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Fujitsu LifeBook
S Series
BIOS Guide
LifeBook S Series Model:
S-4572
FUJ I TSU PC C O RPO R A T IO N
FPC58-0547-01
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Thyme2 BIOS.fm Page 2 Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:52 PM LifeBook S Series BIOS 4. To activate a submenu press the [Enter] key. S Series BIOS 5. To return to a menu from a submenu, press the [Esc] key. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 6. To go to the Exit menu from any other menu, The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the press the [Esc] key. operating environment for your notebook. Your BIOS is set at the factory for normal operating condi- tions, therefore there is no need to set or change the POI
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Thyme2 BIOS.fm Page 3 Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:52 PM S Series BIOS 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. CAUTION If your notebook beeps a series of beeps that sounds like a code and the display is blank, please refer to the Troubleshooting Section. The Troubleshooting Section includes a list of error messages and their meanings. POINT If your data security settings require
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Thyme2 BIOS.fm Page 4 Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:52 PM LifeBook S 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. Note that the actual gating Through The Setup Utility to make any changes. drive labels shown may vary. (See Navigating Through the Setup Utility on page 2 for more inf
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Thyme2 BIOS.fm Page 5 Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:52 PM Main Menu Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description System Date: –— –— Sets and displays the current date. Date is in a month/day/year numeric format with 2 digits each for month and day and 4 digits for year. (MM/DD/YYYY) for example: 03/20/1998. You may change each segment of the date separately. Move between the segments with the [Tab] key and/or [Shift] + [Tab] keys. Floppy Disk A: D
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Thyme2 BIOS.fm Page 6 Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:52 PM LifeBook S 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 [FUJITSU MHM2200AT-(PM)] Item Specific Help Type: [Auto] Select ATA/ATAPI drive Maximum Capacity: 20004MB in
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Thyme2 BIOS.fm Page 7 Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:52 PM Main Menu Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Maximum Display only –— Displays the maximum capacity of the drive calculated from the Capacity: parameters of the hard disk when Auto is selected and the type is identified as hard disk, or User is selected. Multi-Sector Disabled [16 Sectors] This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Specify the
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Thyme2 BIOS.fm Page 8 Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:52 PM LifeBook S Series BIOS Primary Slave Submenu of the Main Menu The Primary Slave submenu is for the internal CD/ You will not need to modify these settings, they are DVD/CD-RW drive. The drive type is displayed on this displayed for your reference. menu as well as the Main menu. Your notebook auto- Note that actual drive labels shown may vary. senses the characteristics of the internal drive installed. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Pr
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Thyme2 BIOS.fm Page 9 Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:52 PM Main Menu Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Slave Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description LBA Mode Con- Disabled [Disabled] Enables or disables Logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder, trol: Head, Sector addressing. This option cannot be changed when Enabled Auto is selected. PIO Transfer Standard [Standard] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype Mode: the dri
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Thyme2 BIOS.fm Page 10 Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:52 PM LifeBook S Series BIOS ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the Enable or disable support for Plug & Play. Setup Utility to make any changes. Set the I/O addresses for the serial and parallel ports. (See Navigating Through the Setup Utility on page 2 for Set the communication mode and Infrared. more information) Set the fea
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Thyme2 BIOS.fm Page 11 Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:52 PM Advanced Menu Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Plug & Play O/S: No [Yes] Select Yes if you are using a Plug & Play capable operating system. Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non-boot devices. Yes Protected Device No [No] No: allows Plug & Play operating system to change device Configurations: system settings. Yes Yes: prevents a Plug & Play operating syste
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Thyme2 BIOS.fm Page 12 Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:52 PM LifeBook S Series BIOS Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/Parallel Port Configuration submenu POINT provides the ability to set the I/O addresses and interrupt levels for the serial, 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. CAUTION I
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Thyme2 BIOS.fm Page 13 Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:52 PM Advanced Menu Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu of the 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 Enabled allowing the BIOS or OS to choose the configuration (Auto). Auto I/O Address: 3F8 - 3FF [3F8 - 3FF] Allows user to set
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Thyme2 BIOS.fm Page 14 Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:52 PM LifeBook S 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. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility 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] F1 Help Select It
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Thyme2 BIOS.fm Page 15 Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:52 PM 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 [Internal Flat Panel] Select display terminal. Compensation: [Disabled] F1 Help Select Item -/Space Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit Fi
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Thyme2 BIOS.fm Page 16 Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:52 PM LifeBook S Series BIOS Internal Device Configurations 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 Contoller: [Disabled] [Disabled] IDE Controller: [Enabled] Floppy disk drive is LAN Controller: [Auto] disabled. [Enabled]
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Thyme2 BIOS.fm Page 17 Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:52 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 C
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Thyme2 BIOS.fm Page 18 Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:52 PM LifeBook S Series BIOS IRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Configuration Submenu The IRQ Reservation submenu of the PCI Configuration CAUTION submenu allows the user to mark various IRQs as reserved for use by legacy ISA devices. When an IRQ Only IRQ's 9, 10, & 11 can be reserved without conflict. is reserved, the BIOS does not use it for embedded PCI or ISA devices. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings
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Thyme2 BIOS.fm Page 19 Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:52 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 IRQ 9: Available [Available] Reserves IRQ 9. Reserved IRQ 10: Available [Available] Reserves IRQ 10. Reserved IRQ 11: Available [Available] Reserves IRQ 11. Reserved IRQ 15: Available [Available] Reserves IRQ 15. Reserved 19
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Thyme2 BIOS.fm Page 20 Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:52 PM LifeBook S Series BIOS CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features Submenu configures the system Processor. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit CPU Features Item Specific Help Processor Serial Number: [Disabled] Configures Processor Serial Number feature Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Technology: [Auto] of Pentium(R) III processor. [Disabled] Processor Serial Number feature is disabled. [
