Fujitsu LifeBook S Series BIOS Guide LifeBook S Series Model: S7220 Document Date: 07/08/2008 Document Part Number: FPC58-1920-01 F U J I T S U C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S C O R P O R AT I O N 1
LifeBook S Series BIOS S Series BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the operating environment for your notebook. Your BIOS is set at the factory for normal operating conditions, therefore there is no need to set or change the BIOS environment to operate your notebook. The BIOS Setup Utility configures: ■ ■ Device control feature parameters, such as changing I/O addresses and boot devices. System Data Security feature parameters, such as passwords.
Info Menu severe, it will give you an opportunity to modify the setup utility settings, as described in the following steps: 1. When you turn on or restart the computer there is a beep and/or the following message appears on the screen: Error message - please run SETUP program Press key to continue, to run SETUP 2. If an error message is displayed on the screen, and you want to continue with the boot process and start the operating system anyway, press the [F1] key.
LifeBook S Series BIOS INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION The Info Menu is a display only screen that provides the configuration information for your notebook. The information, including CPU type and speed, and total memory, displayed on this screen varies according to the unit you purchased. The following table shows the names of the menu fields for the Info menu and the information displayed in those fields. These fields are for information purposes only, and cannot be modified by the user.
System Menu SYSTEM MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The System Menu allows you to set or view the current system parameters. (See Navigating through the Setup Utility on page 2 for more information.) the field’s function and any special information needed to help understand the field’s use. System Time and System Date can also be set from your operating system without using the setup utility. Use the Date and Time icon on your Windows Control panel or type time or date from the Command prompt.
LifeBook S Series BIOS Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the System Menu Note that the parameters listed in the following table may vary depending upon your system’s configuration. Menu Field Options Default Description Drive0: Selects the Drive0 Serial ATA drive submenu The product number of the hard drive. Display the type of device on this ATA/IDE interface. Pressing the Enter key selects the Serial ATA Drive0 submenu.
System Menu Drive0 Submenu of the System Menu The Drive0 submenu identifies what ATA devices are installed. Info System Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Drive0 [FUJITSU MHZ2080BH G2] Drive0: Type: Model: Capacity: Hard Disk FUJITSU MHZ2080BH G2 80GB (80,026,361,856 Bytes) Select Item Select Menu [Enabled] The drive is enabled. -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu ▲ F1 Help ESC Exit [Disabled] The drive is disabled.
LifeBook S Series BIOS Drive1 Submenu of the System Menu The Drive1 submenu allows you to configure secondary ATA devices. Info System Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Security Boot Exit Drive1 [TEAC [Disabled] The drive is disabled. Drive1: [Enabled] Type: Model: CD/DVD TEAC DV-W28S-R Select Item Select Menu [Enabled] The drive is enabled. -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu ▲ F1 Help ESC Exit Item Specific Help DV-W28S-R] F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 4.
System Menu ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Set the I/O addresses for the Serial and Parallel ports. Set the keyboard and mouse features. Select between the display panel and an external display. Enable or disable the SATA, Modem, LAN, and Wireless LAN controllers. Configure CPU and USB features in your system. Info (See Navigating through the Setup Utility on page 2 for more information.
LifeBook S Series BIOS Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Description CPU Features When selected, opens the CPU Features submenu to allow you to change the CPU speed for battery life optimization. USB Features When selected, opens the USB Features submenu to allow you to enable or disable legacy USB devices and SCSI SubClass support.
Advanced Menu Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/Parallel Port Configuration submenu lets you set the I/O addresses and interrupt levels for the serial and parallel ports of your notebook. I/O addresses, DMA channels and Interrupt levels can be entered in various ways, including via the BIOS setup utility, the control software for the I/O device, or the hardware.
