Fujitsu LifeBook U810 BIOS Guide
Fujitsu LifeBook
U Series
BIOS Guide
LifeBook U Series Model:
U810
Document Date: 09/05/2007
Document Part Number: FPC58-1714-01
FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORPORATION
LifeBook U810 Notebook BIOS
LifeBook U 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:
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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.
Using the TrustedCore Menu
When the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen. press the
[Enter] key or click on the left mouse or touchpad
button; the TrustedCore Menu will appear.
The TrustedCore Menu provides shortcuts to the
following menus and information screens:
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BIOS Setup
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Diagnostic Screen
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Boot Menu
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Diagnostic Program
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Patent Information
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System Information
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Continue Booting
The menu opens with BIOS Setup highlighted. Click the
[Enter] button to open the BIOS Setup Utility.
The Boot Menu can also be invoked by pressing the
[F12] key when the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen.
You can go directly to the BIOS Setup Utility by pressing
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.
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, while holding the
[Fn] button, use the left/right cursor
keys:
2. To select a field within a menu or a
submenu, while holding the [Fn]
button, use the up/down cursor keys:
3. To select the different values for each field, press the
[Spacebar] or [+] to change to the next lower selection and [F5] or [-] to go to the next higher 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 [Fn]+[F9] key resets all items in the
BIOS to the default values.
8. Pressing the [Fn]+[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 [Fn]+[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 an opportunity to modify the
setup utility settings, as described in the following steps:
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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 [Fn]+[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 in the system User’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 U810 Notebook BIOS
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: [09/05/2007]
▲
Drive0 [TOSHIBA MK4007GAL]
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 utility on your Windows Control
Panel.
Item Specific Help
Adjust calendar clock.
<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or
<Enter> selects field.
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 of
System Date: –— –— Sets and displays the current date. Date is in a month/day/year numeric
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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 [
keys.
format with 2 digits each for month and day and 4 digits for year. (MM/
DD/YYYY) for example: 09/05/2007. You may change each segment of
the date separately. Move between the segments with the [
or [
Shift] + [Tab ] keys.
Ta b] key and/or [Shift] + [Ta b]
Tab] key and/
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
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Language:
English (US)
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Japanese (JP)
The product
number of
the hard
drive.
[English (US)] The default setting differs between the US/European and the Japanese
Displays 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.
model. Selects the display language for the BIOS.
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Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu
The Drive0 submenu identifies which ATA devices are installed.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Main Advanced Security Power Boot Info Exit
Drive0 [TOSHIBA MK4007GAl]
Type: [Auto]
LBA Format
Total Sectors: 78140160
Maximum Capacity: 40008MB
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
Figure 2. Drive0 Submenu
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Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu
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 automatically
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)
Total Sectors:
Maximum
Capacity:
Multi-Sector
Transfers:
LBA Mode
Control:
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---
---
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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
--- The total number of sectors on your hard disk. This information is automati-
--- The maximum capacity of your hard disk. This information is automatically
[16 Sectors] This information is automatically selected when [Auto] is selected as the Type.
[Enabled] Enables or disables logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder, Head, Sector
cally displayed when [Auto] is selected.
displayed when [Auto] is selected as the Type.
addressing. This setting is automatically selected when [Auto] is selected as
the Type.
Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu
Menu Field Options Default Description
Main Menu
Transfer
Mode:
Ultra DMA
Mode:
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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
[Multiword
DMA 2]
[Disabled] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. This setting is auto-
Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. This option cannot be
changed when Auto is selected and autotypes the drive to select the optimum
transfer mode.
matically selected when [Auto] is selected and autotypes 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 [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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LifeBook U810 Notebook BIOS
ADVANCED MENU - SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS
The Advanced Menu allows you to:
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Select between the display panel and an external CRT
display.
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Enable or disable compensation for your display.
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Configure CPU and USB features.
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Configure Miscellaneous features
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Main Advanced Security Boot Info Exit
▲ ▲ ▲ ▲
Keyboard/Mouse Features
Video Features
Internal Device Configurations
CPU Features
▲
USB Features
▲
Miscellaneous Configurations
▲
Event Logging
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
▲
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 parameters, including
Internal Device
Configurations
CPU Features When selected, opens the CPU Features submenu, which allows configuration of Intel SpeedStep Technology
USB Features When selected, opens the USB Features submenu, which allows enabling or disabling USB and SCSI Subclass sup-
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When selected, opens the Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu, which allows setting NumLock to Off, On, or On/
Padlock Off.
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 and enables or disable XD Bit functionality.
port.
Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu
Menu Field Description
Advanced Menu
Miscellaneous
Configurations
Event Logging When selected, opens the Event Logging submenu which lets you view and enable the event log.
When selected, opens the Miscellaneous Configurations submenu, which allows you to change the power button,
Wake Up On LAN, Volume settings, video memory size, hardware power management, and power-on LED illumination.
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