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Fujitsu LifeBook
P Series
BIOS Guide
LifeBook P Series Model:
P7230
Document Date: 01/3/2005
Document Part Number: FPC58-1657-01
FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORPORATION
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LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS Navigating through the Setup Utility LifeBook P Series The BIOS setup utility consists of six menus: Main, Advanced, Security, Boot, Info, and Exit. This document Notebook BIOS explains each menu in turn, including all submenus and BIOS SETUP UTILITY setup items. The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the The following procedures allow you to navigate the operating environment for your notebook. Your BIOS is setup utility menus: set at the factory fo
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Main Menu 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 notebook emits a series of beeps that sounds like a code and the display is blank, please refer to the Troubleshoot-
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▲ ▲ ▲ LifeBook P7000 Notebook 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 to help understand the field’s use. Navigating through the Setup Utility to make any changes. System Time and System Date can also be set from your operating system without The following tables show the names of the menu fields using the setup utility. Us
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Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Drive0: Selects the Drive0 The product Displays the type of device on this ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is one. Serial ATA drive number of Pressing the Enter key selects the Primary Master submenu allowing addi- submenu the hard tional device configuration options for this interface. drive. Drive1: Selects the Drive1 The product Displays the type of ATA/IDE device on this ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is Serial ATA drive number of one. Pressing
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▲ LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu The Drive0 submenu identifies which ATA devices are installed. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Info Exit Item Specific Help Drive0 [TOSHIBA MK6006GAH] Select Serial ATA/IDE Type: [Auto] drive installed here. LBA Format Total Sectors: 117210240 [Auto] Maximum Capacity: 60012MB The BIOS auto-types the drive on boot time. Multi-Sector Transfers: [16 Sectors] LBA Mode Con
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Main Menu Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description ■ LBA Mode Disabled [Enabled] Enables or disables logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder, Head, Sector ■ Control: addressing. This setting is automatically selected when [Auto] is selected as Enabled the Type. ■ Transfer Standard [Multiword Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. This option cannot be ■ Mode: DMA 2] changed when Auto is selected a
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▲ LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu The Drive1 submenu identifies which ATA/IDE devices are installed. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Info Exit Drive1 [MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-832S] Item Specific Help Select Serial ATA/IDE Type: [Auto]] drive installed here. Multi-Sector Transfers: [Disabled] [Auto] LBA Mode Control: [Disabled] The BIOS auto-types the Transfer Mode: [Disabled] drive on boot time. Ultra DMA Mode: [Disabled] [None] T
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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 changed Fast PIO 1 ■ (automatically identified by the BIOS). 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 mode 2 ■ Fast PIO 3 for Fast PIO 4 / DMA. ■ Fast PIO 4 ■ Multiword DMA 1 ■ Multiword DMA 2 ■ Ultra DMA Mode:
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▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS ADVANCED MENU - SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: The following tables show the names of the menu fields for the Advanced Menu and its submenus, all of the ■ Select between the display panel and an external CRT options for each field, the default settings and a descrip- display. tion of the field’s function and any special information ■ Enable or disable compensation for your display. needed to help understa
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Advanced Menu Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Description Miscellaneous When selected, opens the Miscellaneous Configurations submenu, which allows you to change the power button, Configurations Wake Up On LAN, Volume settings, video memory size, hardware power management, and power-on LED illumi- nation. Event Logging When selected, opens the Event Logging submenu which lets you view and enable the event log. 11
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▲ LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for setting the condition of the NumLock button. . PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Keyboard/Mouse Features Item Specific Help [On] or [Off] Numlock: [Off] Numlock is On or Off. [On/Padlock Off] Numlock is On, but use with [Fn] for 10-key input. * Windows XP preserves Numlock state when the user logs off. F1 Help Select Item
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▲ Advanced Menu 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 Exit Figu
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▲ LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configurations submenu allows the user to configure other internal devices. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Internal Device Configurations Item Specific Help [Disabled] Serial ATA Controller: [Enabled] Serial ATA port is IDE Controller: [Enabled] disabled. Bluetooth(R): [Enabled] LAN Controller: [Enabled] [Enabled] Wireless LAN: [Enabl
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▲ Advanced Menu CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features submenu configures certain features of the CPU in the system. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit CPU Features Item Specific Help SpeedStep(R) Technology: [Enabled] Select Enhanced On Battery: [Battery Optimized] Intel(R) SpeedStep(R) On AC: [Maximum Performance] Technology enabled or disabled. XD Bit functionality: [Enabled] F1 Help Select Item -/Space C
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▲ LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features submenu configures the USB capabilities of the system. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit USB Features Item Specific Help Legacy USB Support: [Enabled] [Disabled] SCSI SubClass Support: [Enabled] The feature is disabled. [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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▲ Advanced Menu Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features submenu configures certain features of the CPU in the system. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Miscellaneous Configurations Item Specific Help [Disabled] Power Button: Configures the power [Disabled] Wake up on LAN: [Enabled] button. On Battery: [Disabled] Force LAN Boot: [Middle] *ACPI OS ignores this Volume Setting: [128MB] setting. UMA
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LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS Table 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu Menu Field Options Default Description ■ UMA Video 64MB [128MB] Allows you to select the maximum shared video memory size. Video ■ Memory Size: memory is dynamically allocated as needed for running applications 128MB ■ by Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT). 224MB ■ Hardware Power Disabled [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Hardware Power Management ■ Management featu
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▲ Advanced Menu Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logging submenu is for setting up the logs for DMI event logging. 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:
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▲ ▲ ▲▲ LifeBook P7000 Notebook BIOS SECURITY MENU - SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The Security menu allows you to set up the data security ■ Entering a password incorrectly 3 times features of your notebook to fit your operating needs in a row causes the keyboard and mouse and to view the current data security configuration. to be locked out and the warning [System Disabled] to be displayed. Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the If this happens, restart the computer by Setu
