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Fujitsu LifeBook
E Series
BIOS Guide
LifeBook E Series Models:
E8020/E8020D
Document Date: 04/29/05
Document Part Number: FPC58-1336-01
FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS
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LifeBook E Series BIOS E Series BIOS ■ Selecting a field causes a help message BIOS SETUP UTILITY about that field to be displayed on the right-hand side of the screen. The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the ■ operating environment for your notebook. Your BIOS Pressing the Enter key with the highlight is set at the factory for normal operating conditions, on a selection that is not a submenu or auto selection will cause a list of all therefore there is no need to set or chang
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Main Menu 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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▲ ▲▲ LifeBook E 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 Serial ATA Port 0: Selects Serial ATA The product Display the type of device on this ATA/IDE interface, if there is one. Port 0 submenu number of the Pressing the Enter key selects the Serial ATA Port 0 submenu allow- ATA/IDE drive. ing additional device configuration options for this
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▲ LifeBook E Series BIOS Serial ATA Port 0 Submenu of the Main Menu The Serial ATA Port 0 submenu identifies what ATA devices are installed. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Serial ATA Port 0 [FUJITSU MHT2080BH-SATA] Item Specific Help Type: [Auto]] Select Serial ATA/IDE drive installed here. LBA Format Total Sectors: 156301488 [Auto] Maximum Capacity: 80026MB The BIOS auto-types the drive on boot time. [None] The drive is disabled. F1 Help Select Item -/Space Change Val
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▲ Main Menu Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Primary Master submenu allows you to configure secondary ATA devices. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Primary Master [MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-830S-(PM)] 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 Ite
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LifeBook E Series BIOS Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master 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 when Auto is selected. Multi-word DMA is automatically Fast PIO 2 set to mode 1 for Fast PIO 1, Fast PIO 2, Fast PIO 3, and set to ■ Fast PIO 3 mode 2 for F
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▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ Main Menu ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS ■ The Advanced Menu allows you to: Configure CPU and USB features in your system. (See Navigating through the Setup Utility on page 2 for ■ Set the I/O addresses for the serial and parallel ports. 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, al
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LifeBook E Series BIOS Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Description CPU Features When selected, opens the CPU Features submenu to allow you to change the CPU speed for battery life optimiza- tion. USB Features When selected, opens the USB Features submenu to allow you to enable or disable legacy USB devices and SCSI SubClass support. Miscellaneous When selected, opens the Miscellaneous Configurations submenu to allow you to enable or disable the power but-
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▲ Advanced Menu Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/Parallel Port Configuration submenu lets you ■ To prevent IRQ and address conflicts, set the I/O addresses and interrupt levels for the serial, avoid changing the default settings. If infrared and parallel ports of your notebook. you must change the settings, you can call 1-800-8Fujitsu for technical assis- I/O addresses, DMA channels and tance. Interrupt levels can be entered in various ■ If your
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LifeBook E Series BIOS Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu of Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description ■ Serial Port: Disabled [Enabled] Configures the serial port using either no configuration (Disabled), a user ■ defined configuration (Enabled), or by allowing the BIOS or OS to choose Enabled ■ the configuration (Auto). Auto ■ I/O Address: 3F8 - 3FF [3F8 - 3FF] Allows user to set the serial port base I/O address when serial por
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▲ Advanced Menu Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for setting the parameters of the integrated and external mouse and keyboard. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Keyboard/Mouse Features Item Specific Help Numlock: [Auto] Select power-on state Hot Plug: [Enabled] for Numlock. Internal Pointing Device: [Auto Disabled] Initialization on Resume: [Fast] F1 Help Select Item -/Space Change Values
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▲ LifeBook E 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 IDE, Modem, 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 AHCI Configuration: [Enabled] disabled. IDE Controller: [Enabled] Bluetooth(R): [Enabled] [Enabled]
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▲ LifeBook E Series BIOS CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features submenu provides options for configuring the Intel SpeedStep power management features of the CPU. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit CPU Features Item Specific Help Select Enhanced [Enabled] SpeedStep(R) Technology: Intel(R) SpeedStep(R) On Battery: [Battery Optimized] Technology enabled or On AC: [Maximum Performance] disabled. XD Bit functionality: [Enabled]
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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 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 Change Val
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▲ LifeBook E Series BIOS 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. [Disabled] Wake up on LAN: [Middle] Volume Setting: *AC
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▲ Advanced Menu 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 Read: [Ente
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▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ LifeBook E Series BIOS 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 t
