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; ESC
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; The Drive0 submenu identifies what ATA devices are installed.
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. Figure 2. Drive0 Master Submenu Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Type: ■ Auto ■ No...
Page 7 - Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu; The Drive1 submenu allows you to configure secondary ATA devices.
7 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 Type: ■ Auto ■ None [Auto] NOTE: The Type field does not a...
Page 8 - Exiting from Main Menu
8 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S 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 men...
Page 9 - ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS; The Advanced Menu allows you to:; Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu
9 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 externalCRT display. ■ Enable or disable compensation for your display. ■ Enable or disable the Serial ATA, IDE, Bluetooth, LAN, and Wir...
Page 11 - Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu
11 Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for setting the Numlock feature. Figure 5. Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Keyboard/Mouse Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description N...
Page 12 - Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu; The Video Features submenu is for setting the display parameters.
12 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S 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...
Page 13 - Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu
13 Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allows the user to enable or disable Serial ATA, IDE, Bluetooth, LAN and Wireless LAN Controllers. Figure 7. Internal Device Configuration Submenu Table 7: Fields, Options and Defaults for the In...
Page 14 - CPU Features 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 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. Figure 8. CPU Features Submenu Table 8: Fields, Options and Defaults for th...
Page 15 - USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu; Disabled
15 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 Menu Field Options Default Description Le...
Page 16 - Miscellaneous Configurations 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 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. Miscellaneo...
Page 17 - Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu
17 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 18 - SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES; Remember your passwords!; If you set and
18 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 19 - Exiting from the Security Menu; Table 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu
19 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 to move to another menu, use the curso...
Page 20 - Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu
20 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s B I O S 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...
Page 21 - Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu
21 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, Options and Defaults for the Owner Info...
Page 22 - BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOURCE; (See Navigating through the; Table 15: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Boot Menu
22 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s 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. (See Navigating thro...
Page 23 - Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu; (See Using the TrustedCore Menu on page 2 for more information.)
23 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 24 - Exiting from Boot Menu
24 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 25 - 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.
25 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 26 - EXIT MENU – LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY; Table 18: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Exit Menu
26 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...
