User manual FUJITSU C5130

[. . . ] COPYRIGHT Fujitsu PC Corporation has made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this document. However, as ongoing development efforts are continually improving the capabilities of our products, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the contents of this document. Fujitsu and the Fujitsu logo are registered trademarks and LifeBook is a trademark of Fujitsu Limited. The following are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation: IBM, IBM PC AT, IBM PS/2. [. . . ] You reset the system by pressing the three keys Ctrl+Alt+Del at the same time and then restart your computer from the Windows 98 Shut down dialog box. You depress the reset button on the rear panel of your notebook. s s s BOOT SEQUENCE Each time you power up or restart your LifeBook C Series, it goes through a quiet boot sequence that displays a Fujitsu logo until your operating system is loaded. During quiet boot, your notebook is performing a standard boot s 42 LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu Using Your LifeBook C Series POINT The BIOS setup utility is entered by pressing the F2 key during the boot process while the Fujitsu logo is on the screen. POINT When error messages occur see Section Five, pages 80-82, for help in understanding the meaning and required actions to be taken. IDENTIFYING THE DRIVES Your notebook uses drive letters (Example A:, B:, C:, D:, E:) to identify internal and external devices such as hard drives, floppy disk drives, CD-ROM drives and PC Cards. Installed inside your notebook. BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS setup utility is a program that sets the operating environment for your notebook. Normally, there is no need to change the environment, it is set at the factory for normal operating conditions. The setup utility configures: s Standard system parameters, such as date and time. Device control feature parameters, such as I/O addresses and boot devices. Power Management parameters that help to conserve your notebook's batteries. System Data Security feature parameters, such as passwords. s s s 43 Three Section Three You will only have to change the utility settings if you want to: s Change the date or time. (You can also do this without entering the setup utility, through your operating system. (Can also be changed in the operating system control panel. ) Change a port address or other parameter. Change the selection of whether to use the built-in display, an external monitor or both. (Can also be changed in the operating system control panel. ) Change the system data security settings. Entering the Setup Utility You can enter the setup utility whenever you turn on or reset the system. The Main menu of the setup utility then appears with the current settings of the parameters displayed. If you wish to go to one of the other setup menus, press the or the key to find the menu you require. Resetting to Default Values If your BIOS values have changed and you wish to return to the default values, follow steps 1 and 2 above, then press F9, then press Enter, then press F10, then press Enter and your BIOS will be returned to its default values. s s BIOS Guide A guide to your unit's BIOS is available on-line. Go to our service and support website at www. 8fujitsu. com, click on Self Help Center, select C Series from the pull-down menu, then select BIOS Guides from the pull-down menu on the C Series page. This will take you to the BIOS guide page, where you can select your unit's BIOS from the pull-down menu. To find your unit's BIOS number, check your packing slip. s s s YOUR SAVE-TO-DISK FILE ALLOCATION Your notebook comes with an allocation of space on the internal hard drive adequate to operate the Save-to-Disk function for the amount of memory installed at the factory. If you add a memory upgrade module or do not use the Save-to-Disk function and wish to free up the disk space, you will need to change your allocation. The utility to change the allocations is PHDISK. EXE and is activated from the MS-DOS prompt. s 44 LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu Using Your LifeBook C Series PHDISK allows you to perform five different functions related to the Save-to-Disk space on your internal hard drive. [. . . ] If the self test detects failures that are so serious that operation can not continue, the operating system will not be loaded. Program An integrated set of coded commands to your computers telling your hardware what to do and how and when to do it. PS/2 An IBM series of personal computers which established a number of standards for connecting external devices such as keyboards and monitors. RAM Random Access Memory. A hardware component of your computer that holds binary information (both program and data) as long as it has the proper power applied to it. [. . . ]