P Series BIOS Guide LifeBook P Series Model: P1610 Document Date: 10/20/2006 Document Part Number: FPC58-1571-01 F U J I T S U C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M S C O R P O R A T I O N...
L i f e B o o k P 1 6 0 0 N o t e b o o k B I O S LifeBook P Series Notebook BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the operating environment for your notebook.
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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 [ If your settings require it, you may be...
L i f e B o o k P 1 6 0 0 N o t e b o o k B I O S MAIN MENU - SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The Main Menu allows you to set or view the current system parameters.
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Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu Menu Field Option Drive0: Selects Primary Master submenu ■ Language: English (US) ■ Japanese (JP) Default Description –— Displays the type of device on this Serial ATA/IDE interface, if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Drive0 submenu allowing additional device configuration options for this interface.
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L i f e B o o k P 1 6 0 0 N o t e b o o k B I O S Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu The Drive0 submenu identifies which ATA devices are installed. Main Advanced Drive0 [TOSHIBA MK6006GAH]...
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Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options ■ LBA Mode Disabled Control: ■ Enabled ■ Transfer Mode: Standard ■ Fast PIO 1 ■ Fast PIO 2 ■ Fast PIO 3 ■...
L i f e B o o k P 1 6 0 0 N o t e b o o k B I O S ADVANCED MENU - SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: Configure your serial and parallel port configurations ■...
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Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Description Internal Device When selected, opens the Internal Device Configurations submenu, which allows enabling or disabling the IDE, Configurations LAN, and modem controllers. CPU Features When selected, opens the CPU Features submenu, which allows configuration of CPU performance features. USB Features When selected, opens the USB Features submenu, which allows enabling or disabling USB and SCSI Subclass support.
L i f e B o o k P 1 6 0 0 N o t e b o o k B I O S Serial/Parallel Port Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/Parallel Port Configurations submenu is for setting the address and interrupt of the touch panel. Note that this submenu only appears when Microsoft Windows XP Pro is installed as the operating system.
Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for setting the condition of the NumLock button. Main Advanced Keyboard/Mouse Features Numlock: Help Exit Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options ■...
L i f e B o o k P 1 6 0 0 N o t e b o o k B I O S Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Video Features Submenu is for setting the display parameters. Main Advanced Video Features...
Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configurations submenu allows the user to configure other internal devices. Main Advanced Internal Device Configurations IDE Controller: Bluetooth(R): LAN Controller: Wireless LAN: Help Select Item Exit Select Menu Table 7: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Internal Device Configurations Submenu of Advanced Menu Menu Field Options ■...
L i f e B o o k P 1 6 0 0 N o t e b o o k B I O S CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features submenu configures certain features of the CPU in the system. Main Advanced SpeedStep(R) Technology:...
USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features submenu configures the USB capabilities of the system. Main Advanced USB Features Legacy USB Support: SCSI SubClass Support: Help Select Item Exit Select Menu Table 9: Fields, Options and Defaults for the USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options ■...
L i f e B o o k P 1 6 0 0 N o t e b o o k B I O S Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Miscellaneous Configurations submenu configures several features of the system, including power button and volume settings, video memory size, and power management settings.
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Table 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu Menu Field Options ■ Hardware Disabled Power ■ Enabled (Level1) Management: ■ Enabled (Level2) ■ Fan Control: Normal ■ Silent Default Description [Enabled This allows you to enable or disable the running of Hardware Power (Level1)] Management.
L i f e B o o k P 1 6 0 0 N o t e b o o k B I O S Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logging submenu is for setting up the logs for DMI event logging. Main Advanced Event Log Capacity:...
SECURITY MENU - SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The Security menu allows you to set up the data security features of your notebook to fit your operating needs and to view the current data security configuration. Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the Setup Utility to make any changes.
L i f e B o o k P 1 6 0 0 N o t e b o o k B I O S Table 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Field Options Supervisor Password is: –—...
Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Hard Disk Security submenu is for configuring hard disk security features. Main Advanced Drive0 Password Is: *Set Drive0 Password: Password Entry on Boot: *Hard Disk Password cannot be set or changed if the system is rebooted from OS.
L i f e B o o k P 1 6 0 0 N o t e b o o k B I O S Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information submenu is for setting owner information. Main Advanced Owner Information Is:...
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Security Chip Setting Submenu of the Security Menu The Security Chip Setting Security submenu is for configuring security chip features. Main Advanced Security Chip: Clear Security Chip Security Chip State: Help Select Item Exit Select Menu Table 16: Fields, Options, and Defaults for the Security Chip Setting Submenu of the Security Menu Note: The fields on this submenu cannot be changed unless the Supervisor Password is set.
L i f e B o o k P 1 6 0 0 N o t e b o o k B I O S BOOT MENU - SELECTING THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOURCE The Boot Menu is used to select the order in which the BIOS searches sources for the operating system. Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the Setup Utility to make any changes.
Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boot Device Priority submenu is for setting the order of checking of sources for the operating system. Main Advanced Boot Device Priority Boot priority order: 1: Floppy Disk Drive 2: Drive0: TOSHIBA MK6006GAH 3: CD/DVD Drive 4: NETWORK: B02 D00 Yukon PXE Excluded from boot order:...
L i f e B o o k P 1 6 0 0 N o t e b o o k B I O S INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION The Info menu is a display-only screen that provides the configuration information for your notebook.
EXIT MENU - LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit Menu is used to leave the setup utility. Follow the instructions for make any changes. The table shows the names of the menu fields for the Exit menu and a description of the field's function and any special information needed to help understand the field's use.