User manual SONY VAIO VPCB11QGX

[. . . ] P O I N TS Selecting a field causes a help message about that field to be displayed on the right-hand side of the screen. Pressing the Enter key with the highlight on a selection that is not a submenu or auto selection will cause a list of all options for that item to be displayed. Pressing the Enter key again will select the highlighted choice. Device control feature parameters, such as changing I/O addresses and boot devices. System Data Security feature parameters, such as passwords. Entering the BIOS Setup Utility To enter the BIOS Setup Utility do the following: 1. [. . . ] This item appears only when Hard Disk is selected as type. You can change the value by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in the number. Heads: A number between 1 and 16 ­-- Sectors: A number between 0 and 63 ­-- 8 Main Menu Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Secondary Master Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Maximum Capacity: Options Default ­-- Description Displays the maximum capacity of the drive calculated from the parameters of the hard disk when Auto is selected and the type is identified as hard disk, or User is selected. This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Specify the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer. Display only Multi-Sector Transfers: Disabled 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors 16 Sectors Disabled Enabled Standard Fast PIO 1 Fast PIO 2 Fast PIO 3 Fast PIO 4 Multiword DMA 1 Multiword DMA 2 Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Mode 5 [Disabled] LBA Mode Control: [Disabled] Enables or disables Logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder, Head, Sector addressing. This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype the drive to select the optimum transfer mode. This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Multi-word DMA is automatically set to mode 1 for Fast PIO 1, Fast PIO 2, Fast PIO 3, and set to mode 2 for Fast PIO 4 / DMA. Transfer Mode: [Standard] Ultra DMA Mode: [Disabled] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype the drive to select the optimum transfer mode. This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. LBA Format Total Sectors: Maximum Capacity: Logical Block Addressing (LBA) ----- ----- The total number of sectors on your hard disk The maximum capacity of your hard disk Exiting from Main Menu When you have finished setting the parameters on this menu, you can either exit from the setup utility, or move to another menu. (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 of 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. POINT If you set a password, write it down and keep it in a safe place. If you forget the password you will have to contact your support representative to regain access to your secured functions and data. POINTS Entering a password incorrectly 3 times in a row will cause 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 be displayed on the screen. To try again press the Enter key and then retype the password. Press the Esc key to abort the password setting process. If the Power Management Security is Enabled and the Password on Boot is Disabled you will not have to type your password upon resuming the system from the Suspend or Save-to-Disk modes. Power Management Security will work only if Password boot is enabled. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Boot Info Exit Item Specific Help Supervisor Password Is: User Password Is: Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Minimum User Password Length: Password on boot: KB Lock on Resume: Boot from Removable Media: Hard Disk Security Owner Information Clear Clear [Enter] [Enter] [0] [Disabled] [Disabled] [All] Press <Enter> key to set Supervisor Password to enable any password features. Then password entry is required to enter BIOS Setup. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu Figure 11. [. . . ] <d> removes a device that is not installed. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 15. Boot Device Priority Submenu Table 15: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu Menu Field +Floppy Disk Drive +Hard Disk Drive CD-ROM Drive Description The boot selections determine the order in which the BIOS searches for the operating system during a startup sequence. To view all devices related to a source, press [Enter]; to view all devices related to all sources, press [Ctrl] + [Enter]. To change the order, highlight one source by using the [up] or [down] cursor keys and then press the [+] or [-] key to change the order number. [. . . ]