User manual SONY VAIO VPC-CA15FX/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 Fast is selected, initialization for the external PS/2 devices is optimized to speed up on Resume. When Normal is selected, initialization is not optimized. Internal Pointing Device: [Auto Disabled] Initialization on Resume: Fast Normal [Fast] 13 LifeBook E Series BIOS Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Video Features submenu is for setting the display parameters. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help Video Features Display: Compensation: [Auto] [Enabled] Select display terminal. * This setting is not effective after operating system starts up. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 7. Video Features Submenu Table 7: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Display: Options Default [Auto] Description Selects where the video signal will be routed. Internal Flat Panel External (Analog) External (Digital) Autos Disabled Enabled Compensation: [Enabled] Enables or disables compensation which controls spacing on the display. 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. 14 Advanced Menu Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allows the user to enable or disable IDE, Modem, 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): Modem Controller: LAN Controller: Wireless LAN: [Enabled] [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: AHCI Configuration: IDE Controller: Options Default [Enabled] Description Enables or disables the Serial ATA port. Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled [Enabled] Enables or disables the selected Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI). Enables or disables selected IDE devices. [Enabled] 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 SpeedStep(R) Technology: [Enabled] On Battery: [Battery Optimized] On AC: [Maximum Performance] XD Bit functionality: [Enabled] Select Enhanced Intel(R) SpeedStep(R) Technology 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 SpeedStep(R) Technology: On Battery: Options Default [Enabled] Description Enables or disables the SpeedStep(R) Technology features. When disabled, On Battery and On AC are disabled. 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. [. . . ] Tapping [d] removes from the list a device that is not installed. Be sure to save your changed order when you exit the BIOS setup utility. NOTE: Be aware that if you use the CD-ROM drive as the first boot device, certain files may be overwritten, depending upon your operating environment. Exiting from Boot Menu When you have finished setting the boot parameters with the Boot Menu, you can either exit from the setup utility or move to another menu. 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. 26 Info Menu INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION The Info Menu is a display only screen that provides the configuration information for your notebook. [. . . ]