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Fujitsu LifeBook
A Series
BIOS Guide
LifeBook A Series Model:
AH572
Document Date: 2/04/2011
Document Part Number: FPC58-2851-01
F U J I T S U A M E R I C A , I N C O R P O R AT E D
Page 1: ...1 Fujitsu LifeBook A Series BIOS Guide LifeBook A Series Model AH572 Document Date 2 04 2011 Document Part Number FPC58 2851 01 F U J I T S U A M E R I C A I N C O R P O R AT E D ...
Page 2: ...en Navigating through the Setup Utility The BIOS setup utility consists of six menus Info System Advanced Security Boot and Exit This docu ment explains each menu in turn including all submenus and setup items The following procedures allow you to navigate the setup utility menus 1 To select a menu use the cursor keys 2 To select a field within a menu or a submenu use the cursor keys 3 To select t...
Page 3: ... on the screen and you want to enter the setup utility press the F2 key 4 When the setup utility starts with a fault present the system displays the following message Warning Error message Continue 5 Press any key to enter the setup utility The system will then display the Info Menu with current param eters values If your notebook emits a series of beeps that sounds like a code and the display is ...
Page 4: ...eference Note that the parameters listed may be different for your system depending upon the system configuration Product Name LIFEBOOK AH572 Memory Slot 1 2048 MB DDR3 SDRAM Serial Number XXXXXXXX Memory Slot 2 2048 MB DDR3 SDRAM BIOS Version 1 0 XX XX 2011 Onboard MAC Address XX XX XX XX XX XX Processor Type Intel R Core TM i5 2410M CPU 2 3GHz UUID XXXXXXXX XXXX0XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX Total Memory 40...
Page 5: ...on your system s configuration Menu Field Options Default Description System Time Sets and displays the current time Time is in a 24 hour format of hours minutes seconds with 2 digits for each HH MM SS Example 16 45 57 You may change each segment of the time separately Move between the segments with the Tab key and or Shift Tab keys System Date Sets and displays the current date Date is in a month...
Page 6: ...uage English US Japanese JP English US The default setting differs between the US European and the Japanese model Selects the display language for the 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 ...
Page 7: ...ve to another menu use the cursor keys Table 3 Fields Options and Defaults for the Drive0 Submenu of the System Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Drive0 Disabled Enabled Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the hard drive 0 Drive2 Disabled Enabled Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the hard drive 0 Phoenix SecureCore tm Setup Utility F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space...
Page 8: ...u Menu Field Description Boot Configurations When selected opens the Boot Configurations submenu which allows enabling or disabling various Boot features Keyboard Mouse Features When selected opens the Keyboard Mouse Features submenu which allows setting NumLock parame ters Video Features When selected opens the Video Features submenu which allows routing of video signals to different displays Int...
Page 9: ...cellaneous Configurations When selected opens the Miscellaneous Configurations submenu to allow you to enable or disable the power button Wake Up On LAN Auto Save and control volume settings Intel R Management Engine Configurations When selected opens the Intel R Management Engine Configurations submenu to allow you to enable or disable lIntel Anti Theft Technology Suspend Mode Event Logging When ...
Page 10: ...ed Enabled Disabled When disabled the logo screen is displayed during boot up If enabled the diagnostic screen is displayed during the boot up Preboot Execution Environment Disabled Enabled Enabled When disabled the Preboot Execution Environment is disabled When enabled the boot from network server is enabled F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit ...
Page 11: ...ff On Sets the NumLock function state when the computer completes booting When On or Off Numlock is on or off Windows XP or later OS preserves Numlock state when the user logs off F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Change Values Select Sub Menu Item Specific Help On or Off Numlock is On or Off Windows XP or later OS preserves Numlock state when...
Page 12: ...u Field Options Default Description Display Internal Flat Panel External Analog Auto Auto Determines wo which display device the image is sent F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Change Values Select Sub Menu Item Specific Help Select display terminal This setting is not effective after operating system starts up Video Features Display Auto Phoe...
