User manual SONY VAIO VPCB11QGX/B

[. . . ] 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. 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. [. . . ] When enabled, displays with less than pixel resolutions of 1024 x 768 or 800 x 600 will still cover the entire screen. A resolution below 800 x 600 will fill the screen, but due to the low resolution, will appear blocky and may not be acceptable. Note that this setting is overridden after Windows starts up. 14 Advanced Menu Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allows the user to enable or disable IDE, Bluetooth, LAN and Wireless LAN Controllers. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help [Disabled] Serial ATA port is disabled. [Enabled] Serial ATA port is enabled. Internal Device Configurations Serial ATA Controller: AHCI Configuration: IDE Controller: Bluetooth(R): LAN Controller: Wireless LAN: [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 8. Internal Device Configuration Submenu Table 8: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Internal Device Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Serial ATA Controller: Options Default [Enabled] Description Enables or disables the Serial ATA port. Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled AHCI Configuration: [Enabled] Enables or disables the selected Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI). IDE Controller: [Enabled] Enables or disables selected IDE devices. Modem Controller: [Enabled] Enables or disables Modem controller. LAN Controller: [Enabled] Enables or disables the LAN controller. Wireless LAN: [Enabled] Enables or disables the Wireless LAN controller. 15 LifeBook E Series BIOS CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features submenu provides options for configuring the Intel SpeedStep power management features of the CPU. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit CPU Features Item Specific Help Main Advanced Core Multi-Processing: [Enabled] SpeedStep(R) Technology: [Enabled] On Battery: [Battery Optimized] On AC: [Maximum Performance] XD Bit functionality: [Enabled] Select Core Multi-Processing enabled or disabled. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 9. CPU Features Submenu Table 9: Fields, Options and Defaults for the CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Core Multi-Processing: SpeedStep(R) Technology: On Battery: Options Default [Enabled] Description Enables or disables the Intel Core Multi-Processing features. Enabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Maximum Performance Battery Optimized Automatic Maximum Performance Battery Optimized Automatic Enabled Disabled [Enabled] Enables or disables the SpeedStep(R) Technology features. When disabled, On Battery and On AC are disabled. When Maximum Performance is selected, CPU speed is maximized. When Battery Optimized is selected, CPU power requirements are optimized for battery operation. When Automatic is selected, the CPU speed is determined by the power source used. When Maximum Performance is selected, CPU speed is maximized. 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. 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. Boot sector protection must be set to [Normal] to install or upgrade an operating system. 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: On Automatic Wake up: KB Lock on Resume: Boot from Removable Media: Flash Write: Hard Disk Security Owner Information Security Chip Setting Security Panel on Resume: Clear Clear [Enter] [Enter] [0] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [All] [Enabled] 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 [Enabled] Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu Figure 13. Security Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit 20 Security Menu Table 13: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Field Supervisor Password is: User Password is: Options ­-- Default Clear Description A display-only field. Set is displayed when the system supervisor password is set and Clear when it is not. Set is displayed when the general user password is set, and Clear when it is not. [. . . ] If you wish to exit from the setup utility press the [Esc] key to go to the Exit Menu. If you wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys. 27 LifeBook E Series BIOS 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. These fields are for information purposes only, and cannot be modified by the user (except for the Asset Number as in the Point below). 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 Power Savings Boot Info BIOS Version: BIOS Date: BIOS Area: CPU Type: CPU Speed: L1 Cache: L2 Cache: 1. 07 02/27/2006 E000h - FFFFh Genuine Intel(R) CPU T1300 1. 66 GHz 64 KB 2048 KB Total Memory: 1024 MB Memory Slot 1: 512 MB DDR2 SDRAM Memory Slot 2: 512 MB DDR2 SDRAM F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu Figure 19. [. . . ]