User manual FUJITSU LIFEBOOK A3130 Document

[. . . ] Fujitsu LifeBook A Series BIOS Guide LifeBook A Series Model: A3130 Document Date: 06/20/2007 Document Part Number: FPC58-1706-01 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 Disabled is selected, Legacy USB support is disabled. 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 [Disabled] 15 LifeBook A Series BIOS 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. BIOS Setup Utility Security Boot Info Main Advanced Exit Miscellaneous Configurations Power Button: Wake up on LAN: Force LAN Boot: Volume Setting: UMA Video Memory Size: [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Middle] [64MB] Configures the power button. *ACPI OS ignores this setting. F1: Help vv v02. 59 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. Figure 10. Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu Esc: Exit Table 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of 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 poweroff state. Selecting Disabled disables this feature. 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. Disabled Power Off Wake up on LAN: Disabled Enabled [Disabled] Force LAN Boot: Disabled Enabled [Disabled] 16 Advanced Menu Table 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of Advanced Menu Menu Field Volume Setting: Options Default [Middle] Description Selects the initial volume setting for the system. Off Minimum Middle Maximum 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB UMA Video Memory Size: [64MB] Allows you to select the maximum shared video memory size. Video memory is dynamically allocated as needed for running applications by Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT). 17 LifeBook A Series BIOS Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logging submenu configures event logging features for DMI events. BIOS Setup Utility Security Boot Info Main Advanced Exit Event Logging Press <Enter> key to view the contents of the event log. Event Log Capacity: Space Available Event Log Validity: Valid View Event Log: Event Logging: System Boot Event: Clear All Event Logs: Mark Events as Read: [Enter] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enter] [Enter] F1: Help vv v02. 59 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. Figure 11. Event Logging Submenu Esc: Exit Table 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Event Log Capacity: Options ___ Default Space Available Valid [Enter] [Enabled] Description Display only Event Log Validity: View Event Log: Event Logging: ___ 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 Enter System Boot Event: Clear All Event Logs: Mark Events as Read: [Disabled] Turns event logging on and off for DMI system boot events. [Enter] Allows you to clear the Event Log. Enter [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 Corporation will not be able to reset it. You may lose data and have to replace your system board or hard disk drive. For more information, call Fujitsu Service and Support at 1-800-8FUJITSU. 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. If this happens, restart the computer by turning off and on the power with the power switch and use the correct password on reboot. If you make an error when re-entering the password a Warning will display on the screen. To try again press [Enter], then retype the password. Press [Esc] to abort the password setting process. Boot sector protection must be set to [Normal] to install or upgrade an operating system. Main Advanced BIOS Setup Utility Security Boot Info Exit Supervisor Password Is: Clear User Password Is : Clear Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Minimum User Password Length: Password on Boot: On Automatic Wake up: KB Lock on Resume: Boot from Removable Media: Flash Write: Hard Disk Security Owner Information [Enter] [Enter] [0] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [All] [Enabled] Press <Enter> key to set Supervisor Password to enable any password features. [. . . ] The following table shows the names of the menu fields for the Info menu and the information displayed in those fields. These fields are for information purposes only, and cannot be modified by the user. The information, including CPU type and speed, and total memory, displayed on this screen varies according to the unit you purchased. Main Advanced BIOS Setup Utility Security Boot Info Exit BIOS Version BIOS Date BIOS Area CPU Type L1 Cache L2 Cache Total Memory Memory Slot 1 Memory Slot 2 : 1. 03 : 05/30/2007 : E000h - FFFh : AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-60 : 256KB : 1024KB : 1024MB : 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM : None vv v02. 59 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. Figure 17. Info Menu Table 17: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Info Menu Note that the parameters listed in the following table may be different, depending upon the system configuration. Menu Field BIOS Version: BIOS Date: BIOS Area: CPU Type: Default 1. 03 05/30/2007 E000h ­ FFFFh AMD TurionTM 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-60 256KB Menu Field L2 Cache: Total Memory: Memory Slot 1: Memory Slot 2: Default 1024KB 1024MB 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM None L1 Cache: 28 Exit Menu 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. 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