Fujitsu LifeBook U Series BIOS Setup and Configuration Guide

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LifeBook U Series Notebook BIOS

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the operating environment for your notebook. Your BIOS is set at the factory for normal operating conditions, therefore there is no need to set or change the BIOS environment to operate your notebook.

The BIOS Setup Utility configures:

Device control feature parameters, such as changing I/O addresses and boot devices.

System Data Security feature parameters, such as passwords.

Using the TrustedCore Menu

When the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen. press the [Enter] key or click on the left mouse or touchpad button; the TrustedCore Menu will appear.

The TrustedCore Menu provides shortcuts to the following menus and information screens:

BIOS Setup

Diagnostic Screen

Boot Menu

Diagnostic Program

Patent Information

System Information

Continue Booting

The menu opens with BIOS Setup highlighted. Click the [Enter] button to open the BIOS Setup Utility.

The Boot Menu can also be invoked by pressing the [F12] key when the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen.

You can go directly to the BIOS Setup Utility by pressing the [F2] key once the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen. This will open the main menu of the BIOS Setup Utility with the current settings displayed.

1. To select a menu, while holding the [Fn] button, use the left/right cursor keys:

2. To select a field within a menu or a submenu, while holding the [Fn] button, use the up/down cursor keys:

3.To select the different values for each field, press the [Spacebar] or [+] to change to the next lower selec- tion and [F5] or [-] to go to the next higher selec- tion.

4.To activate a submenu press the [Enter] key.

5.To return to a menu from a submenu, press the [Esc] key.

6.To go to the Exit menu from any other menu, press the [Esc] key.

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.

7.Pressing the [Fn]+[F9] key resets all items in the BIOS to the default values.

8.Pressing the [Fn]+[F10] key saves the current configuration and exits the BIOS Setup Utility. You will be asked to verify this selection before it is executed.

9.Pressing the [Fn]+[F1] key gives you a general help screen.

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.

The following procedures allow you to navigate the setup utility menus:

Entering the Setup Utility After a Configuration Change or System Failure

If there has been a change in the system configuration that does not agree with the parameter settings stored in your BIOS memory, or there is a failure in the system, the system beeps and/or displays an error message after the Power On Self Test (POST). If the failure is not too severe, it will give you an opportunity to modify the setup utility settings, as described in the following steps:

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Contents Fujitsu LifeBook Series Navigating through the Setup Utility Bios Setup UtilityUsing the TrustedCore Menu I n M e n u Main Menu Setting Standard System Parameters Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu Drive0 submenu identifies which ATA devices are installed Drive0 Submenu of the Main MenuExiting from Main Menu Main Advanced Security Boot Info Exit Advanced Menu Setting Device Feature ControlsFields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field DescriptionV a n c e d M e n u Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu OffVideo Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu AutoInternal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu EnabledCPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Select Enhanced On BatteryUSB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu USB Features SubmenuMiscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu DisabledMenu Field Options Default Description Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu Event Logging SubmenuExit Security Menu Setting the Security FeaturesBoot Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu Exiting from the Security MenuMenu Field Default Description Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security MenuOwner Information submenu is for setting owner information Owner Information Submenu of the Security MenuSecurity Chip Setting Submenu of the Security Menu Security Chip Setting SubmenuBoot Menu Selecting the Operating System Source Fields, Options and Defaults for the Boot MenuBoot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu Boot Device Priority SubmenuExiting from Boot Menu NetworkInfo Menu Displays Basic System Information Fields, Options and Defaults for NoneMenu Field Default Menu Field Shortcut Description Exit Menu Leaving the Setup UtilityFields, Options and Defaults for the Exit Menu