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BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOURCE

The Boot Menu is used to select the order in which the 
BIOS searches sources for the operating system. Follow 
the instructions for 

Navigating through the Setup Utility

 

to make any changes.

The following tables show the names of the menu fields 
for the Boot menu and its submenu, all of the options 
for each field, the default settings and a description of 
the field's function and any special information needed 
to help understand the field's use.

Figure 15.  Boot Menu

Table 15: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Boot Menu

Menu Field

Options

Default

Description

QuickBoot:

Disabled

Enabled

[Enabled]

Turns on and off booting with a truncated set of Power On 
Self Test. (Fewer tests mean faster turn on.)

Boot-time
Diagnostic Screen:

Disabled

Enabled

[Disabled]

Turns on and off display of test results instead of Fujitsu 
logo screen during Power On Self Test.

Boot Menu:

Disabled

Enabled

[Enabled]

When disabled, BOOT menu is disabled and the F12 key is 
ignored; when enable, BOOT Menu is enabled. This is only 
active when a Supervisor Password has been set.

Preboot Execution 
Environment:

Disabled

Enabled

[Disabled]

When enabled, booting from a network server (Preboot 
Execution Environment) is enabled. 

Boot Device
Priority

Selects the Boot 

Device Priority
submenu

This menu allows setting up the source for the operating 
system.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

F1

 Help

ESC

 Exit

Select Item

Select Menu

  

Main    Advanced    Security    Power Savings    Boot

Item Specific Help

[Disabled]

All diagnostic tests

will be done.

[Enabled]

Some diagnostic tests

may be skipped while

booting to speed up.

▲  

-/Space

Enter

F9

 Setup 

Defaults

F10

  Save and Exit

Change Values

Select   Sub-Menu

▲ 

Quick Boot: 

  [

Enabled

]

Boot Time Diagnostic Screen: 

  [Disabled]

Boot Menu: 

  

Preboot Execution Environment:    [Disabled]

Boot Device Priority

[Enabled]

Summary of Contents for Lifebook B6000

Page 1: ...Fujitsu LifeBook B Series BIOS Guide LifeBook B Series Model B6000 Document Date 11 18 2005 Document Part Number FPC58 1440 01 F U J I T S U C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S ...

Page 2: ...sc key 7 Pressing the F9 key resets all items in the BIOS to the default values 8 Pressing the F10 key saves the current configura tion and exits the BIOS Setup Utility You will be asked to verify this selection before it is executed 9 Pressing the F1 key gives you a general help screen Entering the Setup Utility After a Configuration Change or System Failure If there has been a change in the syst...

Page 3: ...the Date and Time icon on your Windows Control Panel Table 1 Fields Options and Defaults for the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description System Time Sets and displays the current time Time is in a 24 hour format of hours minutes seconds with 2 digits for each HH MM SS Example 16 45 57 You may change each segment of the time separately Move between the segments with the Tab key and or Shif...

Page 4: ...b key and or Shift Tab keys Primary Master Selects Primary Master submenu ___ Displays the type of device on this ATA ATAPI inter face if there is one Pressing the Enter key selects the Primary Master submenu allowing additional device configuration options for this interface Language English US Japanese JP English US The default setting differs between the US European and the Japanese model Selec...

Page 5: ...pacity ___ ___ The maximum capacity of your hard disk Multi Sector Transfers ___ 16 Sectors This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected it is automatically selected LBA Mode Control ___ Enabled Enables or disables logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder Head Sector addressing This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected it is auto matically selected PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility F...

Page 6: ...e the cursor keys Transfer Mode ___ Multiword DMA 2 This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected it is automatically selected Selects the method for moving data to from the drive Autotype the drive to select the optimum transfer mode Ultra DMA Mode ___ Mode 5 This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected it is automatically selected Selects the method for moving data to from the drive...

Page 7: ...lts for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Description Keyboard Mouse Features When selected opens the Keyboard Mouse Features submenu which allows enabling or disabling the NumLock feature Video Features When selected opens the Video Features submenu which allows setting of the display parameters including routing of video signals to different displays Internal Device Configurations When selected opens...

Page 8: ...es When selected opens the USB Features submenu which allows enabling or disabling USB and SCSI SubClass support Miscellaneous Configurations When selected opens the Miscellaneous Features submenu which allows enabling or disabling the power button and Wake Up On LAN and configuring the volume settings Event Logging When selected opens the event logging submenu Table 3 Fields Options and Defaults ...

Page 9: ...Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Numlock On Off On Padlock Off Off Sets the NumLock function state when the computer completes booting F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Change Values Select Sub Menu Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Select power on state for Numlock Keybo...

Page 10: ...er the system boots up the Windows video driver takes precedence over this setting Compensation Disabled Enabled Enabled Enables or disables compensation which controls spacing on the display When enabled displays with less than pixel resolution 800 x 600 will still cover the entire screen F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Change Values Select...

Page 11: ...nabled LAN controller is enabled or disabled automatically based upon system detection of the presence of a LAN cable NOTE This field may not be present if you have a wireless LAN installed Wireless LAN Disabled Enabled Enabled Enables or disables the Wireless LAN device F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Change Values Select Sub Menu Main Adva...

