Fujitsu LifeBook C Series BIOS Guide LifeBook C Series Model: C-6581 C-6591 Document Date: 05/25/01 Document Part Number: FPC58-0546-01 F U J I T S U P C C O R P O R AT I O N LifeBook C Series BIOS 2 C Series 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: s 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. s Device control feature parameters, such as changing I/O addresses and boot devices. System Data Security feature parameters, such as passwords. 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. 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. 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 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. 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, 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 3 LifeBook C 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 emits 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 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. 4 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. (See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 3 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. 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. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Boot Info Exit Item Specific Help System Time: System Date: Floppy Disk A: vv [02:34:56] [05/18/2001] [1.44/1.2 MB, 3.5"] [HITACHI_DK23BA-20E-(PM)] [MATSHITADVD-ROM SR-8175-(PS)] [English (US)] Adjust calendar clock. , , or selects field. Primary Master Primary Slave Language: F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu Figure 1. Main Menu v F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and 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. 5 LifeBook C Series BIOS 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: 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 a floppy disk drive. Floppy Disk A: s s Disabled [1.44/1.2 MB 3.5"] [1.44/1.2 MB 3.5"] Primary Master: Selects Primary Master submenu The product # of the Hard Drive 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. Primary Slave: Selects Secondary Master submenu The product # of the CD-ROM Language: s s English (US) Japanese (JP) [English (US)] 6 Main Menu Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Primary Master submenu identifies what ATA 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 [HITACHI_DK23BA-20E-(PM)] Item Specific Help Type: Maximum Capacity: Multi-Sector Transfers: LBA Mode Control: PIO Transfer Mode: DMA Transfer Mode: [Auto] 20004MB [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 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 Type: Options s s s s 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. Select CD-ROM if a CD-ROM drive is installed at this connection. If Hard Disk is selected, you must specify the number of Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors for the drive. This item appears only when Hard Disk is selected. 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 Hard Disk is selected. 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 Hard Disk is selected. 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. Auto None CD-ROM Hard Disk Cylinders: s A number between 0 and 65,535 A number between 1 and 16 A number between 0 and 63 ­-- Heads: s ­-- Sectors: s ­-- 7 LifeBook C Series BIOS Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Maximum Capacity: Multi-Sector Transfers: Options s 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. MAX refers to the size the disk returns when required. Display only s s s s s s s s Disabled 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors 16 Sectors 32 Sectors 64 Sectors 128 Sectors Disabled Enabled [16 Sectors] LBA Mode Control: s s [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: s s s s s 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 [Fast PI0 4] DMA Transfer Mode: s s [Ultra DMA 2] s s s s CAUTION A bootable CD-ROM may have either a floppy disk format or a hard drive format. When the bootable CDROM is used, the drive allocations change automatically without changing the BIOS setup. If a floppy disk format CD-ROM is used, the CD-ROM becomes Drive A. The CD-ROM will only take Drive C: (hard drive format) if the internal hard drive is not present or is disabled. The bootable CD-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. CAUTION Be careful of the operating environment when booting from a CD-ROM or you may overwrite files by mistake. 8 Main Menu Primary Slave Submenu of the Main Menu The Primary Slave submenu is for the internal CD-ROM drive. The drive type is displayed on this menu as well as the Main menu. Your notebook auto-senses the characteristics of the internal CD-ROM Drive installed. You will not need to modify these settings, they are displayed for your reference. Note that actual drive labels shown may vary. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Primary Slave [MATSHITADVD-ROM SR-8175-(PS)] Item Specific Help Type: Multi-Sector Transfers: LBA Mode Control: PIO Transfer Mode: DMA Transfer Mode: [Auto] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Standard] [Disabled] 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 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 3. Primary Slave Submenu Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Slave Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Type: Options s s s s 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. Select CD-ROM or Hard Disk for appropriate drive typ ...