Fujitsu LifeBook V Series BIOS Guide LifeBook V Series Model: V1020 Document Date: 01/17/2008 Document Part Number: FPC58-1825-01 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 V Series BIOS A 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 V Series BIOS INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION The Info Menu is a display only screen that provides the configuration information for your notebook. 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 MS-DOS prompt.
LifeBook V 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 allowing additional device configuration options for this interface.
System Menu Drive0 Submenu of the System Menu The Drive0 submenu identifies what ATA devices are installed. Info System Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Drive0 [TOSHIBA MK1637GSX] Type: Select Serial ATA/IDE drive installed here. [Auto]] LBA Format 312581808 160GB SATA1 Total Sectors: Maximum Capacity: [Auto] The BIOS auto-types the drive on boot time. [None] The drive is disabled.
LifeBook V Series BIOS Drive1 Submenu of the System Menu The Drive1 submenu allows you to configure secondary ATA devices. Info System Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Drive1 [HL-DT-ST DVDRAM_GSA_T20N] Type: [Auto] Transfer Mode: Ultra DMA Mode: [Standard] [Disabled] Select Serial ATA/IDE drive installed here. [Auto] The BIOS auto-types the drive on boot time. [None] The drive is disabled.
System Menu Exiting from System Menu When you have finished setting the parameters on this menu, you can either exit from the setup utility, or move to another menu. If you wish to exit from the setup utility, press the [Esc] key or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu. If you wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys.
LifeBook V Series BIOS ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Set the keyboard and mouse features. Select between the display panel and an external display. Enable or disable compensation for your display. Enable or disable the IDE, Mouse, 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.
Advanced Menu Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Description USB Features When selected, opens the USB Features submenu to allow you to enable or disable legacy USB devices and SCSI SubClass support. Miscellaneous Configurations When selected, opens the Miscellaneous Configurations submenu to allow you to enable or disable the power button, Wake Up On LAN, and control volume settings. Event Logging When selected, opens the event logging submenu.
LifeBook V Series BIOS Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for turning NumLock on or off.. Info Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Security Boot Exit System Keyboard/Mouse Features Item Specific Help [On] or [Off] Numlock is On or Off. [Off] Numlock: [On/Padlock Off] Numlock is On, but use with [Fn] for 10-key input. * Windows XP or later OS preserves Numlock state when the user logs off.
Advanced Menu Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Video Features submenu is for setting the display parameters. Info System Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Video Features Display: [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 7.
LifeBook V Series BIOS 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 TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Internal Device Configurations Serial ATA Controller: AHCI Configuration: IDE Controller: Bluetooth(R): LAN Controller: Wireless LAN: Select Item Select Menu [Enabled] Serial ATA port is enabled.
Advanced Menu 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.
LifeBook V Series BIOS USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the USB devices. Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit USB Features Item Specific Help [Disabled] The feature is disabled. [Enabled] [Enabled] Legacy USB Support SCSI SubClass Support: [Enabled] Legacy USB Emulation is enabled and USB devices are available without USB aware OS.
Advanced Menu 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. Info System Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Security Boot Exit Miscellaneous Configurations Power Button: Wake up on LAN: Force LAN Boot: Volume Setting: Hardware Power Management: Select Item Select Menu Configures the power button.
LifeBook V Series BIOS Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logging submenu configures event logging features for DMI events.
Security 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 V Series BIOS Table 13: 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. Info System Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Security Boot Exit Hard Disk Security Drive0: Set Master Password Set User Password Clear [Enter] [Enter] Password Entry on Boot: [Enabled] Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu ▲ F1 Help ESC Exit Item Specific Help F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 14.
LifeBook V 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.
Boot Menu 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.
LifeBook V Series BIOS 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.
Exit Menu Exiting from Boot Menu When you have finished setting the boot parameters with the Boot Menu, you can either exit from the setup utility or move to another menu. If you wish to exit from the setup utility press the [Esc] key to go to the Exit Menu. If you wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys.
LifeBook V 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.
Table 18: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Exit Menu Menu Field Description 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 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.
