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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 following tables show the names of the menu fields 
for the System menu and its submenus, all of the options 
for each field, the default settings and a description of 

the field’s function and any special information needed 
to help understand the field’s use.

Figure 2.   System Menu

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.

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

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 seg-
ments with the [Tab] key and/or [Shift] + [Tab] keys.

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: 02/20/2011. You may change each segment of the date 
separately. Move between the segments with the [Tab] key and/or [Shift] + [Tab] keys.

Drive Configurations

Opens the Drive Configurations submenu to allow you to enable or disable the installed drives. 

Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Tiano Setup

F1

 Help

ESC

 Exit

Select Item
Select Menu

-/Space 

Change Values

 

Enter  

Select   Sub-Menu

F9

 Setup 

Defaults

F10

  Save and Exit

Info    

System

    Advanced     Security     Boot   

Exit

Item Specific Help

Adjust calendar 
clock. <Tab> selects 
field.

System Time:     [

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:57:01]

System Date:     [06/23/2011]

Drive Configurations

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Summary of Contents for Lifebook LH531

Page 1: ...1 Fujitsu LIFEBOOK L Series BIOS Guide LIFEBOOK L Series Model LH531 Document Date 6 23 2011 Document Part Number FPC58 2944 01 F U J I T S U A M E R I C A I N C ...

Page 2: ... 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 confi...

Page 3: ...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 I n f o M e n u ...

Page 4: ... the parameters listed may be different for your system depending upon the system configuration Product Name LIFEBOOK LH531 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 2520M CPU 2 50GHz UUID XXXXXXXX XXXX0XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX Total Memory 4096 MB Panel ID XX...

Page 5: ... Menu Field 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 seg ments with the Tab key and or Shift Tab keys System Date Sets and displays the current date Date is in a month day year numeric format with 2 digits each f...

Page 6: ...menu If you wish to move 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 Drive5 Disabled Enabled Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the hard drive 0 Phoenix SecureCore tm Tiano Setup F1 Help ESC Exit Select It...

Page 7: ...aware OS When Disabled is selected Legacy USB support is disabled Anytime USB Charge Disabled AC AC Battery AC Battery 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 ...

Page 8: ...h includes hardware enhancements to improve upon software based virtual ization technologies Wake up on LAN Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled allows the system to wake up when the internal LAN device receives a specific signal while in power off state Selecting Disabled disables this feature FAN Control Normal Silent Normal Allows selection of normal or silent fan control mode Table 4 Fields Optio...

Page 9: ...d on a system with FDE all data and applications on the hard drive 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 corr...

Page 10: ...racters in the Enter New Password field and in the Re enter New Password field When a Supervisor Password is set it must be used to access the BIOS setup utility Set User Password Enter This field can only be accessed if the Supervisor Password is set Sets changes or cancels the User Password A User Password may be up to seven characters long and must include only letters or numbers no symbols Pas...

Page 11: ...s no symbols Passwords are NOT case sensitive When a Drive0 Password is set it must be used to access the hard drive if it is used in another system Note that the password 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 Password Entry on Boot Disabled Enabled Enable...

Page 12: ...ew drive designations but your application software will use the new designations Phoenix SecureCore tm Tiano Setup 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 Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit Configures order of Boot Device Keys used to view or configure devices and Select a device and Move the de...

Page 13: ...ugh 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 Changes Selecting Save Chan...

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