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Drive0

Selects Drive0 
submenu

The product number of 
the hard drive.

Display the type of device on this ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is 
one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Drive0 submenu allowing 
additional device configuration options for this interface.

Drive1

Selects Drive1 
submenu

The product number of 
the CD-ROM drive. 

Display the type of device on this ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is 
one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Drive1 submenu allowing 
additional device configuration options for this interface

Drive2

Selects Drive2 
submenu

The product number of 
the second hard drive

Display the type of device on this ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is 
one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Drive2 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 BIOS. (Note 
that this field may appear blank until the first time it is selected.)

Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu

Note that the parameters listed in the following table may vary depending upon your system’s configuration.

Menu Field

Options

Default

Description

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Summary of Contents for LifeBook N6000

Page 1: ...1 Fujitsu LifeBook N Series BIOS Guide LifeBook N Series Models N6000 Document Date 02 10 2006 Document Part Number FPC58 1484 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: ... 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 con...

Page 3: ... 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 I O S S e t u p U t i l i t y ...

Page 4: ...s listed in the following table may vary depending upon 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 ...

Page 5: ...ce Drive2 Selects Drive2 submenu The product number of the second hard drive Display the type of device on this ATA ATAPI interface if there is one Pressing the Enter key selects the Drive2 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 disp...

Page 6: ... ically identified by the BIOS at POST Select None if you don t want to select a primary master 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 PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Change Values Select Sub Menu Mai...

Page 7: ...ctors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors 16 Sectors Disabled This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected Specify the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer LBA Mode Control Disabled Enabled Disabled Enables or disables Logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder Head Sector addressing This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility F1 Help ESC Exit Select...

Page 8: ...ct the optimum transfer mode Multiword DMA is automatically set to mode 1 for Fast PIO 1 Fast PIO 2 Fast PIO 3 and set to mode 2 for Fast PIO 4 DMA Ultra DMA Mode Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Mode 5 Disabled This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected Selects the method for moving data to from the drive Autotype the drive to select the optimum transfer mode Table 3 Fields Op...

Page 9: ...aults for the Drive2 Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Type Auto None Auto Automatically selects the ATA ATAPI device type When Auto is selected the device type is automatically identified by the BIOS at POST Select None if you don t want to select a device PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Ex...

Page 10: ...s Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Description Keyboard Mouse Features When selected opens the Keyboard Mouse Features submenu which allows turning NumLock on and off Video Features When selected opens the Video Features submenu which allows setting of the display parameters including routing of video signals to different displays Internal Device Configurations When selected o...

Page 11: ...cal drive Miscellaneous Configurations When selected opens the Miscellaneous Configurations submenu to allow you to enable or disable the power button and the Wake Up On LAN feature and to set the Volume Setting Event Logging When selected opens the event logging submenu Table 5 Fields Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Description A d v a n c e d M e n u ...

Page 12: ...menu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Numlock On Off Off Sets the NumLock function state when the computer completes booting 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 Item Specific Help PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility On or Off Numlock in On or Off Windows XP ...

Page 13: ... disables compensation which controls spacing on the display When enabled displays with less than pixel resolution 1024 x 768 or 800 x 600 will still cover the entire screen A resolu tion below 800 x 600 will fill the screen but due to the low resolu tion will appear blocky and may not be acceptable F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Change Val...

Page 14: ...ort AHCI Configuration Disabled Enabled Enabled Enables or disables the AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface IDE Controller Disabled Enabled Enabled Enables or disables selected IDE devices LAN Controller Disabled Enabled Enabled Enables or disables the LAN controller F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Change Values Select Sub Menu Main Adva...

Page 15: ...U speed is maximized When Battery Optimized is selected CPU power requirements are optimized for battery operation When Automatic is selected the CPU speed is deter mined by the power source used On AC Maximum Performance Battery Optimized Automatic Maximum Performance When Maximum Performance is selected CPU speed is maximized When Battery Optimized is selected CPU power requirements are optimize...

Page 16: ...xecute Disable Bit allows the processor to classify areas in memory where application code can and cannot execute In the event an internet worm attempts to insert code in the buffer the processor disables code execution to prevent damage or worm propagation Table 9 Fields Options and Defaults for the CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description ...

Page 17: ...I SubClass 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 ...

Page 18: ...bled This is only active when Wake up on Lan is enabled When enabled the system will attempt to boot up from the LAN before attempting to boot from any other device This occurs regardless of the BIOS boot priority settings or if Preboot Execution Environment is disabled Wake up on USB Disabled Enabled Disabled Selecting Enabled allows the system to be awakened from Standby mode by a USB device on ...

Page 19: ...nabled 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 mark all events currently in the event log as having been read F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Change Values Select Sub Menu Main Ad...

Page 20: ... press the Enter key and then retype the pass word Press the Esc key to abort the password setting process Entering a password incorrectly 3 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 pass word on reboot If the Power M...

Page 21: ...er 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 can not set a password shorter than the minimum length Password on Boot Disabled First Boot Every Boot Disabled When set to First Boot a password User or Supervisor is required just once after the Power On...

Page 22: ...r systems that have the identical password setting Set Drive2 Password Enter When the Drive2 Password has been set the field can be changed When enabled the hard disk is locked with the password Data in the locked disk cannot be read on any systems other than the original system on which it is locked or systems that have the identical password setting Password Entry on Boot Disabled Enabled Enable...

Page 23: ...round 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 Setu...

Page 24: ...en Disabled 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 This field is not active unless the Supervisor s Password has been set When disabled access to the Boot Menu with the F12 key is disabled When enabled the Boot Menu is enabled and the F12 key will allow you to display it Preboot Execution...

Page 25: ...e boot sequence ignores the new drive designations however your application software will use the new designations Table 17 Fields Options and Defaults for the Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu Menu Field Description 1 Floppy Disk Drive 2 Drive0 3 Drive1 4 Drive2 5 CD DVD Drive 6 NETWORK 7 8 The boot selections determine the order in which the BIOS searches for the operating system dur...

Page 26: ...u Note that the parameters listed in the following table may be different depending upon the system configuration Menu Field Default Menu Field Default BIOS Version 1 04 L1 Cache 128 KB BIOS Date 01 16 2006 L2 Cache 2048 KB BIOS Area E000h FFFFh Total Memory 1024 MB CPU Type Genuine Intel R CPU T2300 Memory Slot 1 512 MB DDR2 SDRAM CPU Speed 1 66 GHz Memory Slot 2 512 MB DDR2 SDRAM PhoenixBIOS Set...

Page 27: ...e directions 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 pre vious 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 Chang...

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