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Fujitsu LifeBook
A Series
BIOS Guide
LifeBook A Series Model:
A6020/A6025
Document Date: 08/08/07
Document Part Number: FPC58-1635-02
FUJITSU COMPUTER SYST EMS CORPORATION
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LifeBook A Series BIOS Navigating through the Setup Utility A Series BIOS The BIOS setup utility consists of six menus: Main, BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced, Security, Boot, Info, and Exit. This document explains each menu in turn, including all submenus and The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the setup items. operating environment for your notebook. Your BIOS is set at the factory for normal operating conditions, The following procedures allow you to navigate the therefore there
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Main Menu severe, it will give you an opportunity to modify the setup utility settings, 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 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. ■ If your no
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▲ ▲▲ LifeBook A Series BIOS MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The Main Menu allows you to set or view the current the field’s function and any special information needed system parameters. (See Navigating through the Setup to help understand the field’s use. Utility on page 2 for more information.) System Time and System Date can also be The following tables show the names of the menu fields set from your operating system without for the Main menu and its submenus, all of the
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Main Menu Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu Note that the parameters listed in the following table may vary depending upon your system’s configuration. Menu Field Options Default Description Drive0 Selects the Drive0 The product Display the type of device on this ATA/IDE interface. Pressing the Serial ATA drive number of the hard Enter key selects the Serial ATA Drive0 submenu allowing additional submenu drive. device configuration options for this interface. Drive1: Sele
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▲ LifeBook A Series BIOS Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu The Drive0 submenu identifies what ATA devices are installed. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Item Specific Help Drive0 [FUJITSU MHV2120AT PL] Type: [Auto]] Select Serial ATA/IDE drive installed here. LBA Format Total Sectors: 234441648 [Auto] Maximum Capacity: 120GB SATA1 The BIOS auto-types the drive on boot time. [None] The drive is disabled. F1 Help Select Item -/Space Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Ex
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▲ Main Menu Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu The Drive1 submenu allows you to configure secondary ATA devices. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Drive1 [MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-850S] Item Specific Help Type: [Auto] Select Serial ATA/IDE drive installed here. Multi-Sector Transfers: [Disabled] LBA Mode Control: [Disabled] [Auto] Transfer Mode: [Standard] The BIOS auto-types the Ultra DMA Mode: [Disabled] drive on boot time. [None] The drive is disabled. F1 Help Select Item -/Space Change Values F9 Se
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LifeBook A Series BIOS Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description ■ Transfer Mode: Standard [Standard] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype the ■ drive to select the optimum transfer mode. This option cannot be Fast PIO 1 ■ changed (automatically identified by the BIOS). Multi-word DMA is Fast PIO 2 automatically set to mode 1 for Fast PIO 1, Fast PIO 2, Fast PIO 3, ■ Fast PIO 3 and set to mod
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▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ Advanced Menu ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: (See Navigating through the Setup Utility on page 2 for more information.) ■ Set the keyboard and mouse features. ■ Select between the display panel and an external The following tables show the names of the menu fields CRT display. for the Advanced Menu and its submenus, all of the ■ Enable or disable compensation for your display. options for each field, the default settings
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LifeBook A Series BIOS Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Description USB Features When selected, opens the USB Features submenu to allow you to enable or disable legacy USB devices and SCSI SubClass support. Miscellaneous Configurations When selected, opens the Miscellaneous Configurations submenu to allow you to enable or disable the power button, Wake Up On LAN, and control volume settings. Event Logging When selected, opens the event logging submenu. 10
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▲ Advanced Menu Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for setting the Numlock feature. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Keyboard/Mouse Features Item Specific Help Numlock: [Off] [On] or [Off] Numlock is On or Off. [On/Padlock Off] Numlock is On, but use with [Fn] for 10-key input. * Windows XP preserves Numlock state when the user logs off. F1 Help Select Item -/Space Change Values F9 Setup De
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▲ LifeBook A Series BIOS Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Video Features submenu is for setting the display parameters. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Video Features Item Specific Help Display: [Auto] Select display terminal. Compensation: [Enabled] * This setting is not effective after operating system starts up. F1 Help Select Item -/Space Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Ex
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▲ Advanced Menu Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allows the user to enable or disable Serial ATA, IDE, Bluetooth, LAN and Wireless LAN Controllers. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Internal Device Configurations Item Specific Help [Disabled] Serial ATA Controller: [Enabled] Serial ATA port is IDE Controller: [Enabled] disabled. Bluetooth(R): [Enabled] LAN Controller: [Enabled]
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▲ LifeBook A Series BIOS CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features submenu provides options for configuring the Intel Core Multi-Processing and SpeedStep power management features of the CPU. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit CPU Features Item Specific Help Select Core [Enabled] Core Multi-Processing: Multi-Processing enabled or disabled. SpeedStep(R) Technology: [Enabled] On Battery: [Battery Optimized] On AC: [Max
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Advanced Menu Table 8: Fields, Options and Defaults for the CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description ■ XD Bit Disabled] [Enabled] Allows the user to enable and disable the Execute Disable ■ functionality: Enabled Bit functionality. Execute Disable Bit allows the processor to classify areas in memory where application code can and cannot execute. In the event an internet worm attempts to insert code in the buffer, the processor disables code execution
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▲ LifeBook A Series BIOS USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the USB Floppy Disk Drive. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit USB Features Item Specific Help [Disabled] Legacy USB Support [Enabled] The feature is disabled. SCSI SubClass Support: [Enabled] [Enabled] Legacy USB Emulation is enabled and USB devices are available without USB aware OS. F1 Help Select Item -/Space C
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▲ Advanced Menu Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Miscellaneous Configurations submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the power button and the Wake Up On LAN feature, and setting the volume and video memory size. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Miscellaneous Configurations Item Specific Help Configures the power Power Button: [Disabled] button. Wake up on LAN: [Disabled] Force LAN Boot: [Disabled] *A
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▲ LifeBook A Series BIOS Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logging submenu configures event logging features for DMI events. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Event Logging Item Specific Help Event Log Capacity: Space Available Press key to Event Log Validity: Valid view the contents of the event log. View Event Log: [Enter] Event Logging: [Enabled] System Boot Event: [Disabled] Clear All Event Logs: [No] Mark Events as Re
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▲ ▲ ▲ Security Menu SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The Security menu allows you to set up the data security ■ Entering a password incorrectly 3 times in features of your notebook to fit your operating needs a row causes the keyboard and mouse to and to view the current data security configuration. (See be locked out and the warning [System Navigating through the Setup Utility on page 2 for more Disabled] to be displayed. If this hap- information.) pens, restart the computer
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LifeBook A Series BIOS Table 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Supervisor –— Clear A display-only field. Set is displayed when the system supervisor password is set Password is: and Clear when it is not. User Password is: –— Clear A display-only field. Set is displayed when the general user password is set, and Clear when it is not. Set Supervisor –— [Enter] Sets, changes or cancels the Supervisor Password. The Supervisor Password may
