Section Four; Configuring Your Lifebook; L Series From Fujitsu; Boot Sequence - Fujitsu Lifebook L440 User Manual

S e c t i o n F o u r

SECTION FOUR

CONFIGURING YOUR LIFEBOOK

L 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 L 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 sys-
tem displays the Windows opening screen. The
boot sequence is executed when:
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You turn on power to the system using the
power switch on the left side panel o f your
notebook. (Figure 2-5 on page 14.)
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 twice in a
row. 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
pressing the F2 key during the boot while
the Fujitsu logo is on the screen.
P O I N T
When error messages occur see Section
Six (pages 158-160) for help in under-
standing 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 designators.
Drive Designators
A: Floppy disk drive.
Built in the Mobile LAN Dock, accessible
when the Floppy disk drive is configured
in the Detachable Bay, or used with
an external floppy disk drive.
or
A: Super Disk Drive.
Accessible when the Super Disk drive is
configured in the BIOS as a bootable floppy
device and configured in the Detachable
Bay at system boot up.