Bios Setup Utility - Fujitsu 985Tx User Manual

C: Internal hard drive.
Installed inside your notebook.
D: CD-ROM drive, DVD-ROM drive or
second hard drive. Whichever is installed in
Multi-function Bay 2 of your notebook.
C A U T I O N
A bootable CD-ROM may have either a
floppy disk format or a hard drive format.
When using a bootable CD-ROM, drive
designations will automatically change
according to which format is used. (See
page 63 for more information.)
C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

The BIOS setup utility is a program that sets
the operating environment for your notebook.
It is referred to in this publication as the setup
utility. There is no need to set or change the
environment to operate as it is set at the factory
for normal operating conditions.
The setup utility configures:
Standard system parameters, such as date
and time.
Device control feature parameters, such as
I/O addresses,and boot device.
Power Management parameters that help to
conserve your notebook's batteries.
System Data Security feature parameters,
such as passwords.
You will only have to change the utility settings
if you want to:
Change the date or time. (You can also do this
without entering the setup utility, through your
operating system.See your operating
system manual.)
L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s f r o m F u j i t s u
Change the primary boot device.
Change the power savings parameter settings.
(For a more convenient process, see the
Power Panel on pages 41–44.)
Change a port address or other parameter.
Change an audio parameter setting.
Change the selection of whether to use the
built-in display, an external monitor or both.
(For a more convenient process, see the Fn Key
on page 33.)
Change the system data security settings.
Routinely Entering the Setup Utility
You can enter the setup utility whenever you
turn on or reset the system. To do this:
1. Allow the system to start booting.
2. As soon as the Fujitsu Logo appears on the
screen, press the F2 key.
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