Page 12: ... Allows the user to select the CPU operational mode when the system is running on AC power XD Bit functionality Enabled Disabled Enabled Allows the user to enable and disable the Execute Disable Bit functionality Execute Disable Bit allows the processor to classify areas in memory where application code can execute and where it cannot In the event an internet worm attempts to insert code in the bu...

Page 13: ...Support Disabled Enabled Enabled When Enabled is selected USB devices that belong to the SCSI subclass in the mass storage class e g USB Memory Key are enabled Note that enabling this feature may cause the system to hang during POST depending on the device that is connected F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Change Values Select Sub Menu Main A...

Page 14: ...led When Enabled is selected the system will wake up when the internal LAN receives a Magic Packet while it is pow ered off Auto Save To Disk Off On Off When this is enabled when the system reaches a low bat tery state while it is in suspend mode it will save to disk and then power off Volume Setting Off Minimum Middle Maximum Middle Allows you to set or disable the system volume level F1 Help ESC...

Page 15: ...led Enabled Disabled Turns event logging on and off for DMI system boot events Clear All Event Logs No Yes No When set to Yes all event logs will be cleared at next boot Mark Events as Read Enter Enter Allows you to select all events currently in the event log as read F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Change Values Select Sub Menu Main Advance...

Page 16: ...Boot sector protection must be set to Normal to install or upgrade an oper ating system Entering a password incorrectly three times in a row will cause the keyboard and mouse to be locked out and the warning System Disabled to be displayed If this happens restart the computer by turning off and on the power with the power switch and use the correct password on reboot If the Password on Resume is E...

Page 17: ...charac ters in the Enter New Password field and in the Re enter New Password field When a User Password is set it must be used to access the setup utility Minimum User Password Length 0 Password on Boot Disabled First Boot Every Boot Disabled When set to Disabled no password is required When set to First Boot password entry is required only before first boot When Every Boot is selected password is...

Page 18: ...ty press the Esc key to go to the Exit Menu If you wish to move to another menu use the cursor keys Owner Information Submenu for setting Owner information Security Chip Setting Submenu for setting the Security Chip features Security Panel on Resume Disabled Enabled Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Security Panel feature upon Resume from Suspend Table 11 Fields Options and Defaults for ...

Page 19: ...f entering characters in the Enter New Password field and in the Re enter New Password field When a Primary Master Password is set it must be used to access the hard disk Data on the hard disk cannot be read on other systems Password Entry on Boot Disabled Enabled Enabled When set to Disabled it is not necessary to enter a hard disk password before booting The hard disk is still password protected...

Page 20: ...o write owner information i e name Foreground Color Black Blue Green Cyan Red Magenta Brown White Gray Light Blue Light Green Light Cyan Light Red Light Magenta Yellow Bright White Gray Background Color Black Blue Green Cyan Red Magenta Brown White Gray Light Blue Light Green Light Cyan Light Red Light Magenta Yellow Bright White Black PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select ...

Page 21: ...must be set in order for this field to be active Clear Security Chip ____ Enter Allows you to clear the security chip Note that if you clear the secu rity chip you will not be able to access data that has already been encrypted F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Change Values Select Sub Menu Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Item Specif...

Page 22: ...bled Enabled Disabled Turns on and off display of test results instead of Fujitsu logo screen during Power On Self Test Boot Menu Disabled Enabled Enabled When disabled BOOT menu is disabled and the F12 key is ignored when enable BOOT Menu is enabled This is only active when a Supervisor Password has been set Preboot Execution Environment Disabled Enabled Disabled When enabled booting from a netwo...

Page 23: ...rive The boot selections determine the order in which the BIOS searches for the operating system during a startup sequence To change the order highlight one source by using the up or down cursor keys and then press the or key to change the order number for that source Be sure to save your changed order when you exit the BIOS setup utility PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Sele...

Page 24: ...uration of the unit you purchased Table 17 Fields Options and Defaults for the Info Menu Menu Field Default Menu Field Default BIOS Version 1 xx L1 Cache 64 KB BIOS Date xx xx xxxx L2 Cache 2048 KB BIOS Area E000h FFFFh Total Memory 512 MB CPU Type Intel R Pentium R M processor Ultra Low Voltage 753 Memory Slot 1 None CPU Speed 1 20 GHz Memory Slot 2 512 MB DDR2 SDRAM PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility F1 ...

Page 25: ...xit Discarding Changes Selecting Exit Discarding Changes and Exit will exit the setup utility with out writing to the BIOS memory When the BIOS recognizes this selection it will load the operating system and begin operation Load Setup Defaults Press the F9 key Selecting Load Setup Defaults will load the factory preset default values for all menu fields then display the message Load default configu...

Page 26: ...tten to the BIOS memory The message Save configuration changes now Yes No will be displayed When confirmed the setup utility will return to the Exit menu To return to another menu follow the directions in the Navigating through the Setup Util ity section Save Changes and Power Off Selecting Save Changes and Power Off will cause the new settings in all menus to be written to the BIOS memory then po...

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