Fujitsu Lifebook C2110, Bios Manual

Page 1: ...Fujitsu LifeBook C Series BIOS Guide LifeBook C Series Model C2110 Document Date 04 05 02 Document Part Number FPC58 0668 01 F U J I T S U P C C O R P O R AT I O N ...

Page 2: ...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 system conf...

Page 3: ...ility 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 C S e r i e s B I O S ...

Page 4: ...parameters listed below may differ as determined by your system configuration 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 Shift Tab keys System Date Sets a...

Page 5: ...Master submenu The product number of the CD ROM Display the type of device on this ATA ATAPI interface if there is one Pressing the Enter key selects the Secondary Master submenu allowing additional device configuration options for this interface Language n English US n Japanese JP English US The default setting differs between the US European and the Japanese model Selects the display language fo...

Page 6: ...appears only when Hard Disk is selected When Hard Disk is selected you can change the value This field is incremented by pressing the Spacebar or by pressing Shift This field is decremented by pressing the key You can also change the field by typing in the number Heads n A number between 1 and 16 This appears only when Hard Disk is selected When Hard Disk is selected you can change the value This ...

Page 7: ...le sector transfer MAX refers to the size the disk returns when required LBA Mode Control n Disabled n Enabled Enabled Enables or disables Logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder Head Sector addressing This cannot be changed when Auto is selected Transfer Mode n Standard n Fast PIO 1 n Fast PIO 2 n Fast PIO 3 n Fast PIO 4 n Multiword DMA 1 n Multiword DMA 2 Multiword DMA 2 Selects the method...

Page 8: ...e A The CD ROM will only take Drive C hard drive format if the internal hard drive is not present or is disabled The bootable CD ROM can never use a C designation if a formatted internal hard drive is present since the C designator is always reserved for the internal hard drive The boot sequence ignores the new drive designations but your application software will use the new designations n Be car...

Page 9: ...ard Disk for appropriate drive type installed at this connection Multi Sector Transfers n Disabled n 2 Sectors n 4 Sectors n 8 Sectors n 16 Sectors Disabled This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected Specify the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer LBA Mode Control n Disabled n Enabled Disabled Enables or disables Logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder Head Sect...

Page 10: ...A 2 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 when Auto is selected Multi word DMA is automatically set to mode 1 for Fast PIO 1 Fast PIO 2 Fast PIO 3 and set to mode 2 for Fast PIO 4 DMA Ultra DMA Mode n Disabled n Mode 0 n Mode 1 n Mode 2 n Mode 3 n Mode 4 n Mode 5 Disabled Selects the method...

Page 11: ...e names of the menu fields for the Advanced Menu and its submenus all of the options for each field the default settings and a descrip tion of the field s function and any special information needed to help understand the field s use Note that not all fields appear in all configurations the fields that appear are dependent upon the system CPU Figure 4 Advanced Menu PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility F1 Hel...

Page 12: ...allows setting of the display parameters including routing of video signals to different displays Internal Device Configurations When selected opens the Internal Device Configuration submenu which allows enabling or disabling the IDE Controller CPU Features When selected opens the CPU Features submenu which allows enabling or disabling the SpeedStep Technology feature for optimal battery life USB ...

Page 13: ...re and software documentation as well as the setup utility to determine settings limitations etc P O I N T S n To prevent IRQ and address conflicts avoid changing the default settings If you must change the settings you can call 1 800 8FUJITSU for technical assistance n The BIOS will warn you of a resource conflict by plac ing a yellow asterisk next to each device that is in conflict n All I O add...

Page 14: ...l port is enabled this option is available allowing the user to set the mode for the parallel port Bi directional allows two way transfer of information between your notebook and a connected parallel device Output Only Half Duplex allows information to be transferred in only one direction from your notebook to the printer or similar device ECP Mode allows communication with the ECP class of parall...

Page 15: ...bmenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Numlock n On n 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 Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Select power on state for Numlock Keyboard...

Page 16: ... Display n Internal Flat Panel n External n Simultaneous Internal Flat Panel Selects where the video signal will be routed Compensation n Disabled n Enabled Disabled Enables or disables video compensation Display Internal Flat Panel Compensation Disabled 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 Pow...

Page 17: ... Controller n Disabled n Primary n Secondary n Both Both Enables or disables IDE controllers 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 Disabled No IDE ports are enabled Primary Only primary IDE port is enabled Secondary Only secondary IDE port is enabled Both Bo...

