Fujitsu LifeBook T4010, LifeBook T4010D BIOS Guide

Fujitsu LifeBook

T Series

BIOS Guide

LifeBook T Series Model:

T4010/T4010D

Document Date: 10/01/2004

Document Part Number: FPC58-1296-01

FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS

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LifeBook T Series Tablet PC

T Series BIOS

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the
operating environment for your tablet. 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 tablet.

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 tablet.

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:

[ ], [ ].

[ ], [ ].

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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.

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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If your tablet emits a series of beeps that
sounds like a code and the display is
blank, please 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 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.

Main Menu

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LifeBook T Series Tablet PC

MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS

The Main Menu allows you to set or view the current
system parameters. (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
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.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Boot Info Exit

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 MS­DOS prompt.

System Time: [02:34:56]

Item Specific Help

System Date: [10/03/2004]

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Primary Master [FUJITSU MHT2040AT-(PM)]

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Secondary Master [TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R2512-(SM)]

Language: [English (US)]

F1 Help
ESC Exit

Select Item
Select Menu

-/Space Change Values
Enter Select Sub-Menu

Figure 1. Main Menu

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Adjust calendar clock.

<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or
<Enter> selects field.

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

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.

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.

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Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu

Menu Field Options Default Description

Main Menu

Primary
Master:

Secondary
Master:

Language:

Selects Primary
Master submenu

Selects Secondary
Master submenu

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English (US)

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Japanese (JP)

The product # of
the Hard Drive

The product # of
the Optical Drive

[English (US)] The default setting differs between the US/European and the

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 interface, if there is one. Pressing
the Enter key selects the Secondary Master submenu allowing
additional device configuration options for this interface.

Japanese model. Selects the display language for the BIOS.

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LifeBook T Series Tablet PC

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 [FUJITSU MHT2040AT-(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]
Transfer Mode: [Multiword DMA 2]
Ultra DMA 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

Menu Field Options Default Description

Typ e:

LBA Format Logical Block Addressing (LBA)

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Auto

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None

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CD-ROM

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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 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.

Tot al S ect ors:

Maximum
Capacity:

CHS Format Cylinders/Heads/Sectors

Cylinders:

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---

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A number between
0 and 65,535

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

--- The maximum capacity of your hard disk

–— This item is active only when Hard Disk is selected as the type. This

field is changed by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typ­ing in the number.

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Menu Field Options Default Description

Heads:

Sectors:

Maximum
Capacity:

Multi-Sector
Transfers:

LBA Mode Control:

Transfer Mode:

Ultra DMA Mode:

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A number between
1 and 16

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A number between
0 and 63

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Display only –— Displays the maximum capacity of the drive calculated from the

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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

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Standard

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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

–— This item is active only when Hard Disk is selected as type. You can

change the value by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by
typing in the number.

–— This item is active only when Hard Disk is selected as type. You can

change the value by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by
typing in the number.

parameters of the hard disk when Auto is selected and the type
is identified as hard disk.

[16 Sectors] This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Specify the

number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer.

[Enabled] Enables or disables logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder,

[Multiword
DMA 2]

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.

[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.

Main Menu

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A bootable CD-ROM may have either a floppy disk or 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, 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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LifeBook T Series Tablet PC

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 SD-R2512-(SM)]

Type: [Auto]

Multi-Sector Transfers: [Disabled]
LBA Mode Control: [Disabled]
Transfer Mode: [Standard]
Ultra DMA Mode: [Disabled]

F1 Help
ESC Exit

Menu Field Options Default Description

Typ e: • Au to

•None

•CD-ROM

•Hard Disk

Select Item
Select Menu

Figure 3. Secondary Master Submenu

[Auto] Selects the ATA/ATAPI device type. Select Auto to have the

-/Space
Enter

Change Values

▲

Select Sub-Menu

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.

Item Specific Help

Select ATA/ATAPI drive
installed here.

[Auto]
The BIOS auto-types the
drive on boot time.

Except [Auto]
You enter parameters of
the drive.

[None]
The drive is disabled.

F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit

Multi-Sector
Tra nsf ers:

LBA Mode
Control:

•Disabled

• 2 Sectors

• 4 Sectors

• 8 Sectors

• 16 Sectors

•Disabled

• Enabled

[Disabled] This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Spec-

ify the number of sectors per block for multiple sector trans­fer.

[Disabled] Enables or disables Logical Block Addressing in place of Cyl-

inder, Head, Sector addressing. This option cannot be
changed when Auto is selected.

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Menu Field Options Default Description

Main Menu

Transfer Mode: • Standard

Ultra DMA
Mode:

•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

[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 or to move to another menu.

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