Starting Your Lifebook Notebook; Power On; Boot Sequence; Hard Disk Drive Passwords - Fujitsu Lifebook P7230 User Manual

Starting Your LifeBook
Notebook

POWER ON

Suspend/Resume/Power On button
The Suspend/Resume/Power On button is used to turn
on your LifeBook notebook from its off state. Once you
have connected your AC adapter or charged the internal
Lithium ion Battery, you can power on your notebook
When you turn on your LifeBook note-
book be sure you have a battery installed
and charged, or that the AC or Auto/Air-
line adapter is connected and has power.
Figure 3-3 Pressing the suspend/resume/power button
Press the Suspend/Resume/Power On button that is
adjacent to the status indicator panel (Figure 3-3). When
you are done working you can either leave your LifeBook
notebook in Suspend mode, (See Suspend Mode on
page 32 for more information), or you can turn it off. (See
Power Off on page 33 for more information)
Do not carry your LifeBook notebook
around with the power on or subject it to
shocks or vibration, as you risk damaging
your notebook.
When turn on your LifeBook notebook, it will perform a
Power On Self Test (POST) to check the internal parts and
configuration for correct functionality. If a fault is found,
your LifeBook notebook will emit an audio warning and/
or an error message will be displayed. (See Power On Self
Test Messages on page 79 for more information)
Depending on the nature of the problem, you may be able
to continue by starting the operating system or by
entering the BIOS setup utility and revising the settings.
After satisfactory completion of the Power On Self Test
(POST), your notebook will load your operating system.
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Suspend/Resume/
Power On Button
G e t t i n g S t a r t e d
Never turn off your LifeBook notebook
during the Power On Self Test (POST) or it
will cause an error message to be displayed
the next time you turn on your LifeBook
(See Power On Self Test Mes-
notebook.
sages on page 79 for more information)

BOOT SEQUENCE

The procedure for starting-up your notebook is termed
the Bootup sequence and involves your notebook's
BIOS. When your LifeBook notebook is first turned on,
the main system memory is empty, and it needs to find
instructions to start up your notebook. This information
is in the BIOS program. Each time you power up or
restart your notebook, it goes through a boot sequence
which displays a Fujitsu logo until your operating system
is loaded. During booting, your notebook is performing
a standard boot sequence including a Power On Self Test
(POST). When the boot sequence is completed without
a failure and without a request for the BIOS Setup
Utility, the system displays the operating system's
opening screen.
The boot sequence is executed when:
You turn on the power to your LifeBook notebook.
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You restart your notebook from the Windows
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Shut Down dialog box.
The software initiates a system restart. Example:
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When you install a new application.

HARD DISK DRIVE PASSWORDS

To provide additional data security, you can assign pass-
words to your hard disk drive. This feature is managed in
the system BIOS Setup Utility. See BIOS Setup Utility
below for information about accessing the utility
Remember your passwords. If you set and
forget your User and Master hard disk
passwords, Fujitsu Computer Systems will
not be able to reset it. You may lose data
and have to replace your system board or
hard disk drive.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the
operating environment for your LifeBook 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
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I/O addresses and boot devices.
System Data Security feature parameters, such as
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passwords.
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