Fujitsu Siemens Computers E-6555, E-6595, E-6575 manual Entering the Bios Setup Utility

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E Series 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.

Entering the BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the BIOS Setup Utility do the following:

1.Turn on or restart your notebook.

2.Press 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.

3.Press the [RIGHT ARROW] or [LEFT ARROW] key to scroll through the other setup menus to review or alter the current settings.

Navigating Through The Setup Utility

The BIOS setup utility consists of seven menus: Main, Advanced, Security, Power, 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:

1.To select a menu, use the cursor keys: ], [].

2.To select a field within a menu or a submenu, use the

cursor keys: [ ], [ ].

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

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.

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Selecting a field causes a help message about that field to be displayed on the right-hand side of the screen.

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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 [F9] key resets all items in the BIOS to the default values.

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

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

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 the opportunity to modify the settings of the setup utility, as described in the following steps:

1.When you turn on or restart the computer there is a beep and/or the following message appears on the screen:

Error message - please run SETUP program Press <F1> key to continue, <F2> to run SETUP

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Contents Fujitsu LifeBook Series Navigating Through The Setup Utility Bios Setup UtilityEntering the Bios Setup Utility U T I O N Main Menu Setting Standard System Parameters Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main MenuMatshitadvd Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu AutoDMA Secondary Master Submenu of the Main Menu Secondary Master SubmenuExiting from Main Menu Advanced Menu Setting Device Feature Controls Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced MenuV a n c e d M e n u Enabled IRQ Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu ExitVideo Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Video Features SubmenuInternal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu Internal Device Configuration SubmenuPCI Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu Main Advanced Security Power Savings ExitIRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Configuration Submenu ReservedMenu Field Options Default Description CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu CPU Features SubmenuUSB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu DisabledEvent Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu Event Logging SubmenuSecurity Menu Setting the Security Features Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu FeaturesExiting from the Security Menu Master Password Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security MenuOwner Information Submenu is for setting owner information Owner Information Submenu of the Security MenuF e B o o k E S e r i e s B I O SP o w e r M e n u Power Menu Setting Power Management Features Fields, Options and Defaults for the Power Menu Suspend ModeFactory Installed Values for Power Saving Profiles Hard Disk Timeout Standby TimeoutAdvanced Features Submenu of the Power Menu Advance Features SubmenuExiting from Power Menu Boot 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 +Floppy Disk DriveInfo Menu Displays Basic System Information MB SdramFields, Options and Defaults for the Info Menu Menu Field Options DefaultExit Menu Leaving the Setup Utility Fields, Options and Defaults for the Exit MenuTion changes now? Yes No will be displayed. When

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