User manual FUJITSU I4177 Software Guide

[. . . ] i Series BIOS i 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. 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. [. . . ] 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] IRQ 5: s s [Available] Reserves IRQ 5. IRQ 7: s s [Available] Reserves IRQ 7. 15 LifeBook i Series BIOS Table 9: Fields, Options and Defaults for the IRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field IRQ 9: Options s s Default [Available] Description Reserves IRQ 9. Available Reserved Available Reserved Available Reserved Available Reserved IRQ 10: s s [Available] Reserves IRQ 10. IRQ 11: s s [Available] Reserves IRQ 11. IRQ 15: s s [Available] Reserves IRQ 15. 16 Advanced Menu 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 USB Features USB Floppy Disk: [Enabled] [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 10 USB Features Submenu Table 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field USB Floppy Disk: Options s s Default [Enabled] Description When Enabled is selected, Legacy Floppy Emulation is enabled and the USB floppy drive is available without a USB aware OS. When Disabled is selected, Legacy Floppy Emulation is disabled. Disabled Enabled 17 LifeBook i Series BIOS Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logging Submenu configures event logging features for DMI events. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help Main Advanced 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 11 Event Logging Submenu Table 11: 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. 18 Security Menu 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 1 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 Password On Resume is Enabled and 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. Password On Resume will work only if Password On 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. 19 LifeBook i Series BIOS 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 Resume: Boot from Removable Media: Floppy Disk Access: Hard Disk Security Owner Information Hard Disk Boot Sector: Clear Clear [Enter] [Enter] [0] [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 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Field Supervisor Password is: User Password is: vv [Normal] Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu Figure 12 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 a Supervisor Password is set it must be used to access the BIOS setup utility. The User 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 a User Password is set it must be used to access the BIOS setup utility. ­-- Clear Set Supervisor Password ­-- [Enter] Set User Password ­-- [Enter] Minimum User Password Length: ­-- [0] 20 Security Menu Table 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Field Password on Boot: Options s s s Default [Disabled] Description When set to DIsabled, no password is required. When set to First Boot, a password (User or Supervisor) is required after the Power On Self Test (POST) before the operating system is read from a disk. [. . . ] Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the Setup Utility to make any changes. (See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 1 for more information. ) The following tables show the names of the menu fields for the Boot menu and its submenu, 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 Savings Boot Info Exit Item Specific Help Quick Boot: Boot Time Diagnostic Screen: Boot Device Priority v [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] All diagnostic tests will be done. [Enabled] Some diagnostic tests may be skipped while booting to speed up. [Auto] Diagnostic tests will be automatically skipped or done according to the order of the ACPI OS. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item -/Space Change Values Select Sub-Menu Select Menu Enter Figure 17 Boot Menu v F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Table 17: 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. [. . . ]