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Fujitsu LifeBook
A Series
BIOS Guide
LifeBook A Series Model:
A6210
Document Date: 07/10/2008
Document Part Number: FPC58-1916-01
FU JITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS 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: Info, BIOS SETUP UTILITY System, Advanced, Security, Boot, and Exit. This docu- ment explains each menu in turn, including all The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the submenus and 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 th
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Info 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 INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION The Info Menu is a display only screen that provides the those fields. These fields are for information purposes configuration information for your notebook. only, and cannot be modified by the user. The following table shows the names of the menu fields The information, including CPU type and for the Info menu and the information displayed in speed, and total memory, displayed on this screen varies according to the unit
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▲ ▲▲ System Menu SYSTEM MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The System 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 System menu and its submenus, all of the optio
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LifeBook A Series BIOS Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the System 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 interfac
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▲ System Menu Drive0 Submenu of the System Menu The Drive0 submenu identifies what ATA devices are installed. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Drive0 [Hitachi HTS542525K9SA00] [Disabled] Drive0: [Enabled] The drive is disabled. Type: Hard Disk [Enabled] Model: Hitachi HTS542525K9SA00 The drive is enabled. Capacity: 250GB (250,059,350,016 Byte
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▲ LifeBook A Series BIOS Drive1 Submenu of the System Menu The Drive1 submenu allows you to configure secondary ATA devices. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Drive1 [MATSHITABD-CMB UJ130AS] [Disabled] Drive1: [Enabled] The drive is disabled. Type: CD/DVD [Enabled] Model: MATSHITABD-CMB UJ130AS The drive is enabled. F1 Help Select Item -/Space Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu E
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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 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 and
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LifeBook A Series BIOS Table 5: 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 turning NumLock on or off.. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit Keyboard/Mouse Features Item Specific Help [On] or [Off] [Off] Numlock: Numlock is On or Off. [On/Padlock Off] Numlock is On, but use with [Fn] for 10-key input. * Windows XP or later OS preserves Numlock state when the user logs off. F1 Help Select Item -/Space
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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. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit Video Features Item Specific Help Display: [Auto] Select display terminal. * 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 Exit F
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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 IDE, Bluetooth, LAN and Wireless LAN Controllers. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit Internal Device Configurations Item Specific Help [Disabled] Serial ATA Controller: [Enabled] Serial ATA port is AHCI Configuration: [Enabled] disabled. Bluetooth(R): [Enabled] LAN Cont
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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. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit CPU Features Item Specific Help Select Core Core Multi-Processing: [Enabled] Multi-Processing SpeedStep(R) Technology: [Enabled] enabled or disabled. XD Bit functionality: [Enabled] Vi
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▲ Advanced Menu USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the USB devices. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot 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 Chan
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▲ LifeBook A Series BIOS Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Miscellaneous Configurations submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the power button, the Wake Up On LAN feature, the Hardware Power Management and Low Power Mode features, and the button lights, as well as setting the volume. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit Miscellaneous Configurations Item Specific Help Configures the power Power
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Advanced Menu Table 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description ■ Low Power Mode: Disabled [Enabled] Enables and disables the Low Power Mode. ■ Enabled ■ Button LED Light: Disabled [Enabled] Enables and disables the Button LED light. Note that the LED doesn’t light ■ when the system is running on battery power. Enabled 17
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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. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot 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] M
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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 comput
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LifeBook A Series BIOS Table 13: 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
