User manual FUJITSU LIFEBOOK A6030 Document

[. . . ] Fujitsu LifeBook A Series BIOS Guide LifeBook A Series Model: A6030 Document Date: 06/06/2007 Document Part Number: FPC58-1698-01 F U J I T S U C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S C O R P O R AT I O N 1 LifeBook A Series BIOS A Series BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the operating environment for your notebook. Your BIOS is set at the factory for normal operating conditions, therefore there is no need to set or change the BIOS environment to operate your notebook. The BIOS Setup Utility configures: Navigating through the Setup Utility The BIOS setup utility consists of six menus: Info, System, Advanced, Security, Boot, and Exit. This document explains each menu in turn, including all submenus and setup items. [. . . ] When Battery Optimized is selected, CPU power requirements are optimized for battery operation. When Automatic is selected, the CPU speed is determined by the power source used. When Battery Optimized is selected, CPU power requirements are optimized for battery operation. When Automatic is selected, the CPU speed is determined by the power source used. Enables or disables the Execute Disable Bit feature. [Battery Optimized] On AC: [Maximum Performance] XD Bit functionality: Virtualization Technology: [Enabled] [Disabled] Enables or disables Virtualization Technology, an Intel technology which includes hardware enhancements to improve upon software-based virtualization technologies. 15 LifeBook A Series BIOS USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the USB devices. Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced USB Features Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Legacy USB Support SCSI SubClass Support: [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] The feature is disabled. [Enabled] Legacy USB Emulation is enabled and USB devices are available without USB aware OS. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 10. USB Features Submenu Table 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Legacy USB Support: Options Default [Enabled] Description When Enabled is selected, Legacy USB Emulation is enabled and the USB devices are available without a USB-aware OS. 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. Disabled Enabled SCSI SubClass Support: Disabled Enabled [Enabled] 16 Advanced Menu Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Miscellaneous Configurations submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the power button and the Wake Up On LAN feature, and setting the volume and video memory size. Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Info System Miscellaneous Configurations Power Button: Wake up on LAN: Force LAN Boot: Volume Setting: [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Middle] Configures the power button. *ACPI OS ignores this setting. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 11. Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu Table 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Power Button: Options Default [Disabled] Description Selecting Disabled disables the power button. Selecting Power Off allows you to turn off system power with the power button. Selecting Enabled allows the system to wake up when the internal LAN device receives a specific signal while in power-off state. This feature is active only when "Wake up on LAN" is enabled. When enabled, in the event of a system wake-up on LAN, 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. Selects the initial volume setting for the system. Disabled Power Off Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Wake up on LAN: [Disabled] Force LAN Boot: [Disabled] Volume Setting: Off Minimum Middle Maximum [Middle] 17 LifeBook A Series BIOS Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logging submenu configures event logging features for DMI events. Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Security Boot Exit Event Logging Item Specific Help Info System Event Log Capacity: Event Log Validity: View Event Log: Event Logging: System Boot Event: Clear All Event Logs: Mark Events as Read: Space Available Valid [Enter] [Enabled] [Disabled] [No] [Enter] Press <Enter> key to view the contents of the event log. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 12. Event Logging Submenu Table 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Event Log Capacity: Event Log Validity: View Event Log: Event Logging: Options Default Space Available Valid Description Display only Display only Allows you to view content of event log Turns event logging on and off for all DMI events. Enter Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled No Yes Enter [Enter] [Enabled] System Boot Event: [Disabled] Turns event logging on and off for DMI system boot events. Clear All Event Logs: [No] When set to [Yes] all event logs will be cleared at next boot. Mark Events as Read: [Enter] Lets you mark all events currently in the event log as having been read. 18 Security Menu SECURITY MENU ­ SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The Security menu allows you to set up the data security features of your notebook to fit your operating needs and to view the current data security configuration. (See Navigating through the Setup Utility on page 2 for more information. ) The following tables show the names of the menu fields for the Security Menu and its submenus, all 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. The default condition is no passwords required and no write protection. Remember your passwords!If you set and forget your User and Master hard disk passwords, Fujitsu Computer Systems will not be able to reset it. You may lose data and have to replace your system board or hard disk drive. Entering a password incorrectly 3 times in a row causes the keyboard and mouse to be locked out and the warning [System Disabled] to be displayed. [. . . ] The CD-ROM will only take drive C: (hard drive format) if the internal hard drive is not present or is disabled. The bootable CD-ROM can never use a C: designation if a formatted internal hard drive is present since the C: designator is always reserved for the internal hard drive. The boot sequence ignores the new drive designations, however, your application software will use the new designations. Info Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility System Advanced Security Boot Boot Device Priority Exit Item Specific Help Boot priority order: 1: Floppy Disk Drive 2: Drive0 HDD: FUJITSU MHW2100BH 3: CD/DVD Drive 4: NETWORK: Marvell LAN 5: 6: 7: 8: Excluded from boot order: : USB MEMORY: None : USB HDD: None Keys used to view or configure devices: <+>/<Space> or <-> moves the device up or down. <x> exclude or include the device to boot. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 17. [. . . ]