background image

Fujitsu LifeBook

B Series

BIOS Guide

LifeBook B Series Model:

B3000

Document Date: 05/20/2004

Document Part Number: FPC58-1148-01

F U J I T S U   C O M P U T E R   S Y S T E M S

Summary of Contents for Lifebook B3000

Page 1: ...Fujitsu LifeBook B Series BIOS Guide LifeBook B Series Model B3000 Document Date 05 20 2004 Document Part Number FPC58 1148 01 F U J I T S U C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S ...

Page 2: ... key 7 Pressing the F9 key resets all items in the BIOS to the default values 8 Pressing the F10 key saves the current configura tion and exits the BIOS Setup Utility You will be asked to verify this selection before it is executed 9 Pressing the F1 key gives you a general help screen Entering the Setup Utility After a Configuration Change or System Failure If there has been a change in the system...

Page 3: ...ility 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 Main Menu with current parameters values B S e r i e s B I O S ...

Page 4: ...hout using the setup utility Use the calendar and time icon on your Windows Control Panel PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Change Values Enter Select Sub Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Item Specific Help Adjust calendar clock Tab Shift Tab or Enter selects field System Time 14 57 01 System Date 05 21 2004 Primary Master TOSHIBA MK4025GAS PM Languag...

Page 5: ... Master Selects Primary Master submenu ___ Displays the type of device on this ATA ATAPI inter face if there is one Pressing the Enter key selects the Primary Master submenu allowing additional device configuration options for this interface Language English US Japanese JP English US The default setting differs between the US European and the Japanese model Selects the display language for the BIO...

Page 6: ...s and Sectors for the drive LBA Format Logical Block Addressing LBA Total Sectors ___ ___ The total number of sectors on your hard disk Maximum Capacity ___ ___ The maximum capacity of your hard disk CHS Format Cylinders Heads Sectors Cylinders n A number between 0 and 65 535 This item is active only when Hard Disk is selected as the type This field is changed by incrementing pressing the Spacebar...

Page 7: ...e is iden tified as hard disk Multi Sector Transfers n Disabled n 2 Sectors n 4 Sectors n 8 Sectors n 16 Sectors 16 Sectors This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected Specify the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer LBA Mode Control n Disabled n Enabled Enabled Enables or disables logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder Head Sector addressing This option cannot b...

Page 8: ...d s use Figure 3 Advanced Menu Table 3 Fields Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Description Serial Parallel Port Configurations When selected opens the Serial Parallel Port Configurations submenu which allows the user to modify settings for serial infrared and parallel ports Keyboard Mouse Features When selected opens the Keyboard Mouse Features submenu which allows setting ext...

Page 9: ...he On Battery AC Optimization USB Features When selected opens the USB Features submenu which allows enabling or disabling USB and SCSI SubClass support Miscellaneous Configurations When selected opens the Miscellaneous Features submenu which allows enabling or disabling the power button and Wake Up On LAN and configuring the volume settings Event Logging When selected opens the event logging subm...

Page 10: ...ges in the event that a restoration is required See your hardware and software documentation as well as the setup utility to determine settings limitations etc 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 assis tance The BIOS will warn you of a resource conflict by placing a yellow asterisk next t...

Page 11: ... interrupt when the touch panel is Enabled Parallel Port Disabled Enabled Auto Enabled Configures the parallel port using either no configuration Dis abled a user defined configuration Enabled or by allowing the BIOS or OS to choose the configuration Auto Mode Output Only Bi directional ECP Bi directional When the parallel port is enabled this option is available allowing the user to set the mode ...

Page 12: ...bled The internal pointing device is disabled when a PS 2 external pointing device is connected Manual Setting When selected allows you to enable or dis able the internal pointing device with a Hot key Always Enabled Always Disabled The internal pointing device is always enabled or disabled Initialization on Resume Fast Normal Fast When Fast is selected the initialization of external PS 2 devices ...

Page 13: ...video signal will be routed Compensation Disabled Enabled Enabled Enables or disables compensation which controls spacing on the display When enabled displays with less than pixel resolution 800 x 600 will still cover the entire screen F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Change Values Select Sub Menu Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Ite...

