User manual FUJITSU E6555 Software Guide

[. . . ] Fujitsu LifeBook E Series BIOS Guide LifeBook E Series Models: E-6595 E-6575 E-6555 Document Date: 01/29/01 Document Part Number: FPC58-0480-01 F U J I T S U P C C O R P O R AT I O N 1 E 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. [. . . ] [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 Table 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for the CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Processor Serial Number: Options s s Default [Disabled] Description Enables or disables the Pentium III processor Serial Number feature. Enabled Disabled Auto Max. Disabled Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Technology: s s s s [Auto] When Auto is selected, the CPU speed changes based upon the power source change. speed. 20 Advanced Menu USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features Submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the USB Floppy Disk Drive. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit USB Features Item Specific Help USB Floppy Disk: [Disabled] [Disabled] Legacy Floppy Emulation is disabled. [Enabled] Legacy Floppy Emulation is enabled and USB floppy is available without 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 Enables or disables Legacy Floppy Emulation. When Enabled is selected, the USB floppy disk is available without a USB-aware operating system. Disabled Enabled 21 LifeBook E Series BIOS Security 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 Event Logging Item Specific Help 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 mark all events currently in the event log as having been read. 22 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 2 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. The default condition is no passwords required and no write protection. POINT If you make an error when re-entering the password a [Warning] will be displayed on the screen. Press the Esc key to abort the password setting process. CAUTION If the Power Management Security 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 boot is enabled. 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. POINT Boot sector protection must be set to [Normal] to install or upgrade an operating system. CAUTION Entering a password incorrectly 3 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. 23 LifeBook E Series BIOS Security Menu Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power 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 Unattended Boot: Password on Resume: Boot from Removable Media: Floppy Disk Access: Hard Disk Security Owner Information Hard Disk Boot Sector Security Panel on Resume Clear Clear [Enter] [Enter] [0] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [All] [All] Press <Enter> key to set Supervisor Password to enable any password features. Then password entry is required to enter BIOS Setup. F1 Help ESC Exit Table 14: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Field Supervisor Password is: User Password is: vv [Normal] [Enabled] Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu Figure 14. Security Menu v F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Options ­-- Default Clear Description A display-only field. Set is displayed when the system supervisor password is set and Clear when it is not. Set is displayed when the general user password is set, and Clear when it is not. The Supervisor Password may be up to seven characters long and must include only letters or numbers (no symbols). To cancel a password press the Enter key instead of entering characters in the Enter New Password field and in the Re-enter New Password field. [. . . ] When the bootable CDROM is used, the drive allocations change automatically without changing the BIOS setup. 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. 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. [. . . ]