Fujitsu LifeBook S6311 Guide
BIOS
SECTION
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LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS
S 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 should be no need to set or change the
BIOS environment to operate your notebook.
The BIOS Setup Utility configures:
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Device control feature parameters, such as changing
I/O addresses and boot devices.
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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 when a message appears under the
Fujitsu logo prompting you to “Press <F2>: BIOS
Setup”. 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 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] to change to the next higher selection
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.
[ ], [ ].
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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
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, refer to the Troubleshooting section of your system Use’s Guide. 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 setup utility will be opened.
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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
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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 2 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
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Main Advanced Security Boot Info Exit
System Time: [02:34:56]
System Date: [03/14/2006]
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Drive0 [FUJITSU MHV2040BH]
Drive1 [MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-841S]
Language: [English (US)]
the field’s function and any special information needed
to help understand the field’s use. Note that the actual
drive labels shown may vary
System time and 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 type
time or date from the MS-DOS prompt.
Item Specific Help
Adjust calendar clock.
<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or
<Enter> selects field.
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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
Menu Field Options Default Description
System Time: –— –— Sets and displays the current time. Time is in a 24 hour format
System Date: –— –— Sets and displays the current date. Date is in a month/day/year
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.
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.
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Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu
Menu Field Options Default Description
Main Menu
Drive0 Selects the Drive0
Serial ATA drive
submenu
Drive1: Selects the Drive1
Serial ATA drive
submenu
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Language:
English (US)
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Japanese (JP)
The product
number of the
hard drive.
The product
number of the CDROM drive.
[English (US)] The default setting differs between the US/European and the
Display the type of device on this ATA/IDE interface. Pressing the
Enter key selects the Serial ATA Drive0 submenu allowing additional
device configuration options for this interface.
Display the type of device on this ATA/IDE interface, if there is one.
Pressing the Enter key selects the Serial ATA Drive1 submenu allowing additional device configuration options for this interface.
Japanese model. Selects the display language for the BIOS.
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Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu
The Drive0 submenu identifies what Serial ATA/IDE
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.
Drive0 [FUJITSU MHV2040BH]
Type: [Auto]
LBA Format
Total Sectors: 78140160
Maximum Capacity: 40008MB SATA1
F1 Help
ESC Exit
Select Item
Select Menu
-/Space
Figure 2. Drive0 Submenu
Change Values
Enter
Select Sub-Menu
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Menu Field Options Default Description
Typ e:
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Auto
None
[Auto] Select Auto to have the type of Serial or Parallel ATA device auto-
matically identified 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
LBA Format Logical Block Addressing (LBA)
Tot al S ect ors:
Maximum
Capacity:
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--- The total number of sectors on your hard disk
--- The maximum capacity of your hard disk
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Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu
The Drive1 submenu allows you to configure secondary
ATA de v ices .
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.
Drive1 [MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-841S]
Type: [Auto]
Multi-Sector Transfers: [Disabled]
LBA Mode Control: [Disabled]
Transfer Mode: [Standard]
Ultra DMA Mode: [Disabled]
Item Specific Help
Select ATA/ATAPI drive
installed here.
[Auto]
The BIOS auto-types the
drive on boot time.
[None]
The drive is disabled.
F1 Help
ESC Exit
Select Item
Select Menu
-/Space
Figure 3. Drive1 Submenu
Change Values
Enter
Select Sub-Menu
▲
F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu
Menu Field Options Default Description
Typ e:
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Auto
None
[Auto] Selects the ATA/ATAPI device type. Select Auto to have the device (CD-
ROM, CD-R/RW, DVD-ROM, etc.) automatically identified by the BIOS
at POST. If None is selected, the following Set-up items do not appear.
Multi-Sector
Tra nsf ers:
LBA Mode
Control:
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Disabled
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2 Sectors
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4 Sectors
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8 Sectors
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16 Sectors
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Disabled
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Enabled
[Disabled] This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Specify the num-
[Disabled] Enables or disables Logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder, Head,
ber of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer.
Sector addressing. This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected.
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Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu
Menu Field Options Default Description
Transfer Mode:■Standard
Ultra DMA
Mode:
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Fast PIO 1
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Fast PIO 2
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Fast PIO 3
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Fast PIO 4
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Multiword DMA 1
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Multiword DMA 2
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Disabled
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Mode 0
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Mode 1
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Mode 2
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Mode 3
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Mode 4
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Mode 5
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A bootable CD-ROM may have either a floppy disk or hard drive format. When the bootable CD-ROM is
[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.
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 aware of the operating environment when booting from a CD-ROM or you may overwrite files by
mistake.
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:
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Set the I/O addresses for the serial and parallel ports.
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Set the features of the keyboard/mouse.
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Select between the display panel and/or an external
CRT display.
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Set internal device configurations
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Configure USB and CPU features.
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Configure miscellaneous features such as Wake Up On
LAN.
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Configure DMI Event Logging.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Main Advanced Security Boot Info Exit
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Serial/Parallel Port Configurations
Keyboard/Mouse Features
Video Features
Internal Device Configurations
CPU Features
USB Features
Miscellaneous Configurations
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Event Logging
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Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the
Setup Utility to make any changes.
(See Navigating Through the Setup Utility on page 2 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.
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
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F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
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