Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product A3040 Fujitsu
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1 Fujitsu LifeBook A Series BIOS Guide LifeBook A Series Models: A3040 Document Date: 2/10/06 Document Part Num ber: FPC58-1482-0 1 FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS.
2 LifeBook A Series Notebook BIOS A Series BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup U tility is a program that sets up the operating en vironment for y our notebook. Y our BIOS is set at the factory for nor mal operating conditions, therefor e there is no need to set or change the BIOS environment to op erate your notebo ok.
3 3. If an error message is displa yed on the screen, and you want to enter the setup utility , press the [F2] key . 4. W hen the setup utility star ts with a fault present, the system display s the following message: Warning! Error message [Continue] 5.
4 LifeBook A Series Notebook BIOS MAIN MENU – SETTING STAN DARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The Main M enu allows y ou to set or view the current system parameters. F ollow the instructions for N avi- gating Through The Setup Utility to mak e any changes. (See N av igating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 fo r more information.
5 Primary Ma ster: Selects Primary Master submenu The product number of the hard drive. Display the type of device on this A T A/A T API interface, if there is one. Pressing th e Enter key select s the Primary Master submenu allowing additio nal device configur at ion options for this interface.
6 LifeBook A Series Notebook BIOS Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Primary Master submenu identifies the characteristics of the P rimar y Master device installed.
7 Secondary Maste r Submenu of the Main Menu The Secondary Master s ubmenu identifies the characteristics of the Secondary Master device installed. Figure 3. Secondary Master Submenu Exiting from Main Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on this menu, y ou can either exit from the setup utility , or move to another menu.
8 LifeBook A Series Notebook BIOS ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Ad vanced M enu allo ws you to: ■ Set the I/O addresses for the ser ial and parallel por ts. ■ Set the keyboar d and mouse features. ■ Select bet ween the display panel and an exte rnal CR T display .
9 Keyboard Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The K e yboard Featur es submenu is for enabling or disabling the N umLock feature. Figure 5. Keyboard Features Submenu T able 5: Fields, Options and D.
10 LifeBook A Series Notebook BIOS Vid eo Features Submenu of th e Advanced Menu The V ideo Features S ubmenu is for setting the display parameter s. Figure 6.
11 Internal Device Configurat ions Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allo ws the user t o configur e other internal devices.
12 LifeBook A Series Notebook BIOS USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Featur es Submenu pr ovides options for enabling or disabling the USB Floppy Disk Drive.
13 Miscellaneous Configuratio ns Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Misc ellaneous Configurations Submenu pr ovides options for enabling or disabling the power button an d the W ake U p On LAN feature, and for adjusting the volume setting and video memory size.
14 LifeBook A Series Notebook BIOS Event Logging Sub menu of the Advanced Menu The E vent L ogging Submenu configures ev ent logging features for DMI events.
15 SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The Security menu allows y ou to set up the data security features of y our notebook to fit your operating needs and to v iew t he cur rent secu rit y configur ati on. Follow the instructions for Na v igating Through the Setup Utility to mak e any c hanges.
16 LifeBook A Series Notebook BIOS Exiting from the Security Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parameters on the Security Men u, you can eithe r exit from setup utility or mov e to another menu. If y ou wish to exit from setup u tility , press the Esc k ey to go to the Exit M enu.
17 Hard Disk Se curity Submen u of the Security Menu The Har d Disk Securit y Submenu is for co nfiguring hard disk security features. Figure 12. Hard Disk Security Submenu T able 12: Fields, Options .
18 LifeBook A Series Notebook BIOS Owner Informatio n Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information S ubmenu is f or setting owner inform ation. N ote that the owne r information cannot be set without having entered a Super visor password. Figure 13.
19 BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOURCE The Boot Me nu is used to select the order in which the BIOS searches sources for the operating system. Follow the instructions for Na v igating Through the Setup Utility to mak e any c hanges. (See N av igating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for mor e information.
20 LifeBook A Series Notebook BIOS Boot Device Priority — — This submenu allows setting up th e source for the operating syst em. See “The Boot Device Prior ity Submenu” in the following section. Hard Disk Drives Priority — — This submenu allows you to specify the Boot Device Priority of avail- able hard disk drives.
21 Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boot Dev ice Priorit y Submenu is for setting the or der of checking of sources for the operating system.
22 LifeBook A Series Notebook BIOS INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BA SIC SYSTEM INFORMATI ON The Info menu is a display only scr eens that provides the configuration i nformation for y our notebook. The following table shows the names of the menu fields for the Info men u and the information displayed in those fields.
23 EXIT MENU – LEAVIN G THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit M enu is used to leav e the setup utility . Follow the instructions for Na v igating Through the Setup Utility to mak e any c hanges. (See N av igating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for mor e information.
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