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L i f e B o o k P S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S
P Series BIOS
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the
operating environment for your notebook. Your BIOS
is set at the factory for normal operating conditions,
therefore there is no need to set or change the BIOS
environment to operate your notebook.
The BIOS Setup Utility configures:
• Device control feature parameters, such as changing
I/O addresses and boot devices.
• System Data Security feature parameters, such
as passwords.
Entering the BIOS Setup Utility
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
F2
on the screen. This will open the main menu
of the BIOS Setup Utility with the current
settings displayed.
3. Press the [RIGHT ARROW] or [LEFT ARROW] key
to scroll through the other setup menus to review or
alter the current settings.
Navigating Through The Setup Utility
The BIOS setup utility consists of seven menus; Main,
Advanced, Security, Power, Boot, Info and Exit. This
document explains each menu, including all submenus
and setup items.
The following procedures allow you to navigate the setup
utility menus:
1. To select a menu, use the cursor keys: [
2. To select a field within a menu or a submenu, use the
cursor keys: [ ], [
P O I N T S
• Selecting a field causes a help message about that
field to be displayed on the right-hand side of the
screen.
• Pressing the Enter key with the highlight on a selec-
tion that is not a submenu or auto selection will cause
a list of all options for that item to be displayed.
Pressing the Enter key again will select the high-
lighted choice.
2
], [
].
3. To select the different values for each field, press the
[
] or [
Spacebar
tion and [
F5
4. To activate a submenu press
5. To return to a menu from a submenu, press [
6. To go to Exit menu from another menu, press [
7. Pressing the [
the default values.
8. Pressing the [
tion and exits the BIOS Setup Utility. You will be
asked to verify this selection before it is executed.
9. Pressing the [
Entering the Setup Utility After a Configuration
Change or System Failure
If there has been a change in system configuration that
does not match the parameter settings stored in your
BIOS memory, or there is a failure in the system, the
system beeps and/or displays an error message after the
Power On Self Test (POST). If the failure is not severe, it
will give you the opportunity to modify the settings of
the setup utility, as described in the following steps:
1. When you turn on or restart the computer there is a
beep and/or the following message appears on the
screen:
Error message - please run SETUP
program Press <F1> key to continue,
<F2> to run SETUP
2. If an error message is displayed on the screen, and
you want to continue with the boot process and start
the operating system anyway, press the [
P O I N T S
].
If your settings require it, you may be asked for a
password before the operating system will be loaded.
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. Press any key to enter the setup utility. The system
will then display the Main Menu with current
parameters values.
] to change to the next higher selec-
+
] or [-] to go to the next lower selection.
].
[Enter
] key resets all items in the BIOS to
F9
] key saves the current configura-
F10
] key gives you a general help screen.
F1
].
Esc
].
Esc
] key.
F1
] key.
F2
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