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Fujitsu LifeBook
C Series
BIOS Guide
LifeBook C Series Model:
C2110
Document Date: 04/05/02
Document Part Number: FPC58-0668-01
FUJITSU PC CORPORATION
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 2 Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:48 AM LifeBook C Series BIOS C Series BIOS POINTS BIOS SETUP UTILITY n Selecting a field causes a help message about that field to be displayed on the right-hand side of the The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the screen. operating environment for your notebook. Your n Pressing the Enter key with the highlight on a selec- BIOS is set at the factory for normal operating condi- tion that is not a submenu or auto selection will ti
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 3 Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:48 AM C Series BIOS 3. If an error message is displayed on the screen, and you want to enter the setup utility, press the [F2] key. 4. When the setup utility starts with a fault present, the system displays the following message: Warning! Error message [Continue] 5. Press any key to enter the setup utility. The system will then display the Main Menu with current parameters values. 3
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 4 Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:48 AM LifeBook C Series BIOS MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The Main Menu allows you to set or view the current the field’s function and any special information needed system parameters. Follow the instructions for Navi- to help understand the field’s use. gating Through The Setup Utility to make any changes. *Note that actual drive labels shown may vary. (See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for more in
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 5 Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:48 AM Main Menu Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu Note that the parameters listed below may differ, as determined by your system configuration. Menu Options Default Description Field n Floppy Disabled [1.44/1.2 MB Enables or disables a floppy disk drive. n Disk A: 3.5"] [1.44/1.2 MB 3.5"] Primary Selects Primary The product # Display the type of device on this ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is one. Pressing Master: Master
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 6 Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:48 AM LifeBook C Series BIOS Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Primary Master submenu identifies what ATA *Note that actual hard drive label shown may vary. devices are installed. Depending on the drive type, information such as cylin- ders, heads and sectors may also be displayed. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Primary Master [TOSHIBA MK2018GAP -(PM)] Item Specific Help Type: [Auto] Select ATA/ATAPI drive
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 7 Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:48 AM Main Menu Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description n Sectors: A number –— This appears only when Hard Disk is selected. When Hard Disk is selected, between you can change the value. This field is incremented by pressing the 0 and 63 [Spacebar]) or by pressing [Shift] [+]. This field is decremented by pressing the [-] key. The field can also be changed b
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 8 Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:48 AM LifeBook C Series BIOS CAUTION n A bootable CD-ROM may have a floppy disk format or a hard drive format. When the bootable CD-ROM is used, the drive allocations change automatically without changing the BIOS setup. If a floppy disk for- mat CD-ROM is used, the CD-ROM becomes Drive A. The CD-ROM will only take Drive C: (hard drive format) if the internal hard drive is not present or is disabled. The bootable CD-ROM can never use a C:
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 9 Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:48 AM Main Menu Secondary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Secondary Master submenu is for the internal CD- You will not need to modify these settings, they are ROM drive. The drive type is displayed on this menu as displayed for your reference. well as the Main menu. Your notebook auto-senses the Note that actual drive labels shown may vary. characteristics of the internal CD-ROM Drive installed. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Seco
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 10 Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:48 AM LifeBook C Series BIOS Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Slave Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description n Transfer Mode: Standard [Standard] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype n the drive to select the optimum transfer mode. This option cannot Fast PIO 1 n be changed when Auto is selected. Multi-word DMA is Fast PIO 2 automatically set to mode 1 for Fast PIO 1, Fast
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 11 Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:48 AM Advanced Menu ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the n Set the I/O addresses for the ports. Setup Utility to make any changes. n Set the communication mode for the parallel and (See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for infrared ports. more information.) n Set the features of the keyboard/mouse. The following tab
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 12 Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:48 AM LifeBook C Series BIOS Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Serial/Parallel Port –— –— When selected, opens the Serial/Parallel Port Configurations Configurations submenu which allows the user to modify settings for the parallel port. Keyboard/Mouse –— –— When selected, opens the Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu, Features which enables and disables the power-on state for [Num
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 13 Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:48 AM Advanced Menu Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/Parallel Port Configuration submenu POINTS provides the ability to set the I/O addresses and inter- n rupt levels for the parallel port of your notebook. To prevent IRQ and address conflicts, avoid changing the default settings. If you must change the settings, you can call 1-800-8FUJITSU for technical assistance. CAUTION n The BIOS will warn you
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 14 Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:48 AM LifeBook C Series BIOS Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Port Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description n Parallel Port: Disabled [Enabled] Configures the parallel port using either no configuration n (Disabled), a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by Enabled n allowing the BIOS or OS to choose the configuration (Auto). Auto n Mode: Output Only [Bi-directional] When the parallel p
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 15 Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:48 AM Advanced Menu Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for selecting the power-on state for the Numlock key. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Keyboard/Mouse Features Item Specific Help Numlock: [Off] Select power-on state for Numlock. F1 Help Select Item -/Space Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 S
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 16 Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:48 AM LifeBook C Series BIOS Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Video Features Submenu is for choosing the display. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Video Features Item Specific Help Display: [Internal Flat Panel] Select display terminal. Compensation: [Disabled] F1 Help Select Item -/Space Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 17 Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:48 AM Advanced Menu Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configurations submenu allows the user to enable or disable IDE ports. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Internal Device Configurations Item Specific Help IDE Controller [Both] [Disabled] No IDE ports are enabled [Primary] Only primary IDE port is enabled. [Secondary] Only secondary IDE port is ena
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 18 Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:48 AM LifeBook C Series BIOS CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features Submenu configures the system Note that this submenu only appears in certain processor. configurations, based upon the system CPU. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit CPU Features Item Specific Help Select Enhanced SpeedStep(TM) Technology: [Enabled] Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) On Battery: [Battery Optimized
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 19 Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:48 AM Advanced Menu USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features Submenu configures the system for use with a USB floppy drive. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit USB Features Item Specific Help USB Floppy Disk: [Disabled] [Disabled] Legacy Floppy Emulation is disabled. [Enabled] Legacy Floppy Emulation is enabled, and USB floppy is available without a USB-aware OS. F1 Help Select I
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EarthlingBIOS.fm Page 20 Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:48 AM LifeBook C Series BIOS Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu configures the power button. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help Miscellaneous Configurations Power Button: [Disabled] Configures the power button. *ACPI OS ignores this setting. F1 Help Select Item -/Space Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select
