Fujitsu P1620 User Manual
Fujitsu LifeBook
P Series
BIOS Guide
LifeBook P Series Model:
P1620
Document Date: 1/29/2008
Document Part Number: FPC58-1817-01
FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORPORATION
LifeBook P1600 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 (or use
the TrustedCore Menu, as detailed in the next section):
1. Turn on or restart your notebook.
2. Press [F2] 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.
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:
■
BIOS Setup
■
Diagnostic Screen
■
Boot Menu
■
Patent Information
■
System Information
■
Continue Booting
Clicking on any of the fields will invoke the screen,
information, or action described.
The Boot Menu can also be invoked by pressing the
[F12] key when the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen.
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:
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.
4. To activate a submenu press [Enter].
5. To return to a menu from a submenu, press [
6. To go to Exit menu from another menu, press [
Esc].
Esc].
7. Pressing the [F9] key resets all items in the BIOS to
the default values.
8. Pressing the [
F10] key saves the current configura-
tion 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 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:
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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 [
If your settings require it, you may be
asked for a password before the operating
system will be loaded.
F1] key.
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 P1600 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: [01/29/2008]
▲
Drive0 [TOSHIBA MK4009GAL]
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
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 Option 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: 03/20/2008. You may change each segment of
the date separately. Move between the segments with the [
or [
Shift] + [Ta b] keys.
Tab] key and/or [Shift] + [Tab ]
Tab] key and/
Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu
Menu Field Option Default Description
Main Menu
Drive0: Selects Primary
Language:
Master submenu
■
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 Drive0 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.
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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 MK4009GAL]
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
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.
▲
F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
Figure 2. Drive0 Submenu
Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu
Menu Field Options Default Description
Typ e:
LBA Format Logical Block Addressing (LBA)
Total Sectors:
Maximum
Capacity:
Multi-Sector
Transfers:
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■
Auto
■
None
---
---
■
Disabled
■
2 Sectors
■
4 Sectors
■
8 Sectors
■
16 Sectors
[Auto] Selects the Serial ATA/IDE device type. Select Auto to have the type auto-
--- The total number of sectors on your hard disk
--- The maximum capacity of your hard disk
[16 Sectors] The best option is selected by the BIOS automatically when Auto is
matically identified by the BIOS at POST. If None is selected, all of the following Set-up items do not appear.
selected and cannot be selected by the user. Specifies the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer.
Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu
Menu Field Options Default Description
Main Menu
LBA Mode
Control:
Transfer Mode:
Ultra DMA
Mode:
■
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
[Enabled] 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.
[Multiword
DMA 2]
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.
[Disabled] 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.
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 [
menu. If you wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys.
Esc] key or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit
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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
▲ ▲ ▲ ▲
Keyboard/Mouse Features
Video Features
Internal Device Configurations
CPU Features
▲
USB Features
▲
Miscellaneous Configurations
▲
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
▲
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 CPU performance features.
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When selected, opens the Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu, which allows setting NumLock.
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.
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