User manual FUJITSU P1120 - Software Guide

Fujitsu LifeBook P Series BIOS Guide LifeBook P Series Model: P1120 Document Date: 10/30/02 Document Part Number: FPC58-0796-01 F U J I T S U P C C O R P O R AT I O N LifeBook P Series Notebook BIOS P 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. 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 Exit menu from another menu, press [Esc]. 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 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 ARROW] or [LEFT ARROW] key to scroll through the other setup menus to review or alter the current settings. 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 key to continue, to run SETUP Navigating Through The Setup Utility The BIOS setup utility consists of seven menus; Main, Advanced, Security, Power, Boot, Info and Exit. This document explains each menu, 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: [ ], [ ]. POINTS · 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. 2 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. P O I N TS If your settings require it, you may be asked for a password before the operating system will be loaded. 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 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. POINT 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. When you change these settings from your desktop, the BIOS is automatically updated with the same changes. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Boot Info Exit Item Specific Help System Time: System Date: [14:57:01] [10/25/2002] [TOSHIBA MK3018GAP-(PM)] [English (US)] Adjust calendar clock. , , or selects field. Primary Master Language: 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 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. 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. 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. The default setting differs between the US/European and the Japanese model. Selects the display language for the BIOS. 3 System Date: ­-- ­-- Primary Master: Selects Primary Master submenu ­-- Language: · English (US) · Japanese (JP) [English (US)] LifeBook P Series Notebook BIOS Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Primary Master submenu identifies which ATA devices are installed. Note: Actual hard drive label shown may vary. Depending on the drive type, information such as cylinders, heads and sectors may also be displayed. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Boot Info Exit Item Specific Help Primary Master [FUJITSU MK3018GAP-(PM)] Type: Maximum Capacity: Multi-Sector Transfers: LBA Mode Control: PIO Transfer Mode: DMA Transfer Mode: [Auto] 30006MB [16 Sectors] [Enabled] [Fast PIO 4] [Ultra DMA 4] Select ATA/ATAPI drive installed here. [Auto] The BIOS auto-types the drive on boot time. Except [Auto] You enter parameters of the drive. [None] The drive is disabled. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 F10 Setup Defaults 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 Type: Options · · · · Auto None CD-ROM Hard Disk Default [Auto] Description (Note: There is no drop-down menu available for the Type field. To change the options, use the plus "+" and minus "-" keys or the spacebar.) Selects the ATA/ATAPI 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. If Hard Disk is selected, you must specify the number of Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors for the drive. Cylinders: · A number between 0 and 65,535 ­-- This item appears only when the type is identified as Hard Disk. When Hard Disk is selected, you can change the value. This field is changed by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in the number. This item appears only when the type is identified as Hard Disk. When Hard Disk is selected, you can change the value. This field is changed by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in the number. This item appears only when the type is identified as Hard Disk. When Hard Disk is selected, you can change the value. This field is changed by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in the number. Heads: · A number between 1 and 16 ­-- Sectors: · A number between 0 and 63 ­-- 4 Main Menu Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Maximum Capacity: Multi-Sector Transfers: Options · Display only Default ­-- Description Displays the maximum capacity of the drive calculated from the parameters of the hard disk when Hard Disk is selected. This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Specify the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer. · · · · · · · · Disabled 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors 16 Sectors 32 Sectors 64 Sectors 128 Sectors [16 Sectors] LBA Mode Control: PIO Transfer Mode: · Disabled · Enabled · · · · · · · · · · · · · Standard Fast PIO 1 Fast PIO 2 Fast PIO 3 Fast PIO 4 Disabled Multiword DMA 1 Multiword DMA 2 Ultra DMA 0 Ultra DMA 1 Ultra DMA 2 Ultra DMA 3 Ultra DMA 4 [Enabled] Enables or disables logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder, Head, Sector 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. Multi-word DMA is automatically set to mode 1 for Fast PIO 1, Fast PIO 2, Fast PIO 3, and set to mode 2 for Fast PIO 4 / DMA. [Fast PI0 4] DMA Transfer Mode: [Ultra DMA 4] 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. 5 LifeBook P Series Notebook BIOS ADVANCED MENU ­ SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: · Enable or disable support for Plug & Play operating systems. · Select between the display panel and an external CRT display. · Enable or disable compensation for your display. · Configure PCI devices in your system. · Configure CPU, USB, and miscellaneous features. 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. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Boot Info Exit Item Specific Help Plug & Play O/S: [No] [No] The BIOS configures also non-boot devices. Select if you are using a non-Plug & Play OS or a non-ACPI OS. [Yes] The BIOS configures only boot devices. Keyboard/Mouse Features Video Features Internal Device Configurations PCI Configurations CPU Features USB Features Miscellaneous Configurations Event Logging F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu Figure 3. Advanced Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Plug & Play O/S: Keyboard/Mouse Features Video Features Options · No · Yes ­-- Default [No] Description Select Yes if you are using a Plug & Play capable operating system. Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non-boot devices. When selected, opens the Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu, which allows setting external and internal keyboard and mouse parameters. 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 Configurations submenu, which allows enabling or disabling the Floppy Disk, IDE, and LAN Controllers. Note that if your system has a wireless LAN installed, all fields may not be present. ­-- ­-- ­-- Internal Device Configurations ­-- ­-- 6 Advanced Menu Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field PCI Configurations CPU Features Options ­-- Default ­-- Description When selected, opens additional menus to configure PCI devices. ­-- ­-- When selected, opens the CPU Features submenu, which allows enabling or disabling of Processor Serial Number feature. When selected, opens the USB Features submenu, which allows enabling or disabling USB. When selected, opens the Miscellaneous Configurations submenu, which allows enabling or disabling miscellaneous features, such as the power button. When selected, opens the event logging submenu. USB Features ­-- ­-- Miscellaneous Configurations: Event Logging ­-- ­-- ­-- ­-- 7 LifeBook P Series Notebook BIOS Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for setting the parameters of the integrated and external mouse and keyboard. . Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help Select power-on state for Numlock. Keyboard/Mouse Features Numlock: Internal Pointing Device: [Auto] [Manual Setting] F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 4. Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Numlock: Options · Auto · On · Off · Manual Setting · Always Enabled · Always Disabled Default [Auto] Description Sets the NumLock function state when the computer completes booting. Internal Pointing Device: [Manual Setting] Configures the internal pointing device. When Manual Setting is selected, the internal pointing device can be enabled or disabled by using the [Fn] + [F4] keys. When Always Enabled is selected, the internal device is always selected. When Always Disabled is selected, the internal pointing device cannot be used. 8 Advanced Menu Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Video Features Submenu is for setting the display parameters. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help Video Features Display Compensation: [Internal Flat Panel] [Enabled] Select display terminal. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 5. Video Features Submenu Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Display: Options · Internal Flat-Panel · External · Simultaneous · Disabled · Enabled Default [Internal Flat-Panel] Description Selects where the video signal will be routed. Compensation: [Enabled] Enables or disables compensation which controls spacing on the display. When enabled, displays with less than pixel resolution 800 x 600 will still cover the entire screen. 9 LifeBook P Series Notebook BIOS Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configurations submenu allows the user to configure other internal devices. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Main Advanced Exit Item Specific Help Internal Device Configurations IDE Controller: LAN Controller: Touch Panel: [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] IDE port is disabled. [Enabled] IDE port is enabled. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 6. Internal Device Configurations Submenu Table 6: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Internal Device Configurations Submenu of Advanced Menu Menu Field IDE Controller: Options · Disabled · Enabled · Disabled · Enabled · Auto Default [Enabled] Description Enables or disables selected IDE controller. LAN Controller: [Auto] When Disabled is selected, the LAN device is disabled. When Enabled is selected, the LAN device is enabled. When Auto is selected, the LAN is always enabled when the system is connected to an AC Adapter; when running on battery power, the device is enabled only when the link is active. Note that if your system has a wireless LAN installed, all fields may not be present. Touch Panel: · Disabled · Enabled [Enabled] Enables or disables touch panel. 10 Advanced Menu PCI Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The PCI Configurations submenu allows the user to reserve specific interrupts (IRQs) for legacy ISA devices, and to enable or disable built in PCI device modules. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help PCI Configurations IRQ Reservation Reserve specific IRQs for use by legacy ISA devices. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 7. PCI Configurations Submenu Table 7: Fields, Options and Defaults for the PCI Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field IRQ Reservation Options ­-- Default ­-- Description Reserve specific IRQs for use by legacy ISA devices. 11 LifeBook P Series Notebook BIOS IRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Configurations Submenu The IRQ Reservation submenu of the PCI Configurations submenu allows the user to mark various IRQs as reserved for use by legacy ISA devices. When an IRQ is reserved, the BIOS does not use it for embedded PCI or ISA devices. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help Main Advanced IRQ Reservation IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ 3: 4: 5: 7: 9: 10: 11: 15: [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] Reserve the specified IRQ for use by legacy ISA devices. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 8. IRQ Reservation Submenu Table 8: Fields, Options and Defaults for the IRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Configurations Submenu Menu Field IRQ 3: Options · Available · Reserved · Available · Reserved · Available · Reserved · Available · Reserved · Available · Reserved · Available · Reserved · Available · Reserved · Available · Reserved Default [Available] Description Reserves IRQ 3. If Reserved is selected, BIOS reserves IRQ 3 for use by legacy ISA devices and does not use it for embedded PCI/ISA devices. IRQ 3 is removed from the IRQ bitmap in the PCI IRQ routing table. Reserves IRQ 4. Reserves IRQ 5. Reserves IRQ 7. Reserves IRQ 9. Reserves IRQ 10. Reserves IRQ 11. Reserves IRQ 15. IRQ 4: IRQ 5: IRQ 7: IRQ 9: IRQ 10: IRQ 11: IRQ 15: [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] [Available] 12 Advanced Menu CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features submenu configures certain features of the CPU in the system. