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Fujitsu LifeBook
C Series
BIOS Guide
LifeBook C Series Model:
C2010
C2111
Document Date: 05/31/02
Document Part Number: FPC58-0677-01
FUJITSU PC CORPORATION
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 2 Thursday, June 6, 2002 9:15 AM LifeBook C Series Notebook BIOS C Series BIOS POINTS BIOS SETUP UTILITY n Selecting a field causes a help message about that field to be displayed on the right-hand side of the The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the screen. operating environment for your notebook. Your BIOS is n Pressing the Enter key with the highlight on a selec- set at the factory for normal operating conditions, tion that is not a submenu or auto selec
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 3 Thursday, June 6, 2002 9:15 AM C Series BIOS 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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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 4 Thursday, June 6, 2002 9:15 AM LifeBook C Series 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 Navi- to help understand the field’s use. gating Through The Setup Utility to make any changes. *Note that actual drive labels shown may vary. (See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 5 Thursday, June 6, 2002 9:15 AM Main Menu Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu Note that the parameters listed below may differ, as determined by your system configuration. Menu Options Default Description Field System –— –— Sets and displays the current date. Date is in a month/day/year Date: numeric format with 2 digits each for month and day and 4 digits for year. (MM/DD/YYYY) for example: 10/16/2001. You may change each segment of the date separa
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 6 Thursday, June 6, 2002 9:15 AM LifeBook C Series Notebook 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 [TOSHIBA MK3018GAP -(PM)] Item Specific Help Type: [Auto] Select ATA/ATAPI drive
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 7 Thursday, June 6, 2002 9:15 AM Main Menu Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description n Heads: A number –— This appears only when Hard Disk is selected. When Hard Disk is between selected, you can change the value. This field is incremented by 1 and 16 pressing the [Spacebar]) or by pressing [Shift] [+]. This field is decremented by pressing the [-] key. The field can also be changed by t
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 8 Thursday, June 6, 2002 9:15 AM LifeBook C Series Notebook BIOS Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description n Ultra DMA Disabled [Mode 5] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype n Mode: Mode 0 the drive to select the optimum transfer mode. This option n Mode 1 cannot be changed when Auto is selected. n Mode 2 n Mode 3 n Mode 4 n Mode 5 CAUTION n A bootable CD-ROM may
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 9 Thursday, June 6, 2002 9:15 AM Main Menu Secondary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Secondary Master submenu is for the internal CD- You will not need to modify these settings, they are ROM drive. The drive type is displayed on this menu as displayed for your reference. well as the Main menu. Your notebook auto-senses the Note that actual drive labels shown may vary. characteristics of the internal CD-ROM Drive installed. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Second
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 10 Thursday, June 6, 2002 9:15 AM LifeBook C Series Notebook BIOS Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Slave Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description n LBA Mode Disabled [Disabled] Enables or disables Logical Block Addressing in place of n Control: Enabled Cylinder, Head, Sector addressing. This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. n Transfer Mode: Standard [Standard] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive.
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 11 Thursday, June 6, 2002 9:15 AM Advanced Menu ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the n Set the I/O addresses for the ports. Setup Utility to make any changes. n Set the communication mode for the parallel and (See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for infrared ports. more information.) n Set the features of the keyboard/mouse. The following table
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 12 Thursday, June 6, 2002 9:15 AM LifeBook C Series Notebook BIOS Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Description Serial/Parallel Port When selected, opens the Serial/Parallel Port Configurations submenu which allows the user to Configurations modify settings for the infrared and parallel ports. Keyboard/Mouse When selected, opens the Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu, which enables and disables the Features power-on state for [Numlock]. V
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 13 Thursday, June 6, 2002 9:15 AM Advanced Menu Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/Parallel Port Configuration submenu provides the ability to set the I/O addresses and inter- CAUTION rupt levels for the serial (infrared) and parallel ports of I/O addresses, DMA channels, and Interrupt levels can your notebook. be entered in various ways, including via the BIOS setup utility, the control software for the I/O device, or the POI
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 14 Thursday, June 6, 2002 9:15 AM LifeBook C Series Notebook BIOS Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Port Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description n Infrared Port: Disabled [Enabled] When Disabled, the infrared port is disabled; when n Enabled Enabled, the infrared port is enabled. When Auto is n Auto selected, the Plug & Play operating system configures the port. n Mode: IrDA [FIR] Select the mode for the infrared port
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 15 Thursday, June 6, 2002 9:15 AM Advanced Menu Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for selecting the power-on state for the Numlock key. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Keyboard/Mouse Features Item Specific Help Numlock: [Off] Select power-on state for Numlock. F1 Help Select Item -/Space Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 16 Thursday, June 6, 2002 9:15 AM LifeBook C Series Notebook BIOS Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Video Features Submenu is for choosing the display. 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 a
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 17 Thursday, June 6, 2002 9:15 AM Advanced Menu Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configurations submenu allows the user to enable or disable IDE ports and Wireless LAN. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Internal Device Configurations Item Specific Help IDE Controller: [Both] [Disabled] Wireless LAN: [Enabled] No IDE ports are enabled [Primary] Only primary IDE port is enabled. [Se
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 18 Thursday, June 6, 2002 9:15 AM LifeBook C Series Notebook BIOS CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features Submenu configures the system processor. Note that this submenu only appears in certain configu- rations, based upon the system CPU. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit CPU Features Item Specific Help Select Enhanced SpeedStep(TM) Technology: [Enabled] Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) On Battery: [Battery O
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 19 Thursday, June 6, 2002 9:15 AM Advanced Menu USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features Submenu configures the system for use with a USB floppy drive. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit USB Features Item Specific Help Legacy USB Support: [Disabled] [Disabled] The feature is disabled. [Enabled] Legacy USB Emulation is enabled, and USB devices are available without USB-aware OS. F1 Help Select Item -/Spac
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 20 Thursday, June 6, 2002 9:15 AM LifeBook C Series Notebook BIOS Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu configures the power button. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help Miscellaneous Configurations [Disabled] Power Button: Configures the power button. *ACPI OS ignores this setting. F1 Help Select Item -/Space Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit
