Fujitsu LifeBook A Series BIOS Guide LifeBook A Series Model: A6020/A6025 Document Date: 08/08/07 Document Part Number: FPC58-1635-02 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 A T I O N...
TrustedCore Menu, as detailed in the next section): 1. Turn on or restart your notebook. 2. Press [F2] once the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen. This will open the main menu of the BIOS Setup Utility with the current settings displayed.
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severe, it will give you an opportunity to modify the setup utility settings, as described in the following steps: 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>...
–— the field’s function and any special information needed to help understand the field’s use. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Boot Info [14:57:01] [01/24/2007] [FUJITSU MHV2120AT PL] [MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-850S] [English (US)] -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu Figure 1. Main Menu...
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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 Drive0 Selects the Drive0 Serial ATA drive submenu Drive1: Selects the Drive1 Serial ATA drive submenu ■...
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L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu The Drive0 submenu identifies what ATA devices are installed. Main Drive0 [FUJITSU MHV2120AT PL] Type: Total Sectors: Maximum Capacity:...
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Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu The Drive1 submenu allows you to configure secondary ATA devices. Main Drive1 [MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-850S] Type: Multi-Sector Transfers: LBA Mode Control: Transfer Mode: Ultra DMA Mode: Help Exit Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options ■...
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L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options ■ Transfer Mode: Standard ■...
ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: Set the keyboard and mouse features. ■ Select between the display panel and an external ■ CRT display. Enable or disable compensation for your display. ■ Enable or disable the Serial ATA, IDE, Bluetooth, LAN, ■...
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L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Description USB Features When selected, opens the USB Features submenu to allow you to enable or disable legacy USB devices and SCSI SubClass support.
Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for setting the Numlock feature. Main Advanced Keyboard/Mouse Features Numlock: Help Exit Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Keyboard/Mouse Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options ■...
L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Video Features submenu is for setting the display parameters. Main Advanced Display: Compensation: Help Exit Table 6: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu...
Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allows the user to enable or disable Serial ATA, IDE, Bluetooth, LAN and Wireless LAN Controllers. Main Advanced Internal Device Configurations Serial ATA Controller: IDE Controller: Bluetooth(R): LAN Controller: Wireless LAN: Help...
L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features submenu provides options for configuring the Intel Core Multi-Processing and SpeedStep power management features of the CPU.
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Table 8: Fields, Options and Defaults for the CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options ■ XD Bit Disabled] functionality: ■ Enabled Default Description [Enabled] Allows the user to enable and disable the Execute Disable Bit functionality. Execute Disable Bit allows the processor to classify areas in memory where application code can and cannot execute.
L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the USB Floppy Disk Drive. Main Advanced Legacy USB Support...
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. Main Advanced Miscellaneous Configurations Power Button: Wake up on LAN: Force LAN Boot: Volume Setting:...
L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logging submenu configures event logging features for DMI events. Main Advanced Event Log Capacity: Event Log Validity: View Event Log: Event Logging:...
Remember your passwords! If you set and forget your User and Master hard disk passwords, Fujitsu Computer Systems service representatives (1-800-8FUJITSU) may 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 A S e r i e s B I O S Table 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Field Options Supervisor –— Password is: User Password is: –— Set Supervisor –—...
Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Hard Disk Security submenu is for configuring hard disk security features. Main Advanced Drive0 Password Is: Set Drive0 Password: Password Entry on Boot: Help Exit Table 13: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Drive0 Password Is:...
L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information submenu is for setting owner information. Note that the owner information cannot be set without having entered a Supervisor Password.
Turns on and off booting with a truncated set of Power On Self Test. (Fewer tests mean faster startup.) [Disabled] Turns on and off display of test results instead of Fujitsu logo screen during Power On Self Test. [Enabled] When Disabled, the Boot Menu is disabled and the [F12] key is ignored.
(See Using the TrustedCore Menu on page 2 for more information.) key. Main Advanced Boot Device Priority Boot priority order: Floppy Disk Drive Drive0: FUJITSU MHV2120AT PL CD/DVD Drive NETWORK: B02 D00 Yukon PXE Excluded from boot order: USB MEMORY: None USB HDD: None Help...
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Table 16: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu Menu Field Description Boot priority order: The boot selections determine the order in which the BIOS searches for the operating system 1: Floppy Disk Drive during a startup sequence.
L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION The Info Menu is a display-only screen that provides the configuration information for your notebook. The following table shows the names of the menu fields for the Info menu and the information displayed in those fields.
EXIT MENU – LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit Menu is used to leave the setup utility. Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the Setup Utility to make any changes. (See Navigating through the Setup Utility on page 2 for more information.) Main Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes...
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L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S Table 18: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Exit Menu Menu Field Description Save Changes Selecting Save Changes and Power Off will cause the new settings in all menus to be written to the BIOS memory. The and Power Off message Save configuration changes and power off now? [Yes] [No] will be displayed.