Page 2 - A Series BIOS; BIOS SETUP UTILITY; Entering the BIOS Setup Utility
2 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S A Series BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the operating environment for your notebook. Your BIOSis set at the factory for normal operating conditions, therefore there is no need to set or change the BIOS environment to o...
Page 4 - MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS; (See Navigating through the Setup; Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu; Menu Field; BIOS Setup Utility
4 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The Main Menu allows you to set or view the current system parameters. (See Navigating through the Setup Utility on page 2 for more information.) The following tables show the names of the menu fields for the Main...
Page 6 - Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu; Advanced Security Boot
6 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu The Drive0 submenu identifies what ATA devices are installed and the default values and settings of the devices. Figure 2. Drive0 Master Submenu Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu Note ...
Page 8 - Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu; The Drive1 submenu allows you to configure secondary ATA devices.
8 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu The Drive1 submenu allows you to configure secondary ATA devices. Figure 3. Drive1 Submenu Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description The fields that appe...
Page 9 - Exiting from Main Menu
9 Exiting from Main Menu When you have finished setting the parameters on this 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 or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu. If you wish to move to another menu...
Page 10 - ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS; The Advanced Menu allows you to:; Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu; Main
10 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: ■ Set the keyboard and mouse features. ■ Select between the display panel and an external CRT or flat panel display. ■ Enable or disable compensation for your display. ■ Enable o...
Page 12 - Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu
12 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S 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. Figure 5. Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the K...
Page 13 - Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu; The Video Features submenu is for setting the display parameters.
13 Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Video Features submenu is for setting the display parameters. Figure 6. Video Features Submenu Table 6: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Display: ■ LCD Panel ■ Ex...
Page 14 - Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu
14 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allows the user to enable or disable IDE, Bluetooth, and LAN Controllers. Figure 7. Internal Device Configuration Submenu Table 7: Fields, Options and Defaul...
Page 15 - CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu
15 CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features submenu provides options for configuring the AMD Virtualization™ features of the CPU. Figure 8. CPU Features Submenu Table 8: Fields, Options and Defaults for the CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Descri...
Page 16 - USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu
16 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the USB Floppy Disk Drive. Figure 9. USB Features Submenu Table 9: Fields, Options and Defaults for the USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Men...
Page 17 - Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu
17 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. Figure 10. Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu Table 10: Fi...
Page 19 - Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu
19 Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logging submenu configures event logging features for DMI events. Figure 11. Event Logging Submenu Table 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Event Log Capaci...
Page 20 - SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES; Remember your passwords!; Main Advanced
20 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S 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. (See Navigating through the Setup Utility on page...
Page 21 - Table 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu
21 Table 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description SupervisorPassword is: –— Clear A display-only field. Set is displayed when the system supervisor password is set and Clear when it is not. User Password is: –— Clear A display-only field. Set is d...
Page 22 - Exiting from the Security Menu
22 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S Exiting from the Security Menu When you have finished setting the parameters on the Security Menu, you can either exit from setup utility or move to another menu. If you wish to exit from setup utility, press the [Esc] key to go to the Exit Menu. If you wish ...
Page 23 - Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu
23 Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Hard Disk Security submenu is for configuring hard disk security features. Figure 13. Hard Disk Security Submenu Table 13: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Descriptio...
Page 24 - Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu
24 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S 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. Figure 14. Owner Information Submenu Table 14: Fields, O...
Page 25 - BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOURCE; (See Navigating through the; Table 15: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Boot Menu; Main Advanced Security
25 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. (See Navigating through the Setup Utility on page 2 for mo...
Page 27 - Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu
27 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. Figure 16. Boot Device Priority Submenu ■ Be aware of the operating environment when booting from a CD or you may overwrite files by mistake. ■ ...
Page 28 - Exiting from Boot Menu
28 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S 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 wis...
Page 29 - INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION; Table 17: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Info Menu; Note that the parameters listed in the following table; may be different; , depending upon the system configuration.; Main Advanced Security Boot
29 INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION The Info Menu is a display only screen that provides the configuration information for your notebook. The following table shows the names of the menu fields for the Info menu and the information displayed in those fields. These fields are for informat...
Page 30 - EXIT MENU – LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY; Table 18: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Exit Menu
30 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S EXIT MENU – LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit Menu is used to leave the setup utility. Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the Setup Utility to make any changes. (See Navigating through the Setup Utility on page 2 for more information.) The follow...