Fujitsu LifeBook T4210, Bios Manual

Page 1: ...1 F U J I T S U C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S Fujitsu LifeBook T Series BIOS Guide LifeBook T Series Model T4210 Document Date 06 08 2006 Document Part Number FPC58 1516 01 ...

Page 2: ...s on the screen Navigating through the Setup Utility The BIOS setup utility consists of six menus Main Advanced Security Boot Info and Exit This document explains each menu in turn including all submenus and setup items The following procedures allow you to navigate the setup utility menus 1 To select a menu use the cursor keys 2 To select a field within a menu or a submenu use the cursor keys 3 T...

Page 3: ...layed 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 If your tablet emits a series of beeps that sounds like a code and the display i...

Page 4: ...etup utility Use the Date and Time icon on your Windows Control panel or type time or date from the MS DOS prompt 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 sepa...

Page 5: ...ter key selects the Drive0 submenu allowing additional device configuration options for this interface Drive1 Selects the Drive1 Serial ATA drive sub menu The product number of the CD ROM drive Display the type of device on this ATA IDE interface if there is one Pressing the Enter key selects the Serial ATA Drive1 submenu allow ing additional device configuration options for this interface Languag...

Page 6: ...change automatically without changing the BIOS setup If a floppy disk format CD ROM or DVD ROM is used the disc becomes Drive A The CD ROM or DVD ROM will only take drive C hard drive format if the internal hard drive is not present or is disabled The bootable CD ROM or DVD ROM can never use a C designation if a formatted internal hard drive is present since the C designator is always reserved for...

Page 7: ...ed The best option is selected by the BIOS automatically when Auto is selected and cannot be selected by the user Specifies the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer LBA Mode Control Disabled Enabled Disabled The best option is selected by the BIOS automatically when Auto is selected and cannot be selected by the user Enables or disables Logical Block Addressing in place of Cyli...

Page 8: ...ove to another menu Transfer Mode Standard Fast PIO 1 Fast PIO 2 Fast PIO 3 Fast PIO 4 Multiword DMA 1 Multiword DMA 2 Standard When Type is set to Auto the BIOS automatically selects the optimal Transfer Mode settings These settings cannot be changed by the user Ultra DMA Mode Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Mode 5 Disabled When Type is set to Auto the BIOS automatically selects the o...

Page 9: ...n page 2 for more information The following tables show the 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 Figure 4 Advanced Menu PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Set...

Page 10: ... Features submenu which allows setting of the display parameters including routing of video signals to different displays or video projectors Internal Device Configurations When selected opens the Internal Device Configuration submenu which allows enabling or disabling the IDE LAN and modem controllers CPU Features When selected opens the CPU Features submenu which allows the user to enable or dis...

Page 11: ...ncluding via the BIOS setup utility the control software for the I O device or the hardware If any two ports or devices have the same I O address assigned your tablet will not function normally Please keep a record of original settings before making any changes in the event that a restoration is required See your hardware and software documentation as well as the setup utility to determine setting...

Page 12: ...n Enabled or by allowing the BIOS or OS to choose the configuration Auto Mode IrDA FIR FIR Select whether to use normal infrared or fast infrared mode I O Address 3F8 3FF 2F8 2FF 3E8 3EF 2E8 2EF 2E8 2EF Allows user to set the infrared port base I O address when infrared port is Enabled Interrupt IRQ 3 IRQ 6 IRQ 10 IRQ 11 IRQ 6 Allows user to set the infrared port interrupt when infrared port is En...

Page 13: ...ff is selected Numlock is on but Fn key must be pressed used for 10 key input When Auto is selected Numlock is set to On Padlock Off when a PS 2 keyboard is connected other wise it is off Windows XP preserves Numlock state when the user logs off 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 Exi...

Page 14: ...take precedence over this setting Compensation Disabled Enabled Enabled Enables or disables display compensation Display com pensation is used to match the native resolution of the display with the input For example if you are using an application whose resolution causes it to appear smaller than the screen enabling Compensation will expand the image to fill the screen Display Auto Compensation En...

Page 15: ...ler Disabled Enabled Enabled Allows you to enable and or disable any or all IDE devices Bluetooth R Disabled Enabled Enabled Enables or disables the optional Bluetooth device LAN Controller Disabled Enabled Enabled Enables or disables the LAN controller Wireless LAN Disabled Enabled Enabled Enables or disables the optional wireless LAN device F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9...

