Section Three; Configuring Your; Lifebook 900 Series; Boot Sequence - Fujitsu 985Tx User Manual

S e c t i o n T h r e e

SECTION THREE

CONFIGURING YOUR LIFEBOOK
900 SERIES FROM FUJITSU
This section explains the BIOS setup utility.
The BIOS setup utility is required to set the
date, time, power management modes,data
security passwords and other operating para-
meters of your notebook.

BOOT SEQUENCE

Each time you power up or restart your
LifeBook 900 Series,it goes through a quiet
boot sequence that displays a Fujitsu logo until
your operating system is loaded. During quiet
boot, your notebook is performing a standard
boot sequence including a Power On Self Test
(POST). To access the ability to change the
drive that will be used for finding the operating
system, press the Esc key anytime while the
Fujitsu logo is displayed. To enter the BIOS
setup utility press the F2 key anytime while
the Fujitsu logo is displayed. When the boot
sequence is completed without a failure and
without a request for the setup utility, the
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system displays the Windows 95 opening
screen. The boot sequence is executed when:
You turn on power to the system using the
power switch on the right side panel of your
notebook. (Figure 2-5 on page 23.)
You restart your computer from the Windows
95 Shutdown Menu of the Start Menu.
The software initiates a system restart.
Example: When you install a new application.
You reset the system by pressing the three
keys Ctrl+Alt+Del at the same time. This
method is not recommended since it can
result in loss of data.
P O I N T
The BIOS setup utility is entered by press-
ing the F2 key during the boot process
while the Fujitsu logo is on the screen.
P O I N T
When error messages occur see
Section Five (pages 147–149) for help in
understanding the meaning and required
actions to be taken.

IDENTIFYING THE DRIVES

Your notebook uses drive letters (Example A:,
B:,C:,D:,E:) to identify internal and external
devices such as hard drives, floppy disk drives,
CD-ROM drives and PC Cards. The most com-
monly assigned drive designators are listed
below. If you add other devices, the drive desig-
nators may be different. See your operating sys-
tem manual for setting drive designations.
Drive Designators
A: Floppy disk drive. Whether installed in
Multi-function Bay 1 or via the external
floppy disk drive port,
B: Not used with your notebook.