Page 13: ... Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI Bluetooth Disabled Enabled Enabled Enables or disables the Bluetooth device LAN Controller Disabled Enabled Enabled Enables or disables the LAN controller Wireless LAN Disabled Enabled Enabled Enables or disables the Wireless LAN controller F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Change Values Select Sub Menu...
Page 14: ...ng HT Technolgy SpeedStep R Technology Disabled Enabled Enabled Enables or disables the SpeedStep R Technology features Virtualization Technology Disabled Enabled Enabled Enables or disables Virtualization Technology an Intel technology which includes hardware enhancements to improve upon soft ware based virtualization technologies F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defa...
Page 15: ...lass Support Disabled Enabled Enabled When Enabled is selected USB devices that belong to the SCSI subclass in the mass storage class e g USB Memory Key are enabled Note that enabling this feature may cause the system to hang during POST depending on the device that is connected F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Change Values Select Sub Menu I...
Page 16: ...the system will try to first boot from the LAN before attempting to boot from any other device regardless of the BIOS boot priority settings or disabling of the Preboot Execution Environment Resume on LAN On AC mode only Always Enabled Always Enabled When On AC mode only is selected Wake Up On LAN from standby hibernate states is only enabled when AC adapter connected Auto Save To Disk Off On On T...
Page 17: ...n the system is running on the battery Anytime USB Charge Disabled AC AC Battery Disabled When Disabled is selected the Anytime USB Charge feature does not work When AC is selected an external USB device can be charged when the system is shut off only when the AC adapter is plugged in When AC Battery is selected an external USB device can be charged when the system is shut off when the AC adapter ...
Page 18: ...isabled Enabled Disabled Enables and disables the Intel R Anti Theft Technology Suspend Mode This feature allows authorized personnel to enable or disable a notebook remotely F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Change Values Select Sub Menu Item Specific Help Disabled Intel R Anti Theft Technology Suspend Mode is disabled Enabled Intel R Anti Th...
Page 19: ...p Notice appears prompting you to select Yes or No to confirm When set to Yes all event logs will be cleared at next boot Mark Events as Read Enter Enter After clicking Enter a Setup Notice appears prompting you to select Yes or No to confirm When set to Yes all event in the events log will be marked as having been read F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Sav...
Page 20: ...ive will remain encrypted and will effectively be lost Be sure to remember your hard disk password Entering a password incorrectly 3 times in a row causes the keyboard and mouse to be locked out and System Disabled to be displayed If this occurs restart the computer by turning off and on the power with the power switch and use the correct password on reboot If you make an error when re entering th...
Page 21: ...numbers no symbols Passwords are NOT case sensitive To cancel a password press Enter key instead of entering char acters in the Enter New Password field and in the Re enter New Password field When a User Password is set it must be used to access the BIOS setup utility Minimum User Password Length 0 Supervisor can set password length 0 to 8 for user password User cannot set a password shorter than ...
Page 22: ...word will not take effect until the system has been rebooted The Master Password does not provide security it simply allows the user to set the User Password which provides true security Set User Password ___ Enter Sets changes or cancels the Drive0 User Password The Drive0 User Password may be up to seven characters long and must include only letters or numbers no symbols Passwords are NOT case s...
Page 23: ...d Color Black Blue Green Cyan Red Magenta Brown White Gray Light Blue Light Green Light Cyan Light Red Light Magenta Yellow Bright White Gray Set foreground color Background Color Black Blue Green Cyan Red Magenta Brown White Gray Light Blue Light Green Light Cyan Light Red Light Magenta Yellow Bright White Black Set background color F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup De...
Page 24: ...m Select Menu Item Specific Help Configures order of Boot Device Keys used to view or configure devices and Select a device and Move the device up or down Shift 1 Enables or disables a device 1 Floppy Disk Drive 2 Drive0 HDD ST9500325AS 3 CD DVD Drive Optiarc BD ROM BC 5540H 4 NETWORK Realtek PXE B0 D00 5 USB HDD 6 USB CD DVD Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Change Values Select Sub...
Page 25: ...he 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 B o o t M e n u ...
Page 26: ...ns in the Navigating Through the Setup Utility Section 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 setup utility will return to the Exit menu To return to another menu follow the directions in the Navigating Through the Setup Utility Section Save Ch...