Page 16: ...on AC or battery This technology decreases power con sumption by decreasing CPU speeds On Battery Maximum Performance Battery Optimized Automatic Battery Optimized Allows the user to select the CPU performance when the system is running on battery power On AC Maximum Performance Battery Optimized Automatic Maximum Performance Allows the user to select the CPU performance when the system is running...

Page 17: ... to classify areas in memory where application code can and cannot execute In the event an internet worm attempts to insert code in the buffer the processor disables code execution to prevent damage or worm propagation Table 9 Fields Options and Defaults for the CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description A d v a n c e d M e n u ...

Page 18: ...y USB emulation is enabled and USB devices are available without USB aware OS SCSI SubClass 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 Keys are enabled 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...

Page 19: ...hen Wake up on LAN is enabled When enabled in the event of a system wake up on LAN the system will try to first boot from the LAN before attempting to boot from any other device regardless of the BIOS boot priority settings or disabling of the Preboot Execution Environment Auto Save To Disk Off On Off When turned On when the battery becomes low and the system is in Standby mode the system will aut...

Page 20: ...s you to select the maximum shared video memory size Video memory is dynamically allocated as needed for running applications by Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT Hardware Power Management Disabled Enabled Enabled When enabled the Hardware Power Management feature is enabled Table 11 Fields Options and Defaults for the Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu Menu Field Options Default Description ...

Page 21: ...bled 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 make 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 Advanced...

Page 22: ...OS it will not be possible to turn off the unit with the switch This is applicable for non ACPI OS s If you set a password write it down and 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 If you make an error when re entering the password a Warning will be dis played on the screen To try ag...

Page 23: ... enter New Password field When a User Password is set it must be used to access the BIOS setup utility Minimum User Password Length 0 0 Sets the minimum length for User Password Password on Boot Disabled First Boot Every Boot Disabled When Enabled a password User or Supervisor is required after the Power On Self Test POST before the operating system will be read from a disk When set to Disabled no...

Page 24: ...nter New Password field and in the Re enter New Password field When a Drive0 Password is set it must be used to access the hard disk Data on the hard disk cannot be read on other systems Set Drive1 Password Enter Not currently available Password Entry on Boot Disabled Enabled Enabled When this is disabled it is not necessary to enter the password before boot ing The hard disk is still password pro...

Page 25: ... Light Magenta Yellow Bright White Gray Set foreground color 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 Sets background color 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...

Page 26: ...n Security Chip Disabled Enabled Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the security chip Note that this is only active if a Supervisor Password has been entered A reboot is required after exit to configure the Security Chip correctly Clear Security Chip option becomes selectable after reboot Clear Security Chip Enter This field is not selectable until after the security chip is enabled and the ...

Page 27: ...and off display of test results instead of Fujitsu logo screen during Power On Self Test Boot Menu Disabled Enabled Enabled When disabled the F12 key cannot be used to invoke the Boot menu When enabled click the F12 button to display the Boot menu while booting up Preboot Execution Environment Disabled Enabled Disabled Turns on and off boot from network server options Boot Device Priority Selects ...

Page 28: ... ignores new drive designations but your application software will use the new designations In order for a portable USB memory device e g JumpDrive or memory stick to be recognized in the Boot Device Priority list it must have been installed before booting the system Note that some older portable USB memory devices may not be recognized as bootable devices The Boot Menu can also be invoked outside...

Page 29: ... 5 NETWORK 6 7 8 Excluded from boot order USB MEMORY USB HDD 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 Tapping x removes from the list a device that is not installed Tapping x on an item in the ...

Page 30: ...fo Menu Note that the parameters listed in the following table may be different depending upon your system configuration Menu Field Default Menu Field Default BIOS Version 1 02 L1 Cache 128 KB BIOS Date 05 10 2006 L2 Cache 2048 KB BIOS Area E000h FFFFh Total Memory 256 MB CPU Type Genuine Intel R CPU T2300 Memory Slot 1 256 MB DDR2 SDRAM CPU Speed 1 66 GHz Memory Slot 2 None PhoenixBIOS Setup Util...

Page 31: ... When the BIOS recognizes this selection it will load the operating system and begin operation Load Setup Defaults Selecting Load Setup Defaults will load the factory preset default values for all menu fields then display the message Load default configuration now Yes No When confirmed the setup utility will return to the Exit Menu To return to another menu follow the directions in the Navigating ...

Page 32: ...t menu To go to another menu follow the directions in the Navigating Through the Setup Utility 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 power the system off The message Save configuration changes now and power off Yes No will be displayed When confirmed the setup utility shut down the syst...