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help CPU Features Processor Serial Number: [Disabled] Configures Processor Serial Number feature. [Disabled] Processor Serial Number feature is disabled. [Enabled] Processor Serial Number feature is enabled. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 9. CPU Features Submenu Table 9: Fields, Options and Defaults for the CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Processor Serial Number: Options · Enabled · Disabled Default [Disabled] Description Enables or disables the Processor Serial Number feature of the processor. 13 LifeBook P Series Notebook BIOS USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features submenu configures the USB capabilities of the system. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help USB Features USB Storage Device: [Enabled] [Disabled] Legacy Storage Device Emulation is disabled. [Enabled] Legacy Storage Device Emulation is enabled. USB floppy and/or USB CD-ROM are available without USB aware OS. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 10. USB Features Submenu Table 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field USB Storage Device: Options · Disabled · Enabled Default [Enabled] Description When enabled, Legacy Storage Device Emulation is enabled and USB floppy and/or CD-ROM are available without USB-aware OS. 14 Advanced Menu Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Miscellaneous Configurations submenu is for setting up certain miscellaneous system features. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help Main Advanced Miscellaneous Configurations Power Button: Wake up on LAN: [Disabled] [Disabled] Configures the power button. *ACPI OS ignores this setting. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 11. Event Logging Submenu Table 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu Menu Field Power Button: Options · Disabled · Power Off Default [Disabled] Description When Disabled is selected, the power button does not control power. When Power Off is selected, pressing the power button shuts off power to the system. When this feature is Enabled, the system will wake up when the internal LAN device receives a Magic Packet while in Power-Off state. Wake up on LAN: · Disabled · Enabled [Disabled] 15 LifeBook P Series Notebook BIOS Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logging submenu is for setting up the logs for DMI event logging. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help Main Advanced Event Logging Event Log Capacity: Event Log Validity: View Event Log: Event Logging: System Boot Event: Clear All Event Logs: Mark Events as Read: Space Available Valid [Enter] [Enabled] [Disabled] [No] [Enter] Press key to view the contents of the event log. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 12. Event Logging Submenu Table 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Event Log Capacity: Event Log Validity: View Event Log: Event Logging: Options ----· Enter · Disabled · Enabled · Disabled · Enabled · No · Yes · Enter Default Space Available Valid [Enter] [Enabled] Description Display only Display only Allows you to view content of event log. Turns event logging on and off for all DMI events. System Boot Event: Clear All Event Logs: [Disabled] Turns event logging on and off for DMI system boot events. [No] When set to [Yes] all event logs will be cleared at next boot. Mark Events as Read: [Enter] Allows you to make all events currently in the event log as read. 16 Security Menu SECURITY MENU ­ SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The Security menu allows you to set up the data security features of your notebook to fit your operating needs and to view the current data security configuration. 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 Security menu and its submenus, 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. The default condition is no passwords required and no write protection. POINT If you set a password, write it down and keep it in a safe place. If you forget the password you will have to contact your support representative to regain access to your secured functions and data. POINTS · If you make an error when re-entering the password a [Warning] will be displayed on the screen. To try again, press the Enter key and then retype the password. Press the Esc key to abort the password setting process. · Entering a password incorrectly three times in a row will cause the keyboard and mouse to be locked out and the warning [System Disabled] to be displayed. If this happens, restart the computer by turning off and on the power with the power switch and use the correct password on reboot. · If the Password on Resume is Enabled and the Password on Boot is Disabled you will not have to type your password upon resuming the system from the Suspend or Save-to-Disk modes. Power Management Security will work only if Password on Boot is enabled. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Boot Info Exit Item Specific Help Supervisor Password Is: User Password Is: Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Minimum User Password Length Password on Boot: Password on Resume: Boot from Removable Media: Floppy Disk Access: Hard Disk Security Owner Information Hard Disk Boot Sector: Clear Clear [Enter] [Enter] [0] [Disabled] [Disabled] [All] [All] Press key to set Supervisor password to enable any password features. Then password entry is required to enter BIOS Setup. [Normal] F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu Figure 13. Security Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit 17 LifeBook P Series Notebook BIOS Table 13: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Field Supervisor Password is: User Password is: Options ­-- Default Clear Description