Page 2 - N Series BIOS; BIOS SETUP UTILITY; Entering the BIOS Setup Utility
2 L i f e B o o k N S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S N 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 should be no need to set or change t...
Page 3 - INFORMATION MENU – VIEWING CURRENT SYSTEM PARAMETERS; Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Information Menu; Block Name; Main
3 INFORMATION MENU – VIEWING CURRENT SYSTEM PARAMETERS The Information Menu allows you to view the current system parameters. This is the default screen, and cannot be changed directly. The following tables show the names of the menu fields for the Information menu. This screen reflects the current ...
Page 4 - MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS; Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu; Menu Field
4 L i f e B o o k N S e r i e s 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 some of the current system parameters. Follow the instructions for Navi-gating Through The Setup Utility to make any changes. (See Navigating Through The Setup Utili...
Page 5 - Main Menu -> System Date/Time Submenu – Setting the date and time
5 Main Menu -> System Date/Time Submenu – Setting the date and time The System Date and Time submenu of the Main menu allows you to set the current date and time. You may change each segment of the date and time separately. Move between the segments with the [Tab] key, then use the cursor keys to...
Page 6 - The following figure shows the IDE Settings submenu.; ings
6 L i f e B o o k N S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S Main Menu -> IDE Settings Submenu – Setting the timing and ATI/ATAPI Device The IDE Settings submenu of the Main menu allows you to select a speed for the hard disk drive, which device(s) to use, and whether to support SMART functions. The f...
Page 7 - Exiting from Main Menu; Clear; Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Language Submenu; English
7 The Language submenu of the Main menu automatically defaults to [English] on this version of the BIOS; [Japa-nese] is not selectable. Figure 5. Language Submenu 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...
Page 8 - ADVANCE MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS; The Advance Menu allows you to:; Table 6: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advance Menu
8 L i f e B o o k N S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S ADVANCE MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advance Menu allows you to: ■ Set the NumLock action. ■ Select between the display panel and an externalCRT display. ■ Enable or disable compensation for your display. ■ Enables or disables the...
Page 9 - Video Features Submenu of the Advance Menu; The Video Features Submenu is for setting the display parameters.; Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advance Menu; Video Features; Internal Device Configuration
9 Video Features Submenu of the Advance Menu The Video Features Submenu is for setting the display parameters. Figure 7. Video Features Submenu Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advance Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allows the user to configure other internal devices. Fi...
Page 10 - CPU Features Submenu of the Advance Menu; USB Features Submenu of the Advance Menu; Disabled; CPU Feature
10 L i f e B o o k N S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S CPU Features Submenu of the Advance Menu The CPU Features Submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the XD Bit functionality. Figure 9. CPU Features Submenu USB Features Submenu of the Advance Menu The USB Features Submenu provides op...
Page 11 - Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advance Menu; us Configurations
11 Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advance Menu The Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the power button and the Wake Up On LAN feature, and for enabling or disabling the system beep. Figure 11. Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu Table 11: Fi...
Page 12 - Event Logging Submenu of the Advance Menu; ures
12 L i f e B o o k N S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S Event Logging Submenu of the Advance Menu The Event Logging Submenu configures event logging features for DMI events. Figure 12. Event Logging Submenu Table 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Event Logging Submenu of the Advance Menu Men...
Page 13 - SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES; (See Navigating Through
13 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 security configuration. Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the Setup Utility to make any changes. (See N...
Page 14 - Table 13: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu
14 L i f e B o o k N S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S Table 13: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Set Supervisor Password –— [Enter] Sets, changes or cancels the Supervisor Password. Supervisor’s Password may be up to eight characters long a...
Page 15 - Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu; Set Primary Master Password
15 Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Hard Disk Security Submenu is for configuring hard disk security features. Figure 14. Hard Disk Security Submenu The Set Primary Password is for entering a new Primary Master Password. Figure 15. Set Primary Master Password Submenu Table 14: Fie...
Page 16 - Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu; Exiting from the Security Menu
16 L i f e B o o k N S e r i e s 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. Note that the owner information cannot be set without having entered a Supervisor password. Figure 16. Owner Information Submenu Exi...
Page 17 - BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOURCE; Table 17: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Boot Menu; QuickBoot; Quick Boot
17 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 18 - Boot Sequence Setting Submenu of the Boot Menu; Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu; CPU; Boot Device Priority; Boot Device Priority
18 L i f e B o o k N S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S Boot Sequence Setting Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boot Sequence Setting Submenu is for selecting the Boot Device Priority or Hard Disk Drive Sequence. Figure 18. Boot Device Priority Submen Table 18: Fields, Options and Defaults for Boot Sequ...
Page 19 - Hard Disk Drive Sequence Submenu of the Boot Menu; Exiting from Boot Menu; Hard Disk Drive Sequence
19 Hard Disk Drive Sequence Submenu of the Boot Menu The Hard Disk Drive Sequence Submenu is for setting the order in which multiple hard disk drives are sequenced. Figure 20. Hard Disk Drive Sequence Submenu Exiting from Boot Menu When you have finished setting the boot parameters with the Boot men...
Page 20 - EXIT MENU – LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY; Table 21: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Exit Menu; Exit
20 L i f e B o o k N S e r i e s N o t e b o o k 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 informat...