Fujitsu Siemens Computers B6230 manual Bios Setup Utility, Using the TrustedCore Menu

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LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS

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LifeBook B 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.

Entering the BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the BIOS Setup Utility, do the following (or use the TrustedCore Menu, as detailed in the next section):

1.Turn on or restart your notebook.

2.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.

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

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

Patent Information

System Information

Continue Booting

Clicking on any of the fields will invoke the screen, information, or action described.

The Boot Menu can also be invoked by pressing the [F12] key when the Fujitsu logo appears on the 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 and 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: [ BIOS SETUP UTILITY ], [ Entering the BIOS Setup Utility ].

2.To select a field within a menu or a submenu, use the cursor keys: [ Using the TrustedCore Menu ], [ Navigating through the Setup Utility ].

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

Pressing [Enter] 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 high- lighted choice.

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

4.To activate a submenu press [Enter].

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

6.To go to Exit menu from another menu, press [Esc].

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 system configuration that does not match 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 severe, it will give you the opportunity to modify the settings of the setup utility, as described in the following steps:

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Contents B Series BIOS GuideFujitsu LifeBook LifeBook B Series Model B6230LifeBook B Series Notebook BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITYUsing the TrustedCore Menu Entering the BIOS Setup UtilityWarning! Error message Continue M a i n M e n uMAIN MENU - SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS Table 1 Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main MenuMenu Field Power Drive0 Submenu of the Main MenuExiting from Main Menu BootADVANCED MENU - SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS Table 3 Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced MenuWhen selected, opens the USB Features submenu, which allows enabling or disabling USB and SCSI Subclass Figure 4. Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced MenuPower Savings A d v a n c e d M e n uVideo Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu AutoMain Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced MenuEnabled AdvancedMain CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced MenuEnabled AdvancedEnabled USB Features Submenu of the Advanced MenuPower Savings Figure 8. USB Features SubmenuMiscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu DisabledOptions Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu SECURITY MENU - SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES S e c u r i t y M e n uTable 11 Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu Exiting from the Security MenuHard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu Figure 12. Hard Disk Security SubmenuEnter Owner Information Submenu of the Security MenuDefault GrayAdvanced Security Chip Setting Submenu of the Security MenuMain SecurityBoot BOOT MENU - SELECTING THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOURCETable 15 Fields, Options and Defaults for the Boot Menu ESC ExitB o o t M e n u Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot MenuExiting from Boot Menu Table 17 Fields, Options and Defaults for the Info Menu INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATIONMain Advanced Security Power Savings Boot Exit EXIT MENU - LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITYTable 18 Fields, Options and Defaults for the Exit Menu E x i t M e n u