Fujitsu P7120D User Manual
Fujitsu LifeBook
P Series
BIOS Guide
LifeBook P Series Model:
P7120/P7120D
Document Date: 11/3/2005
Document Part Number: FPC58-1425-01
FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORPORATION
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:
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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 [
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:
1. To select a menu, use the cursor keys: [ ], [ ].
2. To select a field within a menu or a submenu, use the
cursor keys: [ ], [ ].
F2] key once the Fujitsu logo appears on
• 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 [Esc].
6. To go to Exit menu from another menu, press [
7. Pressing the [
F9] key resets all items in the BIOS to
Esc].
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:
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.
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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: [10/24/2005]
▲
Primary Master [TOSHIBA MK6006GAH-(PM)]
▲
Serial ATA Port 0 [MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-832S-PATA]
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 calendar
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
Menu Field Options Default Description
System Time: –— –— Sets and displays the current time. Time is in a 24 hour format of hours:min-
System Date: –— –— Sets and displays the current date. Date is in a month/day/year numeric for-
utes: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.
mat 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] keys.
[
Ta b] key and/or [Shift] + [Ta b]
Tab] key and/or [Shift] +
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LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS
Menu Field Options Default Description
Primary Master: Selects Primary
Master submenu
Serial ATA Port 0: Selects Serial ATA
Language:
Port 0 submenu
■
English (US)
■
Japanese (JP)
–— Displays the type of device on this ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is one. Press-
ing the Enter key selects the Primary Master submenu allowing additional
device configuration options for this interface.
–— Displays the type of ATA/IDE device on this ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is
[English
(US)]
one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Serial ATA Port 0 submenu allowing
additional device configuration options for this interface.
The default setting differs between the US/European and the Japanese
model. Selects the display language for the BIOS.
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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 MK6006GAH -(PM)]
Type: [Auto]
LBA Format
Total Sectors: 117210240
Maximum Capacity: 60012MB
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. 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:
LBA Format Logical Block Addressing (LBA)
Total Sectors:
Maximum
Capacity:
Multi-Sector
Transfers:
■
Auto
■
None
---
---
■
Disabled
■
2 Sectors
■
4 Sectors
■
8 Sectors
■
16 Sectors
[Auto] Select Auto to have the type of Serial or Parallel ATA device automatically
--- The total number of sectors on your hard disk
--- The maximum capacity of your hard disk
[16 Sectors] This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected.
identified by the BIOS at POST. If None is selected, the following Set-up items
do not appear.
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LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS
Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu
Menu Field Options Default Description
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
■
A bootable CD-ROM or DVD-ROM may have a floppy disk or hard drive format. When a bootable CD-ROM or
[Enabled] Enables or disables logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder, Head, Sector
[Multiword
DMA 2]
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.
DVD-ROM is used, drive allocations change automatically without changing the BIOS setup. If a floppy disk format CD-ROM or DVD-ROM is used, the disc becomes Drive A. The CD-ROM or DVD-ROM will only take drive
C: (hard drive format) if the internal hard drive is not present or is disabled. The bootable CD-ROM or DVD-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 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM or you may mistakenly overwrite files.
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Main Menu
Serial ATA Port 0 Submenu of the Main Menu
The Serial ATA Port 0 submenu identifies which ATA/
IDE devices are installed.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Main Advanced Security Power Boot Info Exit
Serial ATA Port 0 [MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-832S-PATA]
Type: [Auto]]
F1 Help
ESC Exit
Select Item
Select Menu
-/Space Change Values
Enter Select Sub-Menu
Note : Actual 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 3. Serial ATA Port 0 Master Submenu
Menu Field Options Default Description
Typ e:
■
■
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.
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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LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS
ADVANCED MENU - SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS
The Advanced Menu allows you to:
■
Select between the display panel and an external CRT
display.
■
Enable or disable compensation for your display.
■
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
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 4. Advanced Menu
Change Values
▲
Select Sub-Menu
F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
Table 4: 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.
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.
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.
port.
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