Fujitsu LifeBook C7631 User's Guide

BIOS

SECTION

C7631/C6611

1. 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.

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 ARROW] or [LEFT ARROW] key 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 seven menus; Main, Advanced, Security, Power, 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 the [Esc] key.

Critical Point

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 match the parameter settings stored in your BIOS memory , or there is a f ailure in the system, the system beeps and/or displa ys an error message after the Power On Self Test (POST). If the failure is not too sev ere, it will give y ou the opportunity to modify the settings of the setup 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

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.

Critical Point

If your notebook emits a series of beeps that sounds like a code and the display is blank, please refer to the Troubleshooting Section. The Troubleshooting Section includes a list of error messages and their meanings. If your data security settings require it, you may be ask ed for a pass word bef ore the operating system will be loaded.

3. If an error message is displayed on the screen, and y ou 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.

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.

Critical Point

System Time and System Date can also be set from your oper ating system without using the setup utility. Use the calendar and time icon on your Windows Control panel or type time or date from the MS-DOS prompt.

Figure 1. 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 Time:

System Date:

Floppy Disk A:

Primary Master:

Primary Slave:

Language:

Options

—

• Disabled

• [1.44/1.2 MB,

3.5"]

Selects Primary Master submenu

Selects Secondary Master submenu

• English (US)

• Japanese (JP)

Default

—

[1.44/1.2 MB,

3.5"]

The product # of the Hard Drive

The product number of the CD-ROM

[English (US)]

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.

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: 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.

Enables or disables a floppy disk drive.

Display the type of device on this ATA/ATAPI interface, 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 this ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Secondary Master submenu allowing additional device configuration options for this interface.

The default setting differs between the US/European and the Japanese model. Selects the display language for the BIOS.

Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

The Primary Master submenu identifies what ATA devices are installed. * Note that actual hard drive label shown may v ary . Depending on the drive type , information such as

cylinders, heads and sectors may also be displayed.

Figure 2. Primary Master Submenu

Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

Menu Field

Type:

Cylinders:

Heads:

Sectors:

Maximum Capacity:

Options

• Auto

• None

• CD-ROM

• Hard Disk

• A number between 0 and 65,535

• A number between 1 and 16

• A number between 0 and 63

• Display only

Default

[Auto]

—

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Description

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 if a CDROM drive is installed at this connection. If Hard Disk is selected, you must specify the number of Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors for the drive.

This item appears only when Hard Disk is selected. When Hard Disk is selected, you can change the value. This field is changed by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in the number.

Displays the maximum capacity of the drive calculated from the parameters of the hard disk when Hard Disk is selected.

Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

Menu Field

Multi-Sector Transfers:

LBA Mode Control:

PIO T ransf er Mode:

DMA T ransf er Mode:

Options

• 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

Default

[16 Sectors]

[Enabled]

[Fast PI0 4]

[Ultra DMA 2]

Description

This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Specify the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer. MAX refers to the size the disk returns when required.

Enables or disables logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder, Head, Sector addressing. This option cannot 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. 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 / DMA.

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.

CAUTION

A bootable CD-ROM may have either 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 f ormat) 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 alwa ys reserved for the internal hard drive.The boot sequence ignores the new drive designations; however, your application software will use the new designations. Be careful of the operating environment when booting from a CD-ROM or y ou ma y o v erwrite files by mistake.

Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

The Primary Slave 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 CDROM Drive installed. You will not need to modify these settings, they are displayed f or your ref erence.

* Note that actual drive labels shown may vary.

Figure 3. Primary Slave Submenu

Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Slave Submenu of the Main Menu

Menu Field

Type:

Multi-Sector Transfers:

LBA Mode Control:

PIO T ransf er Mode:

DMA T ransf er Mode:

Options

• Auto

• None

• CD-ROM

• Hard Disk

• 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

Default

[Auto]

[Disabled]

[Standard]

[Disabled]

Description

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.

This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Specify the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer.

Enables or disables Logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder, Head, Sector addressing. This option cannot 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.

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.

ADVANCED MENU

SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS

The Advanced Menu allows you to:

• Enable or disable support for Plug & Play operating systems.

• Set the I/O addresses for the serial and parallel 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.

• Enable or disable compensation for your display.

• Configure PCI devices in your system.

• Configure CPU features.

• Configure USB features.

• Configure DMI Event Logging. Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the Setup Utility to make any changes. The following tables show the names of the menu fields f or the Advanced Men u 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.

Figure 4. Advanced Menu

Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu

Menu Field

Plug & Play O/S:

Protected Device Configurations:

Serial/Parallel Port Configurations

Keyboard/Mouse Features

Video Features

Internal Device Configurations

PCI Configurations

CPU Features

USB Features

Event Logging

Options

• No

• Y es

• No

• Y es

—

––

Default

[No]

—

––

—

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Description

Select Yes if you are using a Plug & Play capable operating system. Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non-boot devices.

No: allows Plug & Play operating system to change device system settings. Yes: prevents a Plug & Play operating system from changing system settings.

When selected, opens the Serial/ Parallel Port Configurations submenu which allows the user to modify settings for serial, infrared and parallel ports.

When selected, opens the Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu, which allows setting external and internal keyboard and mouse parameters.

When selected, opens the Video Features submenu, which allows setting of the display parameters, including routing of video signals to different displays.

When selected, opens the Internal Device Configurations submenu, which allows enabling or disabling the Floppy Disk and IDE Controllers.

When selected, opens additional menus to configure PCI devices.

When selected, opens the CPU Features submenu, which allows enabling or disabling of the processor serial number feature.

When selected, opens the USB Features submenu, which allows enabling or disabling of Legacy Floppy Emulation.

When selected, opens the event logging submenu.

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