Fujitsu LifeBook A Series BIOS Guide LifeBook A Series Model: A6210 Document Date: 07/10/2008 Document Part Number: FPC58-1916-01 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 A 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 A 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 A 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 SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Drive0 [Hitachi HTS542525K9SA00] Drive0: Type: Model: Capacity: Hard Disk Hitachi HTS542525K9SA00 250GB (250,059,350,016 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 A 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 Item Specific Help Drive1 [MATSHITABD-CMB UJ130AS] [Disabled] The drive is disabled. Drive1: [Enabled] Type: Model: CD/DVD MATSHITABD-CMB UJ130AS Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu ▲ F1 Help ESC Exit [Enabled] The drive is enabled.
Advanced Menu 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.
LifeBook A Series BIOS 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.
Advanced Menu Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for turning NumLock on or off.. Info Phoenix SecureCore(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.
LifeBook A Series BIOS Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Video Features submenu is for setting the display parameters. Info Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Security Boot Exit System 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.
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.
LifeBook A 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 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.
LifeBook A Series BIOS Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Miscellaneous Configurations submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the power button, the Wake Up On LAN feature, the Hardware Power Management and Low Power Mode features, and the button lights, as well as setting the volume.
Advanced Menu Table 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Low Power Mode: ■ Disabled Enabled [Enabled] Enables and disables the Low Power Mode. Disabled Enabled [Enabled] Enables and disables the Button LED light. Note that the LED doesn’t light when the system is running on battery power.
LifeBook A 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 A 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 SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Security Boot Exit Hard Disk Security Drive0 password is: Set Drive0 Password Clear [Enter] Password Entry on Boot: [Enabled] Item Specific Help * Hard disk password cannot be set or changed if the system is booted from the OS.
LifeBook A 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 A 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 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.