Page 14: ...les or disables the modem device LAN Controller Enabled Disabled Auto Auto LAN controller is enabled or disabled automatically based upon system detection of the presence of a LAN cable NOTE This field may not be present if you have a wireless LAN installed Wireless LAN Disabled Enabled Enabled Enables or disables the Wireless LAN device F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setu...

Page 15: ...d Allows the user to select the CPU operational mode when the system is running on battery power On AC Maximum Performance Battery Optimized Automatic Maximum Performance Allows the user to select the CPU operational mode when the system is running on AC power F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Change Values Select Sub Menu Main Advanced Securi...

Page 16: ...ble without USB aware OS SCSI SubClass Support n Disabled n 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 an...

Page 17: ...when pressed Wake up on LAN Disabled Enabled Disabled When Enabled is selected the system will wake up when the internal LAN receives a Magic Packet while it is pow ered off Volume Setting n Off n Minimum n Middle n Maximum Middle Allows you to set or disable the system volume level F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Change Values Select Sub Me...

Page 18: ... all DMI events System Boot Event Disabled Enabled Disabled Turns event logging on and off for DMI system boot events Clear All Event Logs No Yes No When set to Yes all event logs will be cleared at next boot Mark Events as Read Enter Enter Allows you to select all events currently in the event log as read F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Cha...

Page 19: ...be set to Normal to install or upgrade an oper ating system Entering a password incorrectly three times in a row will cause the keyboard and mouse to be locked out and the warning System Disabled to be displayed If this happens restart the computer by turning off and on the power with the power switch and use the correct password on reboot If the Password on Resume is Enabled and the Password on B...

Page 20: ...sword press the Enter key instead of entering charac ters 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 setup utility Minimum User Password Length 0 Password on Boot Disabled First Boot Every Boot Disabled When set to Disabled no password is required When set to First Boot password entry is required only before firs...

Page 21: ...ility press the Esc key to go to the Exit Menu If you wish to move to another menu use the cursor keys Owner Information Sets Owner information Security Panel on Resume Disabled Enabled Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Security Panel feature upon Resume from Suspend Table 12 Fields Options and Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description S e c u r i t y M e n u ...

Page 22: ...password press the Enter key instead of entering characters in the Enter New Password field and in the Re enter New Password field When a Primary Master Password is set it must be used to access the hard disk Data on the hard disk cannot be read on other systems Password Entry on Boot Disabled Enabled Enabled When set to Disabled it is not necessary to enter a hard disk pass word before booting Th...

Page 23: ...ound Color Black Blue Green Cyan Red Magenta Brown White Gray Light Blue Light Green Light Cyan Light Red Light Magenta Light Yellow Bright White Gray Background Color Black Blue Green Cyan Red Magenta Brown White Gray Light Blue Light Green Light Cyan Light Red Light Magenta Light Yellow Bright White Black PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Change Values Ente...

Page 24: ...bled Enabled Disabled Turns on and off display of test results instead of Fujitsu logo screen during Power On Self Test Boot Menu Disabled Enabled Enabled When disabled BOOT menu is disabled and the F12 key is ignored when enable BOOT Menu is enabled This is only active when a Supervisor Password has been set Preboot Execution Environment Disabled Enabled Disabled When enabled booting from a netwo...

Page 25: ...ive The boot selections determine the order in which the BIOS searches for the operating sys tem during a startup sequence To change the order highlight one source by using the up or down cursor keys and then press the or key to change the order number for that source Be sure to save your changed order when you exit the BIOS setup utility PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Sele...

Page 26: ...sed Table 17 Fields Options and Defaults for the Info Menu Menu Field Default Menu Field Default BIOS Version 1 03 L1 Cache 64 KB BIOS Date 05 07 2004 L2 Cache 1024 KB BIOS Area E000h FFFFh Total Memory 512 MB CPU Type ULV Intel R Pentium R M Memory Slot 512 MB DDR SDRAM CPU Speed 1 10 GHz PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Change Values Enter Select Sub Menu ...

Page 27: ...e displayed Exit Dis carding Changes Selecting Exit Discarding Changes and Exit will exit the setup utility with out writ ing to the BIOS memory When the BIOS recognizes this selection it will load the operating system and begin operation Load Setup Defaults Press the F9 key Selecting Load Setup Defaults will load the factory preset default values for all menu fields then display the message Load ...

Page 28: ...e directions in the Navigating through the Setup Utility section 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 sec...

Reviews: