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Fujitsu LifeBook A Series BIOS Guide LifeBook A Series Model: AH530 Document Date: 06/09/2010 Document Part Number: FPC58-2714-01 F U J I T S U A M E R I C A , I N C .
5. To return to a menu from a submenu, press the [Esc] 1. Turn on or restart your notebook. key. 2. Press [F2] once the Fujitsu logo appears on the 6. To go to the Exit menu from any other menu, press the [Esc] key.
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I n f o M e n u 1. When you turn on or restart the computer there is a beep and/or the following message appears on the screen: Error message - please run SETUP program Press <F1> key to continue, <F2>...
L i f e B o o k P H 5 2 0 B I O S INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION The Info Menu is a display only screen that provides the fields. These fields are for information purposes only, configuration information for your notebook.
S y s t e m M e n u SYSTEM MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The System Menu allows you to set or view the current the field’s function and any special information needed system parameters. (See Navigating through the Setup to help understand the field’s use.
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L i f e B o o k P H 5 2 0 B I O S 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 Options Default...
S y s t e m M e n u Drive0 Submenu of the System Menu The Drive0 submenu identifies what ATA devices are installed. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Drive0: [Hitachi HTS54032B9A300-(S1)] [Disabled] Drive0: [Enabled]...
L i f e B o o k P H 5 2 0 B I O S Drive1 Submenu of the System Menu The Drive1 submenu allows you to configure secondary ATA devices. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit...
A d v a n c e d M e n u ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: (See Navigating through the Setup Utility on page 2 for more information.) • Enable or disable USB emulation supprt.. The following tables show the names of the menu fields •...
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L i f e B o o k P H 5 2 0 B I O S Menu Field Options Default Description Multi-core: Enabled [Enabled] Enables or disables the Intel Core Multi-Processing features. Disabled HT Technology: Disabled [Enabled] Enables or disables the Hyper-Threading features.
Disk modes. Power Management Security and forget your User and Master hard will work only if Password boot is enabled. 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.
L i f e B o o k P H 5 2 0 B I O S Table 6: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Supervisor –— Clear A display-only field. Set is displayed when the system supervisor password is set Password is: and Clear when it is not.
B o o t M e n u BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOURCE The Boot Menu is used to select the order in which the The following tables show the names of the menu fields BIOS searches sources for the operating system. Follow for the Boot menu, the default settings and a description the instructions for Navigating Through the Setup of the field's function and any special information...
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L i f e B o o k P H 5 2 0 B I O S Exiting from Boot Menu When you finish setting boot parameters with the Boot Menu, you can either exit the setup utility or move to another menu.
E x i t M e n u EXIT MENU – LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit Menu is used to leave the setup utility. Follow The following table shows the names of the menu fields the instructions for Navigating Through the Setup for the Exit menu, the default settings and a description Utility to make any changes.