Fujitsu LifeBook I4177 User Manual

i 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 in turn, 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 selection and [F5] or [-] to go to the next lower selection.

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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.

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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.

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 agree with 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:

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

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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.

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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. The Troubleshooting Section includes a list of error messages and their meanings.

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If your data security settings require it, you may be asked for a password before the operating system will be opened.

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.

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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.

(See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 1 for more information.)

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.

Note that actual drive labels shown may vary.

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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 type time or date from the MS-DOS prompt.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main

Advanced

Security

Power

Boot

Info

Exit

System Time:

System Date:

▲	Primary Master
▲	Primary Slave
	Language:

	[		:34:56]	Item Specific Help
		02
	[11/18/1999]
				Adjust calendar clock.
	[FUJITSU MHK2060AT-(PM)]			<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or
				<Enter> selects field.
	[TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-C2402-(PS)]
	[English (US)]

F1 Help	Select	Item
ESC Exit	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	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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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	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: 03/20/1998. You may
				change each segment of the date separately. Move between the
				segments with the [Tab] key and/or [Shift] + [Tab] keys.
Primary Master:	■	Selects Primary	The product # of	Display the type of device on this ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is
		Master submenu	the Hard Drive	one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Primary Master submenu
				allowing additional device configuration options for this interface.
Primary Slave:	■	Selects Primary	The product # of	Display the type of device on this ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is
		Slave submenu	the CD-ROM	one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Primary Slave submenu
				allowing additional device configuration options for this interface
Language:	■	English (US)	[English (US)]	The default setting differs between the US/European and the
	■	Japanese (JP)		Japanese model. Selects the display language for the BIOS.

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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 vary. Depending on the drive type, information such as cylinders, heads and sectors may also be displayed.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main

	Primary Master [TOSHIBA MK6014MAP-(PM)]*		Item Specific Help
	Type:	[Auto]	Select ATA/ATAPI drive
	Cylinders:	[12416]	installed here.
	Heads:	[15]
	Sectors:	[63]	[Auto]
	Maximum Capacity:	6007MB	The BIOS auto-types the
			drive on boot time.
	Multi-Sector Transfers:	[16 Sectors]
	LBA Mode Control:	[Enabled]	Except [Auto]
	PIO Transfer Mode:	[Fast PIO 4]	You enter parameters of
	DMA Transfer Mode:	[Ultra DMA 2]	the drive.
			[None]
			The drive is disabled.

F1	Help	Select	Item
ESC	Exit	Select	Menu

-/Space	Change	Values
Enter	Select	▲ Sub-Menu

F9 Setup Defaults

F10 Save and Exit

Figure 2 Primary Master Submenu

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

Menu Field	Options		Default	Description
Type:	■	Auto	[Auto]	Selects the ATA/ATAPI device type. Select Auto to have the type
	■	None		automatically identified by the BIOS at POST. If None is selected, all
	■	CD-ROM		of the following Set-up items do not appear. Select CD-ROM if a
	■	SuperDisk		CD-ROM drive is installed at this connection. Select SuperDisk if a
	■	Hard Disk		SuperDisk is installed. If Hard Disk is selected, you must specify the
				number of Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors for the drive.
Cylinders:	■	A number	–—	This item appears only when Hard Disk is selected. When Hard Disk
		between 0		is selected, you can change the value. This field is changed by
		and 65,535		incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in the number.
Heads:	■	A number	–—	This item appears only when Hard Disk is selected. When Hard Disk
		between 1		is selected, you can change the value. This field is changed by
		and 16		incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in the number.
Sectors:	■	A number	–—	This item appears only when Hard Disk is selected. When Hard Disk
		between 0		is selected, you can change the value. This field is changed by
		and 63		incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in the number.

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

Menu Field	Options		Default	Description
Maximum	■	Display only	–—	Displays the maximum capacity of the drive calculated from the
Capacity:				parameters of the hard disk when Hard Disk is selected.
Multi-Sector	■	Disabled	[16 Sectors]	This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Specify the
Transfers:	■	2 Sectors		number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer. MAX refers
	■	4 Sectors		to the size the disk returns when required.
	■	8 Sectors
	■	16 Sectors
	■	32 Sectors
	■	64 Sectors
	■	128 Sectors
LBA Mode	■	Disabled	[Enabled]	Enables or disables logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder,
Control:	■	Enabled		Head, Sector addressing. This option cannot be changed when
				Auto is selected.
PIO Transfer	■	Standard	[Fast PI0 4]	Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype
Mode:	■	Fast PIO 1		the drive to select the optimum transfer mode. This option cannot
	■	Fast PIO 2		be changed when Auto is selected. Multi-word DMA is
	■	Fast PIO 3		automatically set to mode 1 for Fast PIO 1, Fast PIO 2, Fast PIO 3,
	■	Fast PIO 4		and set to mode 2 for Fast PIO 4 / DMA.
DMA Transfer	■	Disabled	[Ultra DMA 2]	Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype
Mode:	■	Multiword		the drive to select the optimum transfer mode. This option cannot
		DMA 1		be changed when Auto is selected.
	■	Multiword
		DMA 2
	■	Ultra DMA 0
	■	Ultra DMA 1
	■	Ultra DMA 2

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A bootable CD-ROM may have either a floppy disk format or a hard drive format. When the bootable CDROM 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; however, your application software will use the new designations.

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Be careful of the operating environment when booting from a CD-ROM or you may overwrite files by mistake.

