Fujitsu LifeBook A Series BIOS Guide LifeBook A Series Models: A3040 Document Date: 2/10/06 Document Part Number: FPC58-1482-01 FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS 1 LifeBook A Series Notebook BIOS A 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 is no need to set or change the BIOS environment to operate your notebook. The BIOS Setup Utility configures: Selecting a field causes a help message about that field to be displayed on the right-hand side of the screen. 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. 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: 1. Turn on or restart your notebook. 2. Press 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. 3. Press the arrow keys to scroll through the other setup menus to review or alter the current settings. 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 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 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 key to continue, 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. 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] or [+] to change to the next higher selection and [-] 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. 2 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. If your data security settings require it, you may be asked for a password before the operating system will be opened. BIOS Setup Utility 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. 3 LifeBook A Series 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. (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. 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 or type time or date from the MS-DOS prompt. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Security Boot Info Exit System Time: System Date: [14:57:01] [02/01/2006] Adjust calendar clock. , , or selects field. Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu Note that the parameters listed in the following table may vary depending upon your system's configuration. Menu Field System Time: Primary Master Secondary Master Language: [TOSHIBA MK8025GA] [MATSHITADVD-RAM] [English (US)] F1: Help v02.59 (C) Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. Figure 1. Main Menu Esc: Exit Options ­-- Default ­-- Description 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. 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. System Date: ­-- ­-- 4 Main Menu Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu Note that the parameters listed in the following table may vary depending upon your system's configuration. Menu Field Primary Master: Options Selects Primary Master submenu Selects Secondary Master submenu Default The product number of the hard drive. The product number of the CD-ROM drive. [English (US)] Description 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 ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Secondary Master 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. (Note that this field may appear blank until the first time it is selected.) Secondary Master Language: English (US) Japanese (JP) 5 LifeBook A Series Notebook BIOS Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Primary Master submenu identifies the characteristics of the Primary Master device installed. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Primary Master: Select ATA/ATAPI drive installed here. Device :Hard Disk Vendor :TOSHIBA MK8025GAS Maximum Capacity :80.0GB LBA Mode :Supported Block Mode :16Sectors PIO Mode :4 Async DMA :MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA :Ultra DMA-5 S.M.A.R.T. :Supported [Auto] The BIOS auto-types the drive on boot time. [None] The drive is disabled. Type [Auto] F1: Help Esc: Exit v02.59 (C) Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. Figure 2. Primary Master Submenu Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Type: Options Default [Auto] Description Selects the ATA/ATAPI device type. To change the selection, press the spacebar. 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. These items are automatically determined by the system at POST and display the characteristics of the Primary Master device. They cannot be changed by the user. Auto None Device Vendor Maximum capacity LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T ­-- 6 Main Menu Secondary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Secondary Master submenu identifies the characteristics of the Secondary Master device installed. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Secondary Master: Select ATA/ATAPI drive installed here. Device Vendor LBA Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA :ATAPI CDROM :MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ841S :Supported :4 :MultiWord DMA-2 :Ultra DMA-2 [Auto] The BIOS auto-types the drive on boot time. [None] The drive is disabled. Type [Auto] F1: Help Esc: Exit v02.59 (C) Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. Figure 3. Secondary Master Submenu Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Secondary Master Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Type: Options Default [Auto] Description Selects the ATA/ATAPI device type. To change the selection, press the spacebar. 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. These items are automatically determined by the system at POST and display the characteristics of the Primary Master device. They cannot be changed by the user. Auto None Device Vendor LBA Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA ­-- 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. 7 LifeBook A Series Notebook BIOS ADVANCED MENU ­ SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: Set the I/O addresses for the serial and parallel ports. Set the keyboard and mouse features. Select between the display panel and an external CRT display. Enable or disable compensation for your display. Enables or disables the internal controllers. Configure USB features in your system. Follow 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. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Keyboard/Mouse Features Video Features Internal Device Configurations USB Features Miscellaneous Features Error Logging Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Keyboard Features Video Features Configures keyboard/ mouse features F1: Help Esc: Exit v02.59 (C) Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. Figure 4. Advanced Menu Description When selected, opens the Keyboard Features submenu, which allows turning NumLock on and off. When selected, opens the Video Features submenu, which allows setting of the display parameters, including routing of video signals to different displays. When selected, opens the Internal Device Configuration submenu, which allows enabling or disabling the IDE or LAN Controllers. When selected, opens the USB Features submenu to allow you to enable or disable the legacy support and SCSI SubClass support (e.g., floppy disk drive, external optical drive). When selected, opens the Miscellaneous Configurations submenu to allow you to enable or disable the power button, the Wake Up On LAN feature, the volume setting, and the video memory size. When selected, opens the event logging submenu. Internal Device Configurations USB Features Miscellaneous Configurations Event Logging 8 Advanced Menu Keyboard Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Keyboard Features submenu is for enabling or disabling the NumLock feature. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Keyboard/Mouse Features [On] or [Off] Numlock is On or Off. Numlock [Off] [On/Padlock Off] Numlock is On, but use with [Fn] for 10-key input. * Windows XP preserves Numlock state when the user logs off. F1: Help Esc: Exit v02.59 (C) Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. Figure 5. Keyboard Features Submenu Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Keyboard Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Numlock: Options Default [Off] Description Sets the NumLock function state when the computer completes booting. When [On/Padlock Off] is selected, the Numlock is on, but in order to perform 10-key input, the [Fn] button must also be used. On Off On/Padlock Off 9 LifeBook A Series Notebook BIOS Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Video Features Submenu is for setting the display paramet ...