User manual FUJITSU C6581 Software Guide

[. . . ] 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. 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. [. . . ] Allows you to enable or disable TV output. TV Output: s s Disabled Enabled NTSC PAL [Disabled] TV Standard: s s [NTSC] Allows you to select a TV standard. 16 Advanced Menu Internal Device Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allows the user to configure other internal devices. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help Internal Device Configurations Floppy Disk Controller: [Enabled] IDE Controller: [Enabled] [Disabled] Floppy disk drive is disabled. [Enabled] Floppy disk drive is enabled. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu v F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 8. Internal Device Configuration Submenu Table 8: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Internal Device Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Floppy Disk Controller: IDE Controller: Options s s Default [Enabled] Description Enables or disables the Floppy Disk Drive. Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled s s [Enabled] Enables or disables IDE controller. 17 LifeBook C Series BIOS PCI Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The PCI Configuration 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 Configuration v 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 v F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 9. PCI Configuration Submenu Table 9: Fields, Options and Defaults for the PCI Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field IRQ Reservation Options ­-- Default ­-- Description Reserve specific IRQs for use by legacy ISA devices. 18 Advanced Menu IRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Configuration Submenu The IRQ Reservation submenu of the PCI Configuration 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. CAUTION Only IRQ's 9, 10, & 11 can be reserved without conflict. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Power Savings Security Exit Item Specific Help 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 v F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 10. IRQ Reservation Submenu Table 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the IRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field IRQ 3: Options s s Default [Available] Description Reserves IRQ 3. If Reserved is selected, the BIOS reserves IRQ 3 for use by legacy ISA devices and does not use it for embedded PCI or ISA devices. Reserves IRQ 4. Available Reserved IRQ 4: s s Available Reserved Available Reserved Available Reserved Available Reserved [Available] IRQ 5: s s [Available] Reserves IRQ 5. IRQ 7: s s [Available] Reserves IRQ 7. IRQ 9: s s [Available] Reserves IRQ 9. 19 LifeBook C Series BIOS Table 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the IRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field IRQ 10: Options s s Default [Available] Description Reserves IRQ 10. Available Reserved Available Reserved Available Reserved IRQ 11: s s [Available] Reserves IRQ 11. IRQ 15: s s [Available] Reserves IRQ 15. 20 Advanced Menu CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features Submenu configures the system processor. Note that this submenu only appears in certain configurations, based upon the system CPU. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit CPU Features Item Specific Help Processor Serial Number: [Disabled] Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Technology: [Auto] Configures Processor Serial Number feature of Pentium(R) III processor. [Enabled] Processor Serial Number feature is enabled. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu v F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 11. CPU Features Submenu Menu Field Processor Serial Number Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Technology: Options s s Default [Disabled] Description Configures Processor Serial Number feature of Pentium(R) III processor. When Auto is selected, the CPU speed is determined by the power source used. When Disabled is selected, CPU speed is fixed to battery optimized speed. Enabled Disabled Auto Max. Disabled · · · · [Auto] 21 LifeBook C Series BIOS USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features Submenu configures the system for use with a USB floppy drive. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help ACPI Features USB Floppy Disk: [Disabled] [Disabled] Legacy Floppy Emulation is disabled. [Enabled] Legacy Floppy Emulation is enabled, and USB floppy is available without a USB-aware OS. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu v F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 12. USB Features Submenu Table 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field USB Floppy Disk: Options s s Default [Disabled] Description When Enabled is selected, Legacy Floppy Emulation is enabled and the USB floppy drive and bootable support are available without a USB-aware OS. When Disabled is selected, Legacy Floppy Emulation is disabled. Disabled Enabled 22 Advanced Menu Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logging Submenu configures event logging features for DMI events. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help 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 <Enter> key to view the contents of the event log. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu v F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 13. Event Logging Submenu Table 13: 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: s Options Default Space Available Description Display only Valid Enter Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled No Yes Enter [Enter] [Enabled] Display only Allows you to view content of event log Turns event logging on and off for all DMI events. s s System Boot Event: Clear All Event Logs: Mark Events as Read: s s [Disabled] Turns event logging on and off for DMI system boot events. s s [No] When set to [Yes] all event logs will be cleared at next boot. s [Enter] Allows you to make all events currently in the event log as having been read. 23 LifeBook C Series BIOS 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. (See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 3 for more information. ) The following tables show the names of the menu fields for the Security 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. [. . . ] Boot Menu v F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Table 19: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Boot Menu Menu Field QuickBoot Mode: Options s s s Default [Enabled] Description Turns on and off booting with a truncated set of Power On Self Test. (Fewer tests mean faster turn on. ) Disabled Enabled Auto Disabled Enabled Selects the Boot Device Priority submenu Boot-time Diagnostic Screen: Boot Device Priority s s [Disabled] Turns on and off display of test results instead of Fujitsu logo screen during Power On Self Test. This menu allows setting up the source for the operating system. s -- 34 Boot Menu The Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boot Device Priority Submenu is for setting the order of checking of sources for the operating system. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Boot Item Specific Help Boot Device Priority +Floppy Disk Drive +Hard Disk Drive ATAPI CD-ROM Drive The top device has the highest priority. © F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu v F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 20. [. . . ]