Fujitsu LifeBook B Series BIOS Guide LifeBook B Series Model: B3000 Document Date: 11/06/03 Document Part Number: FPC58-1034-01 F U J I T S U C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S...
To enter the BIOS Setup Utility do the following: 1. Turn on or restart your notebook. 2. Press the [ ] 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.
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3. If an error message is displayed on the screen, and you want to enter the setup utility, press the [ 4. When the setup utility starts with a fault present, the system displays the following message: Warning! Error message [Continue] 5.
L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The Main Menu allows you to set or view the current system parameters.
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Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu Menu Field Options System Date: –— Primary Master: • Selects Primary Master submenu Language: • English (US) • Japanese (JP) Default Description –— Sets and displays the current date. Date is in a month/ day/year numeric format with 2 digits each for month and day and 4 digits for year.
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L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Primary Master submenu identifies what ATA/ ATAPI devices are installed.
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Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Heads: A number between 1 and 16 Sectors: A number between 0 and 63 Maximum Display only Capacity: Multi-Sector Disabled Transfers: 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors 16 Sectors...
L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: •...
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Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Description Internal Device When selected, opens the Internal Device Configurations submenu, which allows Configurations enabling or disabling the Floppy Disk, IDE, and LAN Controllers. CPU Features When selected, opens the CPU Features submenu, which allows setting of Intel Speed- Step features.
L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S Serial/Parallel Port Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/Parallel Port Configurations submenu allows you to set the I/O addresses and interrupt levels for the serial, touch panel, and parallel ports of your notebook I/O addresses, DMA channels and...
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Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Serial/Parallel Port Configurations Submenu of Advanced Menu Menu Options Field Serial Port: • Disabled • Enabled • Auto • 3F8 - 3FF Address: • 2F8 - 2FF • 3E8 - 3EF • 2E8 - 2EF Interrupt: •...
L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for setting parameters of the integrated and external mouse and keyboard. Main Advanced Numlock:...
Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Video Features Submenu is for setting the display parameters. Main Advanced Video Features Display Compensation: Help Exit Table 6: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Display:...
L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configurations submenu allows the user to configure other internal devices. Main Advanced Internal Device Configurations...
CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features submenu configures certain features of the CPU in the system. Main Advanced CPU Features SpeedStep(R) Technology: On Battery: On AC: Help Exit Table 8: Fields, Options and Defaults for the CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options SpeedStep(R)
L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features submenu configures the USB capabilities of the system. Main Advanced USB Features...
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Miscellaneous Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Miscellaneous Features submenu configures the power button and performance control features of the system. Main Advanced Miscellaneous Configurations Power Button: Wake up on LAN: Volume Setting: Help Select Item Exit Select Menu Table 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Miscellaneous Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options...
L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logging submenu is for setting up the logs for DMI event logging. Main Advanced Event Log Capacity:...
SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The Security menu allows you to set up the data security features of your notebook to fit your operating needs and to view the current data security configuration. Follow the instructions for Navigating Through The Setup Utility to make any changes.
Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Hard Disk Security submenu is for configuring hard disk security features. Main Advanced Primary Master Password Is: Set Primary Master Password: Password Entry on Boot: Help Exit Table 13: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Primary Master...
L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information submenu is for setting owner information. Owner Information Is: Set Owner Information Foreground Color:...
Turns on and off booting with a truncated set of Power On Self Test. (Fewer tests mean faster turn on.) [Disabled] Turns on and off display of test results instead of Fujitsu logo screen during Power On Self Test. [Disabled] When enabled, booting from a network server (Preboot Execution Environment) is enabled.
L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boot Device Priority submenu is for setting the order of checking of sources for the operating system. Main Advanced Boot Device Priority...
INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION The Info menu is a display-only screen that provides the configuration information for your notebook. The following table shows the names of the menu fields for the Info menu and the information displayed in those fields.
L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S EXIT MENU – LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit Menu is used to leave the setup utility. Follow the instructions for make any changes.
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Table 18: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Exit Menu Optional Menu Field Keyboard Shortcut Load Setup Press the F9 key Defaults Discard –— Changes Save –— Changes Description Selecting Load Setup Defaults will load the factory preset default values for all menu fields, then display the message Load default configuration now? [Yes] [No].