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Fujitsu LifeBook
N Series
BIOS Guide
LifeBook N Series Models:
N3430
Document Date: 06/28/2006
Document Part Number: FPC58-1510-01
FUJITSU COMP UTER SYSTEMS CORPORATION
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LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS ■ Selecting a field causes a help message N Series BIOS about that field to be displayed on the BIOS SETUP UTILITY right-hand side of the screen. ■ Pressing the Enter key with the highlight The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the on a selection that is not a submenu or operating environment for your notebook. Your BIOS auto selection will cause a list of all is set at the factory for normal operating conditions, options for that item to be disp
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BIOS Setup Utility 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 N Series Notebook BIOS INFORMATION MENU - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION The Information menu is a display-only screen that provides the configuration information for your note- The information, including CPU type and book. speed, and total memory, displayed on this The following table shows the names of the menu fields screen varies according to the unit you for the Information menu and the information purchased. displayed in those fields. These fields are for information o
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▲ Main Menu 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 options using t
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LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS Table 2: 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 Auto [Auto] {Auto] automatically selects the Drive0 ATA/ATAPI device type. To change the ■ selection, press the [Enter] key to display the selections. Select [Auto] to have the Disabled type automatically configured by the BIOS at POST. Select [Disabled]
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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 Numlock feature. ■ Select between the display panel and an external The following tables show the names of the menu fields CRT display or video projector. for the Advanced Menu and its submenus, all of the ■ Enable or disable compensation for your display. options for each field, the def
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LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Note that the parameters listed in the following table may vary depending upon your system’s configuration. Menu Field Options Default Description CPU Features –— –— When selected, opens the CPU Features submenu to allow you to enable or disable the Core Multi-Processing feature and XD Bit functionality. USB Features –— –— When selected, opens the USB Features submenu to allow you to enable or disable t
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▲ Advanced Menu Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Video Features Submenu is for setting the display parameters. InsydeH20 Setup Utility Information Main Advanced Security Boot Exit [Video Features] Select Display Terminal. *This setting is not Display: Compensation: effective after operating system starts up. Up/Dn Select Boot Device <> Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Submenu F1 = Help F9 = Setup Defaults F10
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▲ LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allows the user to configure other internal devices. InsydeH20 Setup Utility Information Main Advanced Security Boot Exit [Disabled] [Internal Device Configurations] Serial ATA port is disabled. Serial ATA Controller: IDE Controller: [Enabled] Serial ATA port is enabled. Up/Dn Select Boot Device <> Select Sc
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▲ Advanced Menu CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features Submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the SpeedStep® Technology feature. InsydeH20 Setup Utility Information Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Select Core [CPU Features] Multi-Processing enabled Core Multi-Processing: or disabled. XD Bit functionality: Up/Dn Select Boot Device <> Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Submenu F1 = Help F9 = Setup Defaults F10 =
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▲ LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features Submenu provides options for enabling or disabling legacy USB support. InsydeH20 Setup Utility Information Main Advanced Security Boot Exit [Disabled] [USB Features] The feature is disabled. Legacy USB Support: [Enabled] SCSI SubClass Support: Legacy USB Emulation is enabled and USB devices are available without USB aware OS. Up/Dn Select Boot Device
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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 or USB features, and for setting the System Beep and video memory size. InsydeH20 Setup Utility Information Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Configures the power [Miscellaneous Configurations] button. *ACPI OS ignores this Power Button: setting. Wake up on LAN:
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▲ LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logging Submenu configures event logging features for DMI events. InsydeH20 Setup Utility Information Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Press key to [Event Logging Menu] view the Contents of the Event Log. Event Log Capacity: Space Available Event Log Validity: Valid View Event Log: Event Logging: System Boot Event: Clear
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▲ ▲▲ Security Menu SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The Security menu allows you to set up the data security ■ If you make an error when re-entering features of your notebook to fit your operating needs the password a [Warning] will be dis- and to view the current security configuration. (See played on the screen. To try again press Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for more the Enter key and then retype the pass- information.) word. Press the Esc key to abort the
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LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS Table 10: 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 Password is: is set 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. Supervisor’s Passwo
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▲ Security Menu Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Hard Disk Security Submenu is for configuring hard disk security features. Note that hard disk security cannot be set without having entered a Supervisor passord. InsydeH20 Setup Utility Information Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Press key to set [Hard Disk Security] Hard Disk Password. The hard disk is locked Drive0 Password: Clear with the password. Data in the locked disk Set Drive0 Password
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▲ LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information Submenu is for setting owner information. Note that the owner information cannot be set without having entered a Supervisor password. InsydeH20 Setup Utility Information Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Press key to set [Owner Information] owner information. Up to 80 characters can be set. Available Owner Information: Clear characters are ASCII codes from 32 through Set
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▲ ▲▲▲▲ Boot Menu BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOURCE The Boot Menu is used to select the order in which the The following tables show the names of the menu fields BIOS searches sources for the operating system. (See for the Boot menu and its submenu, all of the options Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for more for each field, the default settings and a description of information.) the field's function and any special information needed to help understand the field
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LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS Table 13: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Boot Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Boot Device Prior- — — This menu allows setting up the source for the operating system. ity See “The Boot Device Priority Submenu” in the following section. Hard Disk Drive — — This menu allows you to select which hard disk drive to use for boot- ing up (in cases in which there are multiple hard disk drives). See “The Boot Device Priority Submenu” in the following sec
