Fujitsu LifeBook P1510 User's Guide

BIOS

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P1510

LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS

LifeBook P Series Notebook 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 [ the screen. This will open the main menu of the BIOS Setup Utility with the current settings displayed.

3. Press the 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 and all submenus and setup items.

The following procedures allow you to navigate the setup utility menus:

F2] key once the Fujitsu logo appears on

4. To activate a submenu press

5. To return to a menu from a submenu, press [

6. To go to Exit menu from another menu, press [Esc].

7. Pressing the [ the default values.

8. Pressing the [ tion and exits the BIOS Setup Utility. You will be asked to verify this selection before it is executed.

9. Pressing the [

Entering the Setup Utility After a Configuration Change or System Failure

If there has been a change in 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 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

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 [

[Enter].

Esc].

F9] key resets all items in the BIOS to

F10] key saves the current configura-

F1] key gives you a general help screen.

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: [ ], [ ].

• Selecting a field causes a help message about that field to be displayed on the right-hand side of the screen.

• Pressing [Enter] 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.

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.

If your 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.

Main Menu

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: [11/08/2005]

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Primary Master [TOSHIBA MK2003GAH-(PM)]

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 Date 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

Menu Field Options Default Description

System Time: –— –— Sets and displays the current time. Time is in a 24 hour format of

System Date: –— –— Sets and displays the current date. Date is in a month/day/year

Select Item Select Menu

-/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu

Figure 1. Main Menu

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] + [Ta b] keys.

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 [Ta b] key and/or [Shift] + [Ta b] keys.

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F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit

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Menu Field Options Default Description

Primary Master: Selects Primary

Master submenu

Language: • English (US)

• Japanese (JP)

–— Displays the type of device on this Serial ATA/IDE interface, if there

is one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Primary Master 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.

Main Menu

Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

The Primary Master submenu identifies which ATA devices are installed.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Info Exit

Primary Master [TOSHIBA MK2003GAH -(PM)]

Type: [Auto] LBA Format Total Sectors: 39062520 Maximum Capacity: 20000MB

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 also 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.

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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

Typ e:

Auto None

[Auto] Selects the Serial ATA/IDE 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.

LBA Format Logical Block Addressing (LBA)

Total

--- --- The total number of sectors on your hard disk

Sectors:

Maximum

--- --- The maximum capacity of your hard disk

Capacity:

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

Menu Field Options Default Description

Multi-Sector Transfers:

LBA Mode Control:

Transfer Mode:

Ultra DMA Mode:

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

Disabled

Mode 0

Mode 1

Mode 2

Mode 3

Mode 4

Mode 5

[16 Sectors] 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.

[Enabled] The best option is selected by the BIOS automatically when Auto is

[Multiword DMA 2]

[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.

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.

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 [ If you wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys.

Esc] key or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu.

Advanced Menu

ADVANCED MENU - SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS

The Advanced Menu allows you to:.

• Turn NumLock on or off.

• Select between the display panel and an external CRT

display.

• Enable or disable compensation for your display.

• Configure internal controllers.

• Configure CPU and USB features.

• Configure Miscellaneous features

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Boot Info Exit

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Keyboard/Mouse Features Video Features Internal Device Configurations CPU Features

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USB Features

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Miscellaneous Configurations

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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 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 keyboard /mouse features.

F1 Help ESC Exit

Select Item Select Menu

-/Space Enter

Figure 3. Advanced Menu

Change Values

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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

Video Features When selected, opens the Video Features submenu, which allows setting of the display parame-

Internal Device Configurations

CPU Features When selected, opens the CPU Features submenu, which allows configuration of CPU

When selected, opens the Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu, which allows setting NumLock.

ters, including routing of video signals to different displays.

When selected, opens the Internal Device Configurations submenu, which allows enabling or disabling the IDE, LAN, and modem controllers.

performance features.

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Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu

Menu Field Description

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 Configurations submenu, which allows you to change the power button, Wake Up On LAN, and Volume settings.

Event Logging When selected, opens the Event Logging submenu which lets you view and enable the event log.

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