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Primary Slave 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 CD-ROM Drive installed. You

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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

	Primary Slave [MATSHITADVD-ROM SD-C2402-(PS)]		Item Specific Help
	Type:	[Auto]	Select ATA/ATAPI drive
			installed here.
	Multi-Sector Transfers:	[Disabled]
	LBA Mode Control:	[Disabled]	[Auto]
	PIO Transfer Mode:	[Standard]	The BIOS auto-types the
	DMA Transfer Mode:	[Disabled]	drive on boot time.
			Except [Auto]
			You enter parameters of
			the drive.
			[None]
			The drive is disabled.

F1	Help	Select	Item
ESC	Exit	Select	Menu

-/Space	Change	Values
Enter	Select	▲ Sub-Menu

F9 Setup Defaults

F10 Save and Exit

Figure 3 Primary Slave Submenu

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

Menu Field	Options		Default	Description
Type:	■	Auto	[Auto]	Selects the ATA/ATAPI device type. Select Auto to have the type
	■	None		automatically identified by the BIOS at POST. If None is selected, all
	■	CD-ROM		of the following Set-up items do not appear. Select CD-ROM,
	■	SuperDisk		SuperDisk, or Hard Disk for appropriate drive type installed at this
	■	Hard Disk		connection.
Multi-Sector	■	Disabled	[Disabled]	This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Specify the
Transfers:	■	2 Sectors		number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer.
	■	4 Sectors
	■	8 Sectors
	■	16 Sectors
	■	32 Sectors
	■	64 Sectors
	■	128 Sectors

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

Menu Field	Options		Default	Description
LBA Mode	■	Disabled	[Disabled]	Enables or disables Logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder,
Control:	■	Enabled		Head, Sector addressing. This option cannot be changed when
				Auto is selected.
PIO Transfer	■	Standard	[Standard]	Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype
Mode:	■	Fast PIO 1		the drive to select the optimum transfer mode. This option cannot
	■	Fast PIO 2		be changed when Auto is selected. Multi-word DMA is
	■	Fast PIO 3		automatically set to mode 1 for Fast PIO 1, Fast PIO 2, Fast PIO 3,
	■	Fast PIO 4		and set to mode 2 for Fast PIO 4 / DMA.
DMA Transfer	■	Disabled	[Disabled]	Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype
Mode:	■	Multiword		the drive to select the optimum transfer mode. This option cannot
		DMA 1		be changed when Auto is selected.
	■	Multiword
		DMA 2
	■	Ultra DMA 0
	■	Ultra DMA 1
	■	Ultra DMA 2

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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ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS

The Advanced Menu allows you to:

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

■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.

■Configures USB features.

■Configures DMI Event Logging.

Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the Setup Utility to make any changes.

(See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 1 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.

				PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
		Main	Advanced	Security	Power	Boot	Info	Exit
							Item Specific Help
		Plug & Play O/S:			[Yes]		[No]
							The BIOS configures
							also non-boot devices.
	▲ Keyboard/Mouse Features						Select if you are using
							a non-Plug & Play OS or
	▲ Video Features
							a non-ACPI OS.
	▲	Internal Device Configurations
		PCI Configuration
	▲						[Yes]
		USB Features
							The BIOS configures
	▲
	▲	Event Logging					only boot devices.

F1 Help	Select	Item
ESC Exit	Select	Menu

-/Space	Change	Values
Enter	Select	▲ Sub-Menu

F9 Setup Defaults

F10 Save and Exit

Figure 4 Advanced Menu

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

Menu Field	Options		Default	Description
Plug & Play O/S:	■	Yes	[Yes]	Select Yes if you are using a Plug & Play capable operating system.
	■	No		Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non-boot devices.
Keyboard/Mouse	–—		–—	When selected, opens the Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu,
Features				which allows setting external and internal keyboard and
				mouse parameters.
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	–—		–—	When selected, opens the Internal Device Configuration submenu,
Configurations				which allows enabling or disabling the Floppy Disk and IDE
				Controllers.
PCI Configurations	–—		–—	When selected, opens additional menus to configure PCI devices.
USB Features	–—		–—	When selected, opens the USB Features submenu, which allows
				enabling or disabling of Legacy Floppy Emulation.
Event Logging	–—		–—	When selected, opens the event logging submenu.

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Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu

The Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for setting the parameters of the integrated and external mouse and keyboard.

			PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
		Advanced	Security	Power Savings	Exit
		Keyboard/Mouse Features			Item Specific Help
	Numlock:		[Auto]		Select power-on state
	Internal	Pointing Device: [Manual Setting]			for Numlock.

F1 Help	Select	Item	-/Space	Change	Values
ESC Exit	Select	Menu	Enter	Select	▲ Sub-Menu

Figure 5 Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu

F9 Setup Defaults

F10 Save and Exit

Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Keyboard/Mouse Submenu of the Advanced Menu

Menu Field	Options		Default	Description
Numlock:	■	Auto	[Auto]	Sets the NumLock function state when the computer
	■	On		completes booting.
	■	Off
Internal Pointing	■	Manual Setting	[Manual Setting]	Sets the device controlling the mouse cursor on the screen. Manual
Device:	■	Always Enabled		Setting allows the device to be enabled or disabled by a Hot Key.
	■	Always Disabled		Always Enabled makes the pointing device always enabled whether
				there is an external mouse or not. Always Disabled makes the
				pointing device always disabled whether there is an external mouse
				or not.

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