To return to a menu from a submenu, press [Esc].
6. To go to the Exit menu from any other menu,
press [Esc].
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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 of your 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.
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.
C 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
the field’s function and any special information needed
to help understand the field’s use.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Main Advanced Security Boot Info Exit
System Time: [02:34:56]
System Date: [09/06/2005]
▲ ▲
Serial ATA Port 0 [FUJITSU MHT2040BH-SATA]
Primary Master [UJDA760 DVD/CDRW-(PM)]
Language: [English (US)]
*Note that actual drive labels shown may vary.
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 double-click on the time in the system
tray at the bottom right of the screen.
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
Note that the parameters listed below may differ, as determined by your system configuration.
Menu
Field
System
Time:
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Options Default Description
–— –— 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.
Main Menu
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
System
Date:
Serial ATA
Port 0
Primary
Master:
Language: • English (US)
Options Default Description
–— –— Sets and displays the current date. Date is in a month/
Selects the Serial ATA
Port 0 submenu.
Selects Primary
Master submenu
• Japanese (JP)
day/year numeric format with 2 digits each for month
and day and 4 digits for year. (MM/DD/YYYY) for
example: 10/16/2001. You may change each segment
of the date separately. Move between the segments
with the [Tab] key and/or [Shift] + [Tab] keys.
The product # of the
Serial ATA/IDE Drive
The product # of the
Hard Drive
[English (US)] The default setting differs between the US/European
Display the type of device on thi s ATA/ATAPI i nter f ace,
if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Serial
ATA Port 0 submenu allowing additional device configuration options for this interface.
Display the type of device on thi s ATA/ATAPI i nter f ace,
if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Primary Master submenu allowing additional device configuration options for this interface.
and the Japanese model. Selects the display language
for the BIOS.
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Serial ATA Port 0 Submenu of the Main Menu
The Serial ATA Port 0 submenu identifies what Serial
ATA/IDE devices are installed.
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.
Main
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Serial ATA Port 0 [FUJITSU MHT2040BH-SATA]
Type: [Auto]
LBA Format
Total Sectors: 78140160
Maximum Capacity: 40008MB
F1 Help
ESC Exit
Select Item
Select Menu
Figure 2. Serial ATA Port 0 Master Submenu
-/Space
Enter
Change Values
Select Sub-Menu
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Menu Field Options Default Description
Typ e:
LBA Format Logical Block Addressing (LBA)
Total Sectors:
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Auto
None
[Auto] Select Auto to have the type of Serial or Parallel ATA device automatically identified
--- The total number of sectors on your hard disk
by the BIOS at POST. If None is selected, the following Set-up items do not appear.
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
Maximum Capacity:
6
---
--- The maximum capacity of your hard disk
Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu
The Primary Master submenu identifies what primary
devices are installed.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
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 [UJDA760 DVD/CDRW-(PM)]
Type: [Auto]
Multi-Sector Transfers: [Disabled]
LBA Mode Control: [Disabled]
Transfer Mode: [Standard]
Ultra DMA Mode: [Disabled]
F1 Help
ESC Exit
Menu Field Options Default Description
Typ e: • Auto
• None
Select Item
Select Menu
[Auto] Selects the Serial ATA/IDE device type. Select Auto to have the type
-/Space
Figure 3. Primary Master Submenu
Change Values
Enter
Select Sub-Menu
automatically identified by the BIOS at POST. If None is selected, all of
the following Set-up items do not appear.
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
Multi-Sector
Transfers:
LBA Mode
Control:
• Disabled
• 2 Sectors
• 4 Sectors
• 8 Sectors
• 16 Sectors
• Disabled
• Enabled
[Disabled] The best option is selected by the BIOS automatically when Auto is
selected and cannot be selected by the user. Specifies the number of
sectors per block for multiple sector transfer.
[Disabled] The best option is selected by the BIOS automatically when Auto is
selected and cannot be selected by the user. Enables or disables Logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder, Head, Sector addressing.
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LifeBook C Series Notebook BIOS
Menu Field Options Default Description
Transfer Mode: • Standard
• Fast PIO 1
• Fast PIO 2
• Fast PIO 3
• Fast PIO 4
• Multiword DMA 1
• Multiword DMA 2
Ultra DMA
Mode:
• Disabled
• Mode 0
• Mode 1
• Mode 2
• Mode 3
• Mode 4
• Mode 5
[Standard] The best option is selected by the BIOS automatically when Auto is
selected and cannot be selected by the user. Selects the method for
moving data to/from the drive. Autotype the drive to select the optimum transfer mode.
[Disabled] The best option is selected by the BIOS automatically when Auto is
selected and cannot be selected by the user. 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 or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit
menu or to move to another menu.
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Advanced Menu
ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS
The Advanced Menu allows you to:
• Set the I/O addresses for the ports.
• Set the communication mode for the parallel and
infrared ports.
• Set the features of the keyboard/mouse.
• Select between the display panel and an external
CRT display.
• Configure IDE devices in your system.
• Configure CPU features.
• Configure USB features.
• Configure the power button.
• View DMI Event Logging
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Main Advanced Security Boot Info Exit
▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲
Serial/Parallel Port Configurations
Keyboard/Mouse Features
Video Features
Internal Device Configurations
CPU Features
USB Features
Miscellaneous Configurations
▲
Event Logging
Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the
Setup Utility to make any changes.
See Navigating through the Setup Utility for more information.
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.
Note that not all fields appear in all configurations; the
fields that appear are dependent upon the system CPU.
Item Specific Help
Configures serial ports
and parallel ports.
F1 Help
ESC Exit
Select Item
Select Menu
-/Space
Figure 4. Advanced Menu
Change Values
Enter
▲
Select Sub-Menu
F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
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