Fujitsu LifeBook A Series BIOS Guide LifeBook A Series Model: AH572 Document Date: 2/04/2011 Document Part Number: FPC58-2851-01 F U J I T S U A M E R I C A , I N C O R P O R AT E D...
5. To return to a menu from a submenu, press the [Esc] key. 2. Press [F2] once the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen. This will open the main menu of the BIOS 6. To go to the Exit menu from any other menu, Setup Utility with the current settings displayed.
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I n f o M e n u severe, it will give you an opportunity to modify the setup utility settings, 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>...
S y s t e m M e n u SYSTEM MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The System Menu allows you to set or view the current the field’s function and any special information needed system parameters. (See Navigating through the Setup to help understand the field’s use.
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L I F E B O O K A H 5 7 2 B I O S Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the System Menu Note that the parameters listed in the following table may vary depending upon your system’s configuration. Menu Field Options Default...
S y s t e m M e n u Drive Configurations Submenu of the System Menu The Drive Configurations submenu identifies the installed S-ATA drives and allows you to enable or disable them. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot...
L I F E B O O K A H 5 7 2 B I O S ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS • The Advanced Menu allows you to: Configure a variety of power-saving features. (See Navigating through the Setup Utility on page 2 for •...
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A d v a n c e d M e n u Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Description CPU Features When selected, opens the CPU Features submenu to allow you to enable/disable multi-core processing, SpeedStep(R) Technology, Virtualization Technology, and HT Technology (i7, i5, and i3 CPUs only).
L I F E B O O K A H 5 7 2 B I O S Boot Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Boot Configurations submenu is for setting a variety of Boot features. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced...
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A d v a n c e d M e n u Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for setting the parameters of the integrated and external mouse and keyboard. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced...
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L I F E B O O K A H 5 7 2 B I O S Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Video Features submenu is for setting the display parameters. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot...
A d v a n c e d M e n u Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allows the user to enable or disable ATA, Bluetooth, LAN, and Wireless LAN controllers. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced...
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L I F E B O O K A H 5 7 2 B I O S CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features submenu provides options for configuring the Intel Core Multi-Processing and SpeedStep power management features of the CPU. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System...
A d v a n c e d M e n u USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the USB devices. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit USB Features...
L I F E B O O K A H 5 7 2 B I O S Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Miscellaneous Configurations submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the power button and the Wake Up On LAN feature, and setting the volume and video memory size.
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A d v a n c e d M e n u Table 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Hardware Power Disabled [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Hardware Power ...
L I F E B O O K A H 5 7 2 B I O S Intel Management Engine Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Intel Management Engine Configurations submenu configures the Anti-Theft Technology Suspend mode. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info Info System...
A d v a n c e d M e n u Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logging submenu configures event logging features for DMI events. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit Event Logging Item Specific Help Event Log Capacity:...
The default condition is no passwords required and no write protection. Remember your passwords! If you set and forget your User and Master hard disk passwords, Fujitsu ...
S e c u r i t y M e n u Table 14: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Supervisor –— Clear A display-only field. Set is displayed when the system supervisor password is set Password is: and Clear when it is not.
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L I F E B O O K A H 5 7 2 B I O S Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Hard Disk Security submenu is for configuring hard disk security features. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System Advanced...
S e c u r i t y M e n u Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information submenu is for setting owner information. Note that the owner information cannot be set without having entered a Supervisor Password. Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility Info System...
L I F E B O O K A H 5 7 2 B I O S BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOURCE The Boot Menu is used to select the order in which the The following table shows devices associated with your BIOS searches sources for the operating system.
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B o o t M e n u Exiting from Boot Menu When you have finished setting the boot parameters with the Boot Menu, you can either exit from the setup utility or move to another menu. If you wish to exit from the setup utility press the [Esc] key to go to the Exit Menu. If you wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys.
L I F E B O O K A H 5 7 2 B I O S EXIT MENU – LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit Menu is used to leave the setup utility. Follow The following table shows the names of the menu fields the instructions for Navigating Through the Setup for the Exit menu, the default settings and a description Utility to make any changes.