Main Advanced Security Power Boot Info Exit Item Specific Help Fujitsu LifeBook B Series BIOS Guide LifeBook Series: Model Numbers: Document Date: B Series B-2175 10/26/2000 This document is designed to provide Fujitsu LifeBook developers and users with an understanding of the system's Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu v F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit FUJITSU PC CORPORATION LifeBook B Series BIOS B 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. 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. POINT Selecting a field causes a help message about that field to be displayed on the right-hand side of the screen. POINT 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 ARROW] or [LEFT ARROW] key 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 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: [ ], [ ]. 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. 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 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 too 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 B Series BIOS 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. CAUTION If your notebook beeps a series of beeps that sounds like a code and the display is blank, please refer to the Troubleshooting Section. The Troubleshooting Section includes a list of error messages and their meanings. POINT If your data security settings require it, you may be asked for a password before the operating system will be opened. 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 B Series 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. 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 or type time or date from the MS-DOS prompt. Figure 1. Main Menu Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Boot Info Exit Item Specific Help System Time: System Date: Floppy Disk A: v [14:57:01] [10/10/2000] [Disabled] [FUJITSU MHM2100AT-(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 v F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu 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. 4 Main Menu Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu 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: 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. Enables or disables floppy disk A. Floppy Disk A: · Disabled · 1.44/1.2 MB 3.5" · Selects Primary Master submenu [Disabled] Primary Master: [Fujitsu MHM2100AT(PM)] [English (US)] 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. Language: · English (US) · Japanese (JP) 5 LifeBook B Series BIOS Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Primary Master submenu identifies what 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 MHD2032AT] Type: Cylinders: Heads: Sectors: Maximum Capacity: Multi-Sector Transfers: LBA Mode Control: PIO Transfer Mode: DMA Transfer Mode: [Hard Disk] [16383] [16] [63] 8455MB [16 Sectors] [Enabled] [FAST PIO 4] [Ultra DMA 2] 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 v 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 · Hard Disk Default [Auto] Description 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. Select ATAPI Removable if a removable disk drive is installed at this connection. This item appears only when the type is identifed as Auto or 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. TThis item appears only when the type is identifed as Auto or 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. Cylinders: · A number between 0 and 65,535 ­-- Heads: · A number between 1 and 16 ­-- 6 Main Menu Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Sectors: Options · A number between 0 and 63 Default ­-- Description This item appears only when the type is identifed as Auto or 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. 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. Maximum Capacity: Multi-Sector Transfers: · Display only ­-- · · · · · · · · Disabled 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors 16 Sectors 32 Sectors 64 Sectors 128 Sectors [16 Sectors] LBA Mode Control: · Disabled · Enabled [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. 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. PIO Transfer Mode: · · · · · Standard Fast PIO 1 Fast PIO 2 Fast PIO 3 Fast PIO 4 [Fast PI0 4] DMA Transfer Mode: · Disabled · Multiword DMA 1 · Multiword DMA 2 · Ultra DMA 0 · Ultra DMA 1 · Ultra DMA 2 [Ultra DMA 2] 7 LifeBook B Series BIOS ADVANCED MENU ­ SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: · Enable or disable support for Plug & Play operating systems. · Set the I/O addresses for the serial and parallel ports. · Set the communication mode for the parallel port and infrared port. · Select between the display panel and an external CRT display. · Enable or disable compensation for your display. · Configure PCI devices in your system. · Configure USB 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 Power Boot Info Exit Item Specific Help Plug & Play O/S: Protected Device Configurations: Serial/Parallel Port Configurations Keyboard/Mouse Features Video Features Internal Device Configurations PCI Configurations USB Features Event Logging vvvvvv v [Yes] [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. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu Figure 3. Advanced Menu v F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit 8 Advanced Menu Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Plug & Play O/S: Options · No · Yes · No · Yes Default [Yes] 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. No: allows Plug & Play operating system to change device system settings. Yes: prevents a Plug & Play operating system from changing system settings. *ACPI operating system ignores this setting. When selected, opens the Serial/Parallel Port Configurations submenu which allows the user to modify settings for serial, infrared and parallel ports. 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 par ...