Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product S6240 Fujitsu
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1 Fujitsu LifeBook S Series BIOS Guide LifeBook S Series Model: S6240 Document Da te: 6/24/ 2005 Document Number: FPC58-13 53-01 FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS.
2 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS S Series BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the operating en vironment for y our not ebook. Y our BIOS is set at the factor y for normal operating conditions, therefor e there should be no need to set or change the BIOS enviro nment to operate your not ebook.
3 3. If an error message is displa yed on the screen, and you want to enter the setup utility , press the [F2] k ey . 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 S Series Notebook BIOS MAIN MENU – SETTING ST AN DARD SYSTEM P ARAMETERS The Main M enu allows y o u to set or view the current system parameters.
5 Serial A T A Port 0: Selects the Ser ial A T A Port 0 submenu. The product # of the Serial A T A/IDE Drive Display the type of device on this A T A/A T API interface, if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Serial A TA Port 0 submenu allowing additional device c onfigur ation option s for this interface.
6 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS Serial A T A Port 0 Submenu of the Main Menu The Serial A T A P or t 0 submenu identifies what Serial A T A/IDE de vices are installed. No te that actual hard dr ive label shown may vary . Depending on the driv e t ype, information such as cylin- ders, heads and sectors may also be d isplayed.
7 Primary Maste r Submenu of the Main Menu The Primary Master submen u identifies what primary devices are installed. N ote that actual hard driv e label shown may vary . Depending on the drive type, information such as cylin- ders, heads and sectors may also be displa yed.
8 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS Exiting from Main Menu W hen you ha ve finished setting the parame ters on this menu, y ou can either exit from the setup utilit y , or move t o another menu. If y ou w ish to exit from the setup utility , pr ess the [Esc] key or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu or to mov e to another menu.
9 ADV ANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEA TURE CONTROLS The Ad vanced M enu allows you to: ■ Set the I/O addresses for the ser ial and parallel por ts. ■ Set the features of the keyboard/mouse. ■ Select between the display panel and/or an e xternal CR T display .
10 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS T able 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Description Serial/Parallel Port Configurations When selected, opens the Serial/Parallel Port Confi gur ations submenu wh ich allows the user to modify settings for serial, infrared and parallel ports.
11 Serial/Parallel Port Configu ration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/P arallel P or t Configuration submenu pro vides the ability to set the I/O addresses and interrupt levels for the serial, infrared, and parallel ports of your notebook. Figure 5.
12 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS T able 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for Serial/Para llel Port Configuratio n Submenu o f Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Des criptio n Serial Port: ■ D.
13 Keyboard/Mo use Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The K eyboard/Mouse F eatures submenu is for setting the parameters of the int e grated and external mouse and ke y bo a rd .
14 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS Vid eo Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The V ideo Features S u bmenu is for setting the displa y parameters. Figure 7.
15 Internal Device Configurat ions Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allo ws the user to configure other internal devices.
16 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Featur es Submenu allows you t o change the setting s for Intel(R) SpeedStep(R) T echnolog y for your system.
17 USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Featur es Submen u enables and disables legacy USB support for your syst em. Figure 10. USB Features Submenu T able 10: Fields, Options and Default.
18 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS Miscellaneous Configuratio ns Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Misc ellaneous Configurations Submenu c onfigur es the misc e llaneous features for your syst em.
19 Event Logging Sub menu of the Advanced Menu The E vent Logging Subme nu configur es e vent l ogging features for DMI ev ents. Figure 12. Event Logging Submenu T able 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Event Log Capacity: Space Available Display only .
20 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEA TURES The Security menu allows you to set up the data security features of your not ebook to fit your operating needs and to view the cur rent data securit y configuration. Follow the instruct ions for Na v igating T hrough the Setup Utility to make an y changes.
21 T able 13: Fields, Options and De faults for the Security Me nu Menu Field Options Default Description Supervisor Password is: –— Clear A display-only field. Set is di splayed wh en the system Supervisor Password is set and Clear when it is not.
22 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Har d Disk Securit y Submenu is for co nfiguring hard disk secu r ity features.
23 Owner Informatio n Submenu of the Securi ty Menu The Owner Information S ubmenu is f or setting owner info rmation. Not e that Owner Information cannot be set without having entered a super visor’s passw ord.
24 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERA TING 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 make an y changes.
25 The Boot Device Prior ity Submenu o f the Boot Menu The Boot Dev ice Priority Submenu is for setting the order of checking of sources for the opera ting system. Figure 17. Boot D evice Priority Submenu * N etwork Boot only appears if Pr eboot Execution En v ironment is e nabled.
26 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS Exiting from Boot Menu W hen y ou hav e finished setting the boot parameters with the Boot me nu, you can eithe r exit from the setup utility or move to ano ther menu. If you w ish to exit from th e set up ut il it y press the [Esc] key to go to the Exit menu.
27 INFO MENU – DISPL A YS BA SIC SYSTEM INFORMA TION 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.
28 LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS EXIT MENU – LEA VIN G THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit M enu is used to lea ve the setup utility . Follow the instructions for N avigating Through the Setup Utility to make an y changes. (See Navigati ng Through the S etup Util ity on page 2 for more informat ion) .
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