Section Four; Configuring Your Lifebooke Series From Fujitsu; Boot Sequence; Identifying The Drives - Fujitsu Lifebook E342 Manual

S e c t i o n F o u r

SECTION FOUR

CONFIGURING YOUR LIFEBOOK
E 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
parameters of your notebook.

BOOT SEQUENCE

Each time you power up or restart your
LifeBook E 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 operating system's 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 2-4 on page 16.)
You restart your computer from the
Windows Shut Down dialog box 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 and then
restart your computer from the Windows
Shut Down dialog box.
P O I N T
The BIOS setup utility is entered by
pressing 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 Six, pages 151-176, 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
system manual for setting drive designations.
Drive Designators
A: Floppy disk drive or SuperDisk 120 Drive.
Installable in multi-function bay 1 only, or
use the external floppy disk drive.
B: This designator may be assigned to the
SuperDisk 120 Drive.