LifeBook S Series BIOS Table 6: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu of Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Serial Port: ■ ■ ■ Base I/O Address/IRQ: ■ ■ ■ ■ Parallel Port: ■ ■ ■ Mode: ■ ■ ■ Base I/O address: ■ ■ ■ Interrupt: ■ ■ 12 Default Description Disabled Enabled Auto [Enabled] Configures the serial port using either no configuration (Disabled), a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by allowing the BIOS or OS to choose the configuration (
Advanced Menu Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for setting the parameters of the integrated and external mouse and keyboard. Info Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Security Boot Exit System Item Specific Help Keyboard/Mouse Features [On] or [Off] Numlock is On or Off. [On/Padlock Off] Numlock is On, but use with [Fn] for 10-key input. [Auto] Numlock is set to On/ Padlock Off when PS/2 keyboard is connected, otherwise Off.
LifeBook S Series BIOS Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Video Features submenu is for setting the display parameters. Info System Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Security Boot Exit Video Features Display: Item Specific Help [Auto] Select display terminal. * This setting is not effective after operating system starts up. Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu ▲ F1 Help ESC Exit F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 8.
Advanced Menu Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allows the user to enable or disable IDE, Bluetooth, LAN and Wireless LAN Controllers. Info System Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Internal Device Configurations Serial ATA Controller: AHCI Configuration: Bluetooth(R): LAN Controller: Wireless LAN: Internal Camera: Select Item Select Menu [Enabled] Serial ATA port is enabled.
LifeBook S Series BIOS CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features submenu provides options for configuring the Intel Core Multi-Processing and SpeedStep power management features of the CPU. Info System Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Security Boot CPU Features Item Specific Help Select Core Multi-Processing enabled or disabled.
Advanced Menu USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the USB devices. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit USB Features Legacy USB Support SCSI SubClass Support: Item Specific Help [Disabled] The feature is disabled. [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Legacy USB Emulation is enabled and USB devices are available without USB aware OS.
LifeBook S Series BIOS Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Miscellaneous Configurations submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the power button and the Wake Up On LAN feature, and setting the volume and video memory size.
Advanced Menu Table 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Volume Setting: ■ Off Minimum Middle Maximum [Middle] Selects the initial volume setting for the system. Disabled Enabled [Enabled] Enables or disables the Hardware Power Management feature. Disabled Enabled [Disabled] Enables and disables low power mode (Energy Star models).
LifeBook S Series BIOS Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logging submenu configures event logging features for DMI events.
Advanced Menu SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The Security menu allows you to set up the data security features of your notebook to fit your operating needs and to view the current data security configuration. (See Navigating through the Setup Utility on page 2 for more information.
LifeBook S Series BIOS Table 14: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Supervisor Password is: –— Clear A display-only field. Set is displayed when the system supervisor password is set and Clear when it is not. User Password is: –— Clear A display-only field. Set is displayed when the general user password is set, and Clear when it is not. Set Supervisor Password –— [Enter] Sets, changes or cancels the Supervisor Password.
Security Menu Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Hard Disk Security submenu is for configuring hard disk security features.
LifeBook S Series BIOS Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information submenu is for setting owner information. Note that the owner information cannot be set without having entered a Supervisor Password.
Security Menu TPM (Security Chip) Setting Submenu of the Security Menu The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Security Chip Setting submenu is used to enable or disabled the embedded security chip.
LifeBook S Series BIOS 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. (See Navigating through the Setup Utility on page 2 for more information.
Security Menu Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boot Device Priority submenu is for setting the order of checking of sources for the operating system. ■ Be careful of the operating environment when booting from a CD or you may overwrite files by mistake. ■ A bootable CD-ROM has either a floppy disk format or a hard drive format. When the bootable CD-ROM is used, the drive allocations change automatically without changing the BIOS setup.
LifeBook S Series BIOS EXIT MENU – LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit Menu is used to leave the setup utility. Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the Setup Utility to make any changes. (See Navigating through the Setup Utility on page 2 for more information.) Info System The following table shows the names of the menu fields for the Exit menu, the default settings and a description of the field's function and any special information needed to help understand the field's use.
