Fujitsu LifeBook C Series BIOS Guide LifeBook C Series Model: C1320D Document Date: 09/06/2005 Document Part Number: FPC58-1401-01 FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS LifeBook C Series Notebook BIOS C 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: · Device control feature parameters, such as changing I/O addresses and boot devices. · System Data Security feature parameters, such as passwords. n n 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. 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 right and left 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 the 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 too severe, you will have an opportunity to modify the settings of the 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: 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. · If your notebook emits a series of beeps that sounds like a code and the display is blank, please refer to the Troubleshooting Section of your system User'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 loaded. 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 [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 the Exit menu from any other menu, press [Esc]. 2 C Series BIOS 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 C 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. 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. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Boot Info *Note that actual drive labels shown may vary. 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 double-click on the time in the system tray at the bottom right of the screen. Main Advanced Exit Item Specific Help System Time: System Date: [02:34:56] [09/06/2005] Adjust calendar clock. F1 Help ESC Exit Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu Note that the parameters listed below may differ, as determined by your system configuration. Menu Field System Time: 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. Serial ATA Port 0 [FUJITSU MHT2040BH-SATA] Primary Master [UJDA760 DVD/CDRW-(PM)] Language: [English (US)] , , or selects field. Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu Figure 1. Main Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit 4 Main Menu Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu Note that the parameters listed below may differ, as determined by your system configuration. Menu Field System Date: Options ­-- Default ­-- Description 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: 10/16/2001. You may change each segment of the date separately. Move between the segments with the [Tab] key and/or [Shift] + [Tab] keys. Display the type of device on this ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Serial ATA Port 0 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 Primary 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. Serial ATA Port 0 Selects the Serial ATA Port 0 submenu. The product # of the Serial ATA/IDE Drive Primary Master: Selects Primary Master submenu The product # of the Hard Drive Language: · English (US) · Japanese (JP) [English (US)] 5 LifeBook C Series Notebook BIOS Serial ATA Port 0 Submenu of the Main Menu The Serial ATA Port 0 submenu identifies what Serial ATA/IDE devices are installed. 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. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Serial ATA Port 0 [FUJITSU MHT2040BH-SATA] Item Specific Help Type: Total Sectors: Maximum Capacity: [Auto] LBA Format 78140160 40008MB Select Serial ATA/IDE drive installed here. [Auto] The BIOS auto-types the drive on boot time. [None] The drive is disabled. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 2. Serial ATA Port 0 Master Submenu Menu Field Type: Options n n Default [Auto] Description 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. Logical Block Addressing (LBA) Auto None LBA Format Total Sectors: Maximum Capacity: ----- ----- The total number of sectors on your hard disk The maximum capacity of your hard disk 6 Main Menu Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Primary Master submenu identifies what primary devices are installed. 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. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Primary Master [UJDA760 DVD/CDRW-(PM)] Item Specific Help Type: Multi-Sector Transfers: LBA Mode Control: Transfer Mode: Ultra DMA Mode: [Auto] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Standard] [Disabled] Select Serial ATA/IDE drive installed here. [Auto] The BIOS auto-types the drive on boot time. [None] The drive is disabled. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 3. Primary Master Submenu Menu Field Type: Options · Auto · None · · · · · Disabled 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors 16 Sectors Default [Auto] Description Selects the Serial ATA/IDE 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. The best option is selected by the BIOS automatically when Auto is selected and cannot be selected by the user. Specifies the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer. Multi-Sector Transfers: [Disabled] LBA Mode Control: · Disabled · Enabled [Disabled] 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. 7 LifeBook C Series Notebook BIOS Menu Field Transfer Mode: Options · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 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 Default [Standard] Description 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. Ultra DMA 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 [Esc] key or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu or to move to another menu. 8 Advanced Menu ADVANCED MENU ­ SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: · Set the I/O addresses for the ports. · Set the communication mode for the parallel and infrared ports. · Set the features of the keyboard/mouse. · Select between the display panel and an external CRT display. · Configure IDE devices in your system. · Configure CPU features. · Configure USB features. · Configure the power button. · View DMI Event Logging Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the Setup Utility to make any changes. See Navigating through the Setup Utility 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. Note that not all fields appear in all configurations; the fields that appear are dependent upon the system CPU. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Boot Info Exit Item Specific Help F1 Help ESC Exit Serial/Parallel Port Configurations Keyboard/Mouse Features Video Features Internal Device Configurations CPU Features USB Features Miscellaneous Configurations Event Logging Configures serial ports and parallel ports. Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu Figure 4. Advanced Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit 9 LifeBook C Series Notebook BIOS Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Serial/Parallel Port Configurations Keyboard/Mouse Features Video Features Description When selected, opens the Serial/Parallel Port Configurations submenu which allows the user to modify settings for the infrared and parallel ports. When selected, opens the Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu, which enables and disables the power-on state for [NumLock]. 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 sub ...