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Fujitsu LifeBook
E Series
BIOS Guide
LifeBook E Series Model:
E8410
Document Date: 05/25/2007
Document Part Number: FPC58-1690-01
FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORPORA TION
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LifeBook E Series BIOS Navigating through the Setup Utility E 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 E 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 opti
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LifeBook E 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 TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Drive0 [FUJITSU MHW2120BH] 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
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▲ LifeBook E Series BIOS Drive1 Submenu of the System Menu The Drive1 submenu allows you to configure secondary ATA devices. Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Drive1 [MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-850S] Type: [Auto] Select Serial ATA/IDE drive installed here. Transfer Mode: [Standard] Ultra DMA Mode: [Disabled] [Auto] The BIOS auto-types the drive on boot time. [None] The drive is disabled. F1 Help Select Item -/Space Change
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System Menu Exiting from System Menu When you have finished setting the parameters on this menu, you can either exit from the setup utility, or move to another menu. If you wish to exit from the setup utility, press the [Esc] key or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu. If you wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys. 9
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▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ LifeBook E Series BIOS 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 display. for the Advanced Menu and its sub
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Advanced Menu Table 5: 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 optimization. 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 Configurations power
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▲ LifeBook E Series BIOS 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 ■
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Advanced Menu Table 6: 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 Enabled ■ OS to choose the configuration (Auto). Auto ■ Base I/O Address/IRQ: 3F8/IRQ 4 [3F8/IRQ 4] Allows user to set the serial port base I/O address and interrupt
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▲ LifeBook E Series BIOS 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. Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit Keyboard/Mouse Features Item Specific Help [On] or [Off] Numlock: [Auto] Numlock is On or Off. Hot Plug: [Enabled] [On/Padlock Off] Internal Pointing Device: [Auto Disabled] Numlock is On, but use Initializa
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▲ Advanced Menu Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Video Features submenu is for setting the display parameters. Phoenix TrustedCore(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 Figure 8. Vi
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▲ LifeBook E Series BIOS 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 TrustedCore(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. IDE Controller: [Enabled] Blu
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▲ Advanced Menu 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 TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit CPU Features Item Specific Help Select Core Core Multi-Processing: [Enabled] Multi-Processing enabled or disabled. SpeedStep(R) Technology: [Enabled] On Battery: [Battery Optimized] On AC:
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▲ LifeBook E Series BIOS USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the USB devices. Phoenix TrustedCore(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 -/
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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. Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit Miscellaneous Configurations Item Specific Help Configures the power Power Button: [Disabled] button. Wake up on LAN: [Disabled] Force LAN Boot
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▲ LifeBook E Series BIOS Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logging submenu configures event logging features for DMI events. Phoenix TrustedCore(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]