Page 18: ...ry operation When Maximum Battery is selected CPU speed is optimized for battery operation When Auto matic is selected the CPU speed is determined by the power source used On AC Maximum Performance Battery Optimized Maximum Battery Automatic Maximum Performance When Maximum Performance is selected CPU speed is maximized When Battery Optimized is selected CPU power requirements are optimized for ba...

Page 19: ...ulation is enabled and the USB floppy drive and bootable support are available without a USB aware OS When Disabled is selected Legacy Floppy Emulation is disabled 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 Disabled Legacy Floppy Emulation is disabled Enabled Leg...

Page 20: ...ions Default Description Power Button n Disabled n Power Off Disabled When Disabled is selected the power button does not control power When Power Off is selected pressing the power button shuts off power to the system 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 C...

Page 21: ... Enabled Disabled Turns event logging on and off for DMI system boot events Clear All Event Logs n No n Yes No When set to Yes all event logs will be cleared at next boot Mark Events as Read n Enter Enter Allows you to make all events currently in the event log as having been read F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Change Values Select Sub Menu...

Page 22: ... keep it in a safe place If you forget the password you will have to contact your support representative to regain access to your secured functions and data n Entering a password incorrectly 3 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 the power off and on with the power switch an...

Page 23: ...f the Supervisor Password is set This field sets changes or cancels the User Password The User Password may be up to seven characters long and must include only letters or numbers no symbols Passwords are NOT case sensitive To cancel a password press the Enter key instead of entering characters in the Enter New Password field and in the Re enter New Password field When a User Password is set it mu...

Page 24: ...ystem is read from the disk KB Lock on Resume n Disabled n Enabled Disabled When set to Enabled the PS 2 mouse and keyboard inputs are locked out upon Resume from Suspend or Save to Disk mode until you enter the password When set to Disabled no password is required If no Supervisor Password is set this feature is not available and no password is required Boot from Removable Media n All n Superviso...

Page 25: ...protection Enabled The hard disk is locked with the password Data in the locked disk cannot be read on any systems other than the original system on which it is locked or systems that have the identical password setting Secondary Master n Disabled n Enabled Disabled F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Change Values Select Sub Menu Main Advanced ...

Page 26: ...efault Description Owner Information Is Clear Display only Set Owner Information Enter Field to write owner information i e name Foreground Color n Black n Blue n Green n Cyan n Red n Magenta n Brown n White n Gray n Light Blue n Light Green n Light Cyan n Light Red n Light Magenta n Yellow n Bright White Gray Select a color for the foreground Background Color n Black n Blue n Green n Cyan n Red n...

Page 27: ...rformed when the system is booted up If Enabled is set some of the tests are skipped in order to speed up the booting process Boot time Diagnostic Screen n Disabled n Enabled Disabled Turns on and off display of test results instead of Fujitsu logo screen during Power On Self Test Preboot Execution Environment n Disabled n Enabled Enabled Turns on and off boot from network server options Boot Devi...

Page 28: ...l devices related to all sources press Ctrl Enter 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 Shift 1 enables a device Tapping d removes from the list a device that is not installed Be sure to save your changed order when you exit the BIOS setup utility NOTE Be aware that if you use the CD ROM dri...

Page 29: ...ters reflected below may be different from those on your screen depending upon system configuration Menu Field Default Menu Field Default BIOS Version 1 06 L1 Cache 8 KB BIOS Date 04 01 2002 L2 Cache 512 KB BIOS Area E400h FFFFh Total Memory 256 MB CPU Type Pentium R 4 processor M Onboard Memory 256 MB DDR SDRAM CPU Speed 1 60 GHz Memory Slot None PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility F1 Help ESC Exit Select ...

Page 30: ...es on every menu of the setup utility to the BIOS memory and then exit the setup utility A confirmation message Save Configuration changes and exit now Yes No will be displayed Exit Discarding Changes Selecting Exit Discarding Changes and Exit will exit the setup utility with out writing to the BIOS memory A setup warning message Configuration has not been saved Save before exiting Yes No will be ...

Page 31: ...revious configuration 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 Utility Section Save Changes Selecting Save Changes will cause the new settings in all menus to be written to the BIOS memory The message Save configuration changes now Yes No will be displayed When conf...