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Fujitsu LifeBook
C Series
BIOS Guide
LifeBook C Series Model:
C-6651
C-7651
C-7661
Document Date: 02/01/02
Document Part Number: FPC58-0654-01
FUJITSU PC CORPORATION
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ErgBIOS.fm Page 2 Thursday, February 7, 2002 4:13 PM LifeBook C Series BIOS C Series BIOS POINTS BIOS SETUP UTILITY n Selecting a field causes a help message about that field to be displayed on the right-hand side of the The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the screen. operating environment for your notebook. Your n Pressing the Enter key with the highlight on a selec- BIOS is set at the factory for normal operating condi- tion that is not a submenu or auto selection will tio
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ErgBIOS.fm Page 3 Thursday, February 7, 2002 4:13 PM C Series BIOS 3. If an error message is displayed on the screen, and you want to enter the setup utility, press the [F2] key. 4. When the setup utility starts with a fault present, the system displays the following message: Warning! Error message [Continue] 5. Press any key to enter the setup utility. The system will then display the Main Menu with current parameters values. 3
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ErgBIOS.fm Page 4 Thursday, February 7, 2002 4:13 PM LifeBook C 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. Follow the instructions for Navi- to help understand the field’s use. gating Through The Setup Utility to make any changes. *Note that actual drive labels shown may vary. (See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for more inf
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ErgBIOS.fm Page 5 Thursday, February 7, 2002 4:13 PM Main Menu Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu Note that the parameters listed below may differ, as determined by your system configuration. Menu Options Default Description Field n Floppy Disabled [1.44/1.2 MB Enables or disables a floppy disk drive. n Disk A: 3.5"] [1.44/1.2 MB 3.5"] Primary Selects Primary The product # Display the type of device on this ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is one. Pressing Master: Master
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ErgBIOS.fm Page 6 Thursday, February 7, 2002 4:13 PM LifeBook C Series BIOS Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Primary Master submenu identifies what ATA *Note that actual hard drive label shown may vary. devices are installed. Depending on the drive type, information such as cylin- ders, heads and sectors may also be displayed. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Primary Master [TOSHIBA MK3018GAP -(PM)] Item Specific Help Type: [Auto] Select ATA/ATAPI drive Maximum Capacity: 30006MB
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ErgBIOS.fm Page 7 Thursday, February 7, 2002 4:13 PM Main Menu Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description n Maximum Display only –— Displays the maximum capacity of the drive calculated from the Capacity: parameters of the hard disk when Hard Disk is selected. n Multi-Sector Disabled [16 Sectors] This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Specify the number n Transfers: of sectors per block for multi
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ErgBIOS.fm Page 8 Thursday, February 7, 2002 4:13 PM LifeBook C Series BIOS Secondary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Secondary Master submenu is for the internal CD- You will not need to modify these settings, they are ROM drive. The drive type is displayed on this menu as displayed for your reference. well as the Main menu. Your notebook auto-senses the Note that actual drive labels shown may vary. characteristics of the internal CD-ROM Drive installed. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Mai
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ErgBIOS.fm Page 9 Thursday, February 7, 2002 4:13 PM Main Menu Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Slave Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description n PIO Transfer Standard [Standard] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype n Mode: the drive to select the optimum transfer mode. This option cannot Fast PIO 1 n be changed when Auto is selected. Multi-word DMA is Fast PIO 2 automatically set to mode 1 for Fast PIO 1, Fast PIO 2, Fas
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ErgBIOS.fm Page 10 Thursday, February 7, 2002 4:13 PM LifeBook C Series BIOS ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the n Enable or disable support for Plug & Play Setup Utility to make any changes. operating systems. (See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for n Set the I/O addresses for the ports. more information.) n Set the communication mode for the parallel and The fo
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ErgBIOS.fm Page 11 Thursday, February 7, 2002 4:13 PM Advanced Menu Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description n Plug & Play O/S: No [No] Select Yes if you are using a Plug & Play capable operating system. n Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non-boot devices. Yes n Protected Device No [No] No: allows Plug & Play operating system to change device n Configurations: system settings. Yes Yes: prevents a Plug & Play operating sys
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ErgBIOS.fm Page 12 Thursday, February 7, 2002 4:13 PM LifeBook C Series BIOS Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/Parallel Port Configuration submenu POINTS provides the ability to set the I/O addresses and n interrupt levels for the infrared, and parallel To prevent IRQ and address conflicts, avoid changing ports of your notebook. the default settings. If you must change the settings, you can call 1-800-8FUJITSU for technical assistance. n The BIOS w
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ErgBIOS.fm Page 13 Thursday, February 7, 2002 4:13 PM Advanced Menu Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Port Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description n Infrared Port: Disabled [Enabled] Configures the infrared port using either no configuration n (Disabled), a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by Enabled n allowing the BIOS or OS to choose the configuration (Auto). Auto n Mode: IrDA [FIR] When the infrared port is enabled this option i
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ErgBIOS.fm Page 14 Thursday, February 7, 2002 4:13 PM LifeBook C Series BIOS Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for selecting the power-on state for the Numlock key. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Keyboard/Mouse Features Item Specific Help Numlock: [Off] Select power-on state for Numlock. F1 Help Select Item -/Space Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Me
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ErgBIOS.fm Page 15 Thursday, February 7, 2002 4:13 PM Advanced Menu Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Video Features Submenu is for choosing the display. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Video Features Item Specific Help Display: [Internal Flat Panel] Select display terminal. F1 Help Select Item -/Space Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit Figure 7. Video Features Submenu
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ErgBIOS.fm Page 16 Thursday, February 7, 2002 4:13 PM LifeBook C Series BIOS Internal Device Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allows the user to configure other internal devices. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Internal Device Configurations Item Specific Help Floppy Disk Controller:[Enabled] [Disabled] IDE Controller: [Both] Floppy disk drive is disabled. [Enabled] Floppy disk drive is enable
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ErgBIOS.fm Page 17 Thursday, February 7, 2002 4:13 PM Advanced Menu 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. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit PCI Configuration Item Specific Help IRQ Reservation Reserve specific IRQs for use by legacy ISA devices. F1 Help Select Item -/Space
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ErgBIOS.fm Page 18 Thursday, February 7, 2002 4:13 PM LifeBook C Series BIOS IRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Configuration Submenu The IRQ Reservation submenu allows the user to mark CAUTION various IRQs as reserved for use by legacy ISA devices. When an IRQ is reserved, the BIOS does not use it for Only IRQ’s 4, 5, 9, 10, & 11 can be reserved without embedded PCI or ISA devices. conflict. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Main Advanced Advanced Secu
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ErgBIOS.fm Page 19 Thursday, February 7, 2002 4:13 PM Advanced Menu Table 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the IRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description n IRQ 9: Available [Available] Reserves IRQ 9. n Reserved n IRQ 10: Available [Available] Reserves IRQ 10. n Reserved n IRQ 11: Available [Available] Reserves IRQ 11. n Reserved 19
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ErgBIOS.fm Page 20 Thursday, February 7, 2002 4:13 PM LifeBook C Series BIOS CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features Submenu configures the system Note that this submenu only appears in certain processor. configurations, based upon the system CPU. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit CPU Features Item Specific Help Select Enhanced SpeedStep(TM) Technology: [Enabled] Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) On Battery: [Battery Optimized] T
