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Fujitsu LifeBook

S Series

BIOS Guide

LifeBook S Series Model:

S6230

Document Date: 11/03/2004

Document Part Number: FPC58-1267-01

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Summary of Contents for Lifebook S6230

Page 1: ...Fujitsu LifeBook S Series BIOS Guide LifeBook S Series Model S6230 Document Date 11 03 2004 Document Part Number FPC58 1267 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: ...s Esc 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 syste...

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 S S e r i e s B I O S ...

Page 4: ...l or double click on the time in the system tray at the bottom right of the screen Table 1 Fields Options and Defaults for the Main Menu Note that the parameters listed below may differ as determined by your system 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 ...

Page 5: ...lowing additional device con figuration options for this interface Secondary Master Selects Secondary Master submenu The product number of the CD ROM Display the type of device on this ATA ATAPI interface if there is one Pressing the Enter key selects the Sec ondary Master submenu allowing additional device configuration options for this interface Language English US Japanese JP English US The def...

Page 6: ...r between 0 and 65 535 This appears only when Hard Disk is selected When Hard Disk is selected you can change the value This field is incremented by pressing the Space bar This field is decremented by pressing the key You can also change the field by typing in the number Heads A number between 1 and 16 This appears only when Hard Disk is selected When it is selected you can change the value This f...

Page 7: ...iword DMA 2 Selects the method for moving data to from the drive Autotype the drive to select the optimum transfer mode This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected Ultra DMA Mode Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Mode 5 Disabled Selects the method for moving data to from the drive Autotype the drive to select the optimum transfer mode This option cannot be changed when Auto is se...

Page 8: ... up items do not appear Select CD ROM or Hard Disk for appropriate drive type installed at this connection Multi Sector Transfers Disabled 2 Sectors 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 Con trol Disabled Enabled Disabled Enables or disables Logical Block Addressing i...

Page 9: ...IO 4 Multiword DMA 1 Multiword DMA 2 Standard Selects the method for moving data to from the drive Autotype the drive to select the optimum transfer mode This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected Ultra DMA Mode Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Mode 5 Disabled Selects the method for moving data to from the drive Autotype the drive to select the optimum transfer mode This option...

Page 10: ...wing tables show the names of the menu fields for the Advanced Menu and its submenus all of the options for each field the default settings and a descrip tion of the field s function and any special information needed to help understand the field s use Note that not all fields appear in all configurations the fields that appear are dependent upon the system CPU Figure 4 Advanced Menu PhoenixBIOS S...

Page 11: ...ations When selected opens the Internal Device Configuration submenu which allows enabling or disabling the IDE Controller CPU Features When selected opens the CPU Features submenu which allows enabling or disabling the SpeedStep Technology feature for optimal battery life USB Features When selected opens the USB Features submenu which allows enabling or disabling of Legacy Floppy Emulation Miscel...

Page 12: ...Defaults for the Keyboard Mouse Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Numlock On Off On Padlock 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 Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help PhoenixBIOS Setup Utili...

Page 13: ... Auto Auto Selects where the video signal will be routed Compensation Disabled Enabled Enabled Enables or disables video compensation Display Auto Compensation Enabled 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 Select display terminal This setting is not effectiv...

Page 14: ...ler Disabled Enabled Enabled Enables or disables the modem LAN Controller Disabled Enabled Enabled Enables or disables the LAN device Wireless LAN Disabled Enabled Enabled Enables or disables the Wireless LAN device 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 Disa...

Page 15: ...elected CPU speed is optimized for battery operation When Auto matic is selected the CPU speed is determined 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 optimized for battery operation When Maximum Battery is selected CPU s...

Page 16: ...cy USB Emula tion is disabled SCSI 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 a...

Page 17: ...sing the power but ton shuts off power to the system Wake up on LAN Disabled Enabled Disabled When Enabled the system wakes up when the internal LAN device receives a Magic Packet while in Power Off state Volume Setting Off Minimum Middle Maximum Middle Select the default volume level of the system speakers F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu Space Enter F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Ch...

Page 18: ...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 make 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 Exi...

Page 19: ...omputer by turning the power off and on with the power switch and use the correct pass word on reboot n If you make an error when re entering the password a warning will be displayed on the screen To try again press Enter and retype the password Press Esc to abort the password setting process n If Password On Resume is Enabled and Password On Boot is Disabled you will not have to type your passwor...

Page 20: ...lity Minimum User Password Length 0 Sets the minimum length for the user password Requires a supervisor pass word in order to be set Password on Boot Disabled First Boot Every Boot Disabled When set to Disabled no password is required When set to First Boot a pass word User or Supervisor is required after the Power On Self Test POST before the operating system will be read from a disk If Every Boo...

Page 21: ...nd must include only letters or numbers no symbols Passwords are NOT case sensitive When a Primary Master Password is set it must be used to access the primary hard drive if it is used in another system Note that the password will not take effect until the system has been rebooted Set Secondary Master Password ___ Enter Not currently available Password Entry on Boot Disabled Enabled Enabled When d...

Page 22: ...f the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Owner Information Is Clear Display only Set Owner Information Enter Field to write owner information i e name Foreground Color Black Blue Green Cyan Red Magenta Brown White Gray Light Blue Light Green Light Cyan Light Red Light Magenta Yellow Bright White Gray Select a color for the foreground Background Color Black Blue Green Cyan Red Mag...

Page 23: ... Boot time Diagnostic Screen 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 di...

Page 24: ...iew all devices related to a source press Enter to view all devices related to all sources press Ctrl Enter To change the order highlight one source by using the up or down cursor keys and then press the or key or spacebar to change the order num ber for that source Shift 1 enables a device Pressing d removes from the list a device that is not installed Be sure to save your changed order when you ...

Page 25: ...ters reflected below may be different from those on your screen depending upon system configuration Menu Field Default Menu Field Default BIOS Version 1 03 L1 Cache 64 KB BIOS Date 08 30 2004 L2 Cache 2048 KB BIOS Area E000h FFFFh Total Memory 512 MB CPU Type Intel R Pentium R M 745 Onboard Memory 512 MB DDR SDRAM CPU Speed 1 80 GHz Memory Slot None PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility F1 Help ESC Exit Selec...

Page 26: ...Exit Discard ing Changes Selecting Exit Discarding Changes and Exit will exit the setup utility with out writing to the BIOS memory A setup warning message Configuration has not been saved Save before exiting Yes No will be displayed when your settings have changed When the BIOS recognizes the Exit Discarding Changes selection it will load the operating system and begin operation Load Setup Defaul...

Page 27: ... 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 section Table 18 Field...

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