User manual FUJITSU LIFEBOOK T4215 Document

[. . . ] Fujitsu LifeBook T Series BIOS Guide LifeBook T Series Model: T4215 Document Date: 11/08/2006 Document Part Number: FPC58-1598-01 FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS 1 LifeBook T Series Tablet PC T Series BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the operating environment for your tablet. Your BIOS is set at the factory for normal operating conditions, therefore there should be no need to set or change the BIOS environment to operate your tablet. The BIOS Setup Utility configures: Navigating through the Setup Utility The BIOS setup utility consists of six menus: Main, Advanced, Security, Boot, Info and Exit. This document explains each menu in turn including all submenus and setup items. [. . . ] Enables or disables SpeedStep(R) Technology which allows the user to determine the CPU performance when the tablet is running on AC or battery. This technology decreases power consumption by decreasing CPU speeds. Allows the user to select the CPU performance when the system is running on battery power. [Enabled] On Battery: Maximum Performance Battery Optimized Automatic Maximum Performance Battery Optimized Automatic [Battery Optimized] On AC: [Maximum Performance] Allows the user to select the CPU performance when the system is running on AC power. 16 Advanced Menu Table 9: Fields, Options and Defaults for the CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description XD Bit functionality: Disabled Enabled [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. In the event an internet worm attempts to insert code in the buffer, the processor disables code execution to prevent damage or worm propagation. Allows the user to enable or disable the Virtualization Technology. Note that in order for this setting to take effect, the system must be rebooted. Virtualization Technology: Disabled Enabled [Disabled] 17 LifeBook T Series Tablet PC USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features Submenu configures the USB features for your system. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help Main Advanced USB Features Legacy USB Support: SCSI SubClass Support: [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] The feature is disabled. [Enabled] Legacy Floppy Emulation is enabled and USB floppy is 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 Disabled is selected, legacy USB emulation is disabled. When Enabled is selected, legacy USB emulation is enabled and USB devices are available without 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. Disabled Enabled SCSI SubClass Support: Disabled Enabled [Enabled] 18 Advanced Menu Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu configures miscellaneous features for your system. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help Main Advanced Miscellaneous Configurations Power Button: Wake up on LAN: Force LAN Boot: Auto Save To Disk: Volume Setting: UMA Video Memory Size: Hardware Power Management: Fan Control: [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Off] [Middle] [128MB] [Enabled] [Normal] 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 Menu Field Power Button: Options Default [DIsabled] Description When Disabled is selected, the power button does not respond to a press. When Power Off is selected, the button turns the power off. When Enabled is selected, the system will wake up when the internal LAN device receives a Magic Packet while the system is powered off. 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] 19 LifeBook T Series Tablet PC Table 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu Menu Field Auto Save To Disk: Options Default [Off] Description When turned On, when the battery becomes low and the system is in Suspend mode, the system will automatically save its state and then power off. Selects the initial volume setting for the system. Off On Volume Setting: Off Minimum Middle Maximum 64MB 128MB 224MB Disabled Enabled Normal Silent [Middle] UMA Video Memory Size: [128MB] 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). When enabled, the Hardware Power Management feature is enabled. Select Normal for normal amount of sound generated by the fan. Select Silent to lessen the amount of fan-generated noise. Hardware Power Management: Fan Control: [Enabled] [Normal] 20 Security Menu Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logging Submenu configures event logging features for DMI events. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help Main Advanced Event Logging 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. [. . . ] If you wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys. 29 LifeBook T Series Tablet PC INFO MENU ­ DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION The Info menu is a display only screens that provides the configuration information for your tablet. 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 are not editable. The information, including CPU type and speed, and total memory, displayed on this screen varies according to the unit you purchased. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Boot Info Exit BIOS Version: BIOS Date: BIOS Area: CPU Type: CPU Speed: L1 Cache: L2 Cache: 1. 05 10/12/2006 E000h - FFFFh Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2300 1. 66 GHz 128 KB 2048 KB Total Memory: 256 MB Memory Slot 1: 256 MB DDR2 SDRAM Memory Slot 2: None F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu Figure 19. Info Menu F9 F10 Setup Defaults Save and Exit Table 19: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Info Menu Note that the parameters listed in the following table may be different, depending upon your system configuration. Menu Field BIOS Version: BIOS Date: BIOS Area: CPU Type: CPU Speed: X. XX XX/XX/XXXX E000h ­ FFFFh Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2300 1. 66 GHz Default Menu Field L1 Cache: L2 Cache: Total Memory: Memory Slot 1: Memory Slot 2: 128 KB 2048 KB 256 MB Default 256 MB DDR2 SDRAM None 30 EXIT MENU ­ LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit Menu is used to leave the setup utility. [. . . ]