Fujitsu LifeBook S Series BIOS Guide LifeBook S Series Model: S2210 - Vista Document Date: 01/30/2007 Document Part Number: FPC58-1655-01 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 Notebook S Series BIOS Navigating through the Setup Utility The BIOS setup utility consists of six menus: Main, Advanced, Security, Boot, Info and Exit. This document explains each menu in turn including all submenus and setup items. BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the operating environment for your notebook.
Main Menu severe, it will give you the opportunity to modify the settings of the setup utility, 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 Notebook MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The Main Menu allows you to set or view the current system parameters. (See Navigating through the Setup Utility on page 2 for more information) 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.
Main Menu Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description System Date: –— –— Sets and displays the current date. Date is in a month/day/ year numeric format with 2 digits each for month and day and 4 digits for year. (MM/DD/YYYY) for example: 03/20/ 2006. You may change each segment of the date separately. Move between the segments with the [Tab] key and/or [Shift] + [Tab] keys.
LifeBook S Series Notebook Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu The Drive0 submenu identifies what ATA devices are installed. Note that actual hard drive label shown may vary. Depending on the drive type, information such as cylinders, heads and sectors may also be displayed. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Drive0 [FUJITSU MHV2080BH] Type: Item Specific Help Select Serial ATA/IDE drive installed here.
Main Menu Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu The Drive1 submenu allows you to configure secondary ATA devices. Note that actual hard drive label shown may vary. Depending on the drive type, information such as cylinders, heads and sectors may also be displayed. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Primary Master [None] Item Specific Help Select Serial ATA/IDE drive installed here.
LifeBook S Series Notebook Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Transfer Mode: • • • • • • • Standard Fast PIO 1 Fast PIO 2 Fast PIO 3 Fast PIO 4 Multiword DMA 1 Multiword DMA 2 [Standard] The best option is selected by the BIOS automatically when Auto is selected and cannot be selected by the user. Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype the drive to select the optimum transfer mode.
Advanced Menu ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: ■ Set the I/O addresses for the infrared ports. ■ Set the features of the keyboard/mouse. ■ Select between the display panel and/or an external display or video projector. ■ Set internal device configurations ■ Configure USB features. ■ Configure miscellaneous features such as Wake Up On LAN. ■ Configure DMI Event Logging.
LifeBook S Series Notebook Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Description Internal Device Configurations When selected, opens the Internal Device Configuration submenu, which allows enabling or disabling the IDE LAN, and modem controllers. CPU Features When selected, opens the CPU Features submenu, which allows the user to enable or disable the AMD Virtualization(TM) features. USB Features Configures USB features.
Advanced Menu Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/Parallel Port Configuration submenu provides the ability to set the I/O addresses and interrupt levels for the infrared ports of your system. ■ To prevent IRQ and address conflicts, avoid changing the default settings. If you must change the settings, you can call 1-800-8Fujitsu for technical assistance. ■ All I/O addresses in Table 5 are in hexadecimal.
LifeBook S Series Notebook Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for Serial/Parallel Port Configurations Submenu of Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Serial Port: ■ 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 (Auto).
Advanced Menu Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for setting the parameters of NumLock. Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help Keyboard/Mouse Features Numlock: [Auto] Hot Plug: [Enabled] Internal Pointing Device: [Auto Disabled] Initialization on Resume: [Fast] [On] or [Off] Numlock is On or Off. [On/Padlock Off] Numlock is On, but use with [Fn] for 10-key input.
LifeBook S Series Notebook Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Video Features Submenu is for setting the display parameters. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help Video Features Display: Compensation: [Auto] [Enabled] Select display terminal. * This setting is not effective after operating system starts up.
Advanced Menu Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allows the user to configure other internal devices. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help Internal Device Configurations Serial ATA Controller: IDE Contoller: Bluetooth(R): LAN Controller: Wireless LAN: IEEE1394 Controller: Select Item Select Menu [Enabled] Serial ATA port is enabled.
LifeBook S Series Notebook CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features Submenu allows the user to enable or disable the AMD Virtualization(TM) feature. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help CPU Features AMD Virtualization(TM): Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu ▲ F1 Help ESC Exit Select AMD Virtualization(TM) enabled or disabled. [Disabled] F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 9.
Advanced Menu USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features Submenu configures the USB features for your system. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help USB Features Legacy USB Support: SCSI SubClass Support: [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] The feature is disabled. [Enabled] Legacy Floppy Emulation is enabled and USB floppy is available without USB aware OS.
LifeBook S Series Notebook Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu configures miscellaneous features for your system. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help Miscellaneous Configurations Power Button: Wake up on LAN: Force LAN Boot: Volume Setting: UMA Video Memory Size: Select Item Select Menu Configures the power button. *ACPI OS ignores this setting.
Advanced Menu Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logging Submenu configures event logging features for DMI events.
LifeBook S Series Notebook 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. Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the Setup Utility to make any changes.
Security Menu 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] [Enter] Sets, changes or cancels Supervisor Password.
LifeBook S Series Notebook Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Hard Disk Security Submenu is for configuring hard disk security features.
Security Menu Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information Submenu is for setting owner information. Note that Owner Information cannot be set without having entered a supervisor’s password. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help Owner Information Owner Information Is: Clear Set Owner Information [Enter] Foreground Color: Background Color: [Gray] [Black] Press key to set owner information.
LifeBook S Series Notebook Security Chip Setting Submenu of the Security Menu The Security Chip Setting Submenu is for enabling or disabling the embedded security chip.
Security 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.
LifeBook S Series Notebook 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 aware 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 or a hard drive format. When a bootable CD-ROM is used, drive allocations change automatically without changing the BIOS setup.
Boot Menu Table 18: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu Menu Field Description Boot priority order: 1: Floppy Disk Drive 2: Drive0: 3: Drive1: 4: CD/DVD Drive 5: NETWORK: 6: 7: 8: Excluded from boot order: : USB MEMORY: : USB HDD: The boot selections determine the order in which the BIOS searches for the operating system during a startup sequence.
LifeBook S Series Notebook INFO MENU – DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION The Info menu is a display only screens that provides the configuration information for your notebook. those fields. These fields are for information purposes only, and are not editable. The following table shows the names of the menu fields for the Info menu and the information displayed in Main The information, including CPU type and speed, and total memory, displayed on this screen varies according to the unit you purchased.
Info 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). 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.
LifeBook S Series Notebook Table 20: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Exit Menu Menu Field Description Discard Changes Selecting Discard Changes will load the previous values in BIOS memory for all menu fields. The message Load previous configuration now? [Yes] [No] will be displayed. When confirmed the utility will return to the Exit menu. To return to another menu, follow the directions in the Navigating Through the Setup Utility Section.
