Fujitsu LifeBook C2310 BIOS Guide
Fujitsu LifeBook
C Series
BIOS Guide
LifeBook C Series Model:
C2310
Document Date: 04/23/2004
Document Part Number: FPC58-1146-01
FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS
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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LifeBook C Series Notebook BIOS
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: [04/21/2004]
Floppy Disk A: [1.44/1.2 MB, 3.5"]
▲ ▲
Primary Master [IC25N040ATMR04-0-(PM)]
Secondary Master [TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SDR6112F-(SM)]
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 calendar
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:
Floppy
Disk A:
Primary
Master:
Secondary
Master:
Language: • English (US)
Options Default Description
–— –— Sets and displays the current date. Date is in a month/
• Disabled
• [1.44/1.2 MB 3.5"]
Selects Primary
Master submenu
Selects Secondary
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.
[1.44/1.2 MB 3.5"] Enables or disables a floppy disk drive.
The product # of the
Hard Drive
The product
number of the CDROM
[English (US)] The default setting differs between the US/European
Display the type of device on thi s ATA/ATAPI inter face,
if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Primary Master submenu allowing additional device configuration options for this interface.
Display the type of device on thi s ATA/ATAPI inter face,
if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Secondary 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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LifeBook C Series Notebook BIOS
Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu
The Primary Master submenu identifies what ATA
devices are installed.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Main
*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 [IC25N040ATMR04-0-(PM)]
Type: [Auto]
LBA Format
Item Specific Help
Select ATA/ATAPI drive
installed here.
Total Sectors: 78140160
Maximum Capacity: 40008MB
[Auto]
The BIOS auto-types the
Multi-Sector Transfers: [16 Sectors]
drive on boot time.
LBA Mode Control: [Enabled]
PIO Transfer Mode: [Multiword DMA 2]
DMA Transfer Mode: [Disabled]
Except [Auto]
You enter parameters of
the drive.
[None]
The drive is disabled.
F1 Help
ESC Exit
Select Item
Select Menu
Figure 2. Primary Master Submenu
-/Space
Enter
Change Values
▲
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
Typ e: • Auto
• None
• CD-ROM
• Hard Disk
[Auto] Selects the ATA/ATAPI device type. Select Auto to have the type automati-
cally 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. If Hard Disk is selected, you must specify the number of Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors for the drive.
CHS Format (Cylinders, Heads, Sectors)
Cylinders: • A number
Heads: • A number
6
between 0
and 65,535
between
1 and 16
–— This appears only when Hard Disk is selected. When Hard Disk is selected,
you can change the value. This field is incremented by pressing the [Spacebar]). This field is decremented by pressing the [-] key. You can also change
the field by typing in the number.
–— This appears only when Hard Disk is selected. When it is selected, you can
change the value. This field is incremented by pressing the [Spacebar]). This
field is decremented by pressing the [-] key. The field can also be changed by
typing in the number.
Main Menu
Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu
Menu Field Options Default Description
Sectors: • A number
Maximum
Capacity:
LBA Format (Logical Block Addressing)
Tota l
Sectors:
Maximum
Capacity
MultiSector Transfers:
LBA Mode
Control:
Transfer
Mode:
between
0 and 63
• Display only –— Displays the maximum capacity of the drive calculated from the
–— –— The total number of sectors on your hard disk.
–— –— The maximum capacity of your hard disk.
• Disabled
• 2 Sectors
• 4 Sectors
• 8 Sectors
• 16 Sectors
• Disabled
• Enabled
• Standard
• Fast PIO 1
• Fast PIO 2
• Fast PIO 3
• Fast PIO 4
• Multiword
DMA 1
• Multiword
DMA 2
–— This appears only when Hard Disk is selected. When it is selected, you can
[16 Sectors] This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Specify the number of
[Enabled] Enables or disables Logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder, Head, Sector
[Multiword
DMA 2]
change the value. This field is incremented by pressing the [Spacebar]. This
field is decremented by pressing the [-] key. The field can also be changed by
typing in the number.
parameters of the hard disk when Hard Disk is selected.
sectors per block for multiple sector transfer.
addressing. This can’t be changed when Auto is selected.
Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype the drive to
select the optimum transfer mode. This option cannot be changed when
Auto is selected.
Ultra DMA
Mode:
• Disabled
• Mode 0
• Mode 1
• Mode 2
• Mode 3
• Mode 4
• Mode 5
A bootable CD-ROM may have a floppy disk format or a hard drive format. When the bootable CD-ROM 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, but your application software will use the new designations.
Be careful of the operating environment when booting from a CD-ROM or you may overwrite files by mistake.
[Disabled] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype the drive to
select the optimum transfer mode. This option cannot be changed when
Auto is selected.
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LifeBook C Series Notebook BIOS
Secondary Master Submenu of the Main Menu
The Secondary Master submenu is for the internal CD-ROM drive. The drive type is displayed on this menu as well as
the Main menu. Your notebook auto-senses the characteristics of the internal CD-ROM Drive installed. You will not
need to modify these settings; they are displayed for your reference. Note that actual drive labels shown may vary.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Main
Secondary Master [TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SDR6112F -(SM)]
Type: [Auto]
Item Specific Help
Select ATA/ATAPI drive
installed here.
Multi-Sector Transfers: [Disabled]
LBA Mode Control: [Disabled]
Transfer Mode: [Standard]
Ultra DMA Mode: [Disabled]
[Auto]
The BIOS auto-types the
drive on boot time.
Except [Auto]
You enter parameters of
the drive.
[None]
The drive is disabled.
F1 Help
ESC Exit
Select Item
Select Menu
Figure 3. Primary Slave Submenu
-/Space
Enter
Change Values
▲
Select Sub-Menu
F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Slave Submenu of the Main Menu
Menu Field Options Default Description
Typ e: • Auto
• None
• CD-ROM
• Hard Disk
[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 or Hard Disk for appropriate drive type
installed at this connection.
Multi-Sector
Transfers:
LBA Mode Control:
8
• Disabled
• 2 Sectors
• 4 Sectors
• 8 Sectors
• 16 Sectors
• Disabled
• Enabled
[Disabled] This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected.
Specify the number of sectors per block for multiple sector
transfer.
[Disabled] Enables or disables Logical Block Addressing in place of
Cylinder, Head, Sector addressing. This option cannot be
changed when Auto is selected.
Main Menu
Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Slave Submenu of the Main Menu
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] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive.
Autotype the drive to select the optimum transfer mode.
This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected.
[Disabled] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive.
Autotype the drive to select the optimum transfer mode.
This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected.
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 you wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys.
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