User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE L635

[. . . ] Built for Humans and ErgoTrac are trademarks of Fujitsu PC Corporation. The following are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation: IBM, IBM PC AT, IBM PS/2. The following are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation: MS, MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT. PCMCIA is a trademark of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. [. . . ] Please consult the documentation that comes with your Optional SuperDisk 120 drive for specific information on how to properly configure and use the device. BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS setup utility is a program that sets the operating environment for your notebook. It is referred to in this publication as the setup utility. There is no need to set or change the BIOS's environment to operate your notebook. It is set at the factory for normal operating conditions. The setup utility configures: s Standard system parameters, such as date and time. Device control feature parameters, such as I/O addresses and boot devices. Power Management parameters that help to conserve your notebook's batteries. System Data Security feature parameters, such as passwords. s CAUTION A bootable CD-ROM may have either a floppy disk format or a hard drive format. When using a bootable CD-ROM, drive designations will automatically change according to which format is used. s s 62 LifeBook E Series from Fujitsu Using Your LifeBook E Series You will only have to change the utility settings if you want to: s s s Change the primary boot device. Change the power saving parameter settings. (For a more convenient process, see the Windows Power Management Control Panels. ) Change a port address or other parameter. At the c:\> fujitsu prompt, type PHDISK. The screen will display the amount disk space needed to perform the Save-to-Disk function with the current memory configuration and how much space is being used by the existing Save-to-Disk file. The screen will display the amount disk space needed to perform the Save-to-Disk function with the current memory configuration and how much unused space is available on the internal hard drive. To find out details about the hard drive and the current Save-to-Disk space allocation, do the following: 1. From the Shut Down menu select the restart option. 64 LifeBook E Series from Fujitsu Using Your LifeBook E Series 4. When the Fujitsu Logo appears on your screen press F8 immediately, before the Windows 98 banner appears on the screen. Safe mode command prompt only, then press Enter. At the c:\> prompt, type cd fujitsu, Press the Enter key. The screen will display the size of the space currently allocated to the Save-to-Disk function and other parameters about the space and the hard drive. To remove all space allocation for the Save-toDisk function, do the following: 1. From the Shut Down menu select the restart option. 4. [. . . ] In those cases where SMART can give advance warning, a considerable amount of precious data can be saved. SRAM Static random access memory. A specific technology of making RAM which does not require periodic data refreshing. Status Indicator A display which reports the condition of some portion of your hardware. On your Computer this is an LCD screen just above the keyboard. [. . . ]