Page 2 - B Series BIOS; BIOS SETUP UTILITY; Entering the BIOS Setup Utility; Spacebar; Error message - please run SETUP; P O I N T S
2 L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S B 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 normally no need to set or change ...
Page 4 - MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS; Navigating Through The Setup Utility; P O I N T; ESC; Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu; Menu Field
4 L i f e B o o k B 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 or view the current system parameters. Follow the instructions for Navigating Through The Setup Utility to make any changes. The following tables show the names of t...
Page 5 - Disabled
5 System Date: –— –— Sets and displays the current date. Date is in a month/day/year numeric format with 2 digits each for month and day and 4 digits for year. (MM/DD/YYYY) for example: 03/20/1998. You may change each segment of the date separately. Move between the segments with the [ Tab ] key and...
Page 6 - Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu; Actual hard drive label shown may vary. Depending; Auto
6 L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Primary Master submenu identifies what ATA/ATAPI devices are installed. Note: Actual hard drive label shown may vary. Depending on the drive type, information such as cylinders, heads and sectors may ...
Page 7 - Exiting from Main Menu; Esc; ] key or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu.
7 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 me...
Page 8 - ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS; Navigating Through The; Advanced
8 L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: • Enable or disable support for Plug & Playoperating systems. • Set the I/O addresses for the serial and parallel ports. • Set the communication mode for the p...
Page 9 - Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu
9 Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Plug & Play O/S: • No • Yes [No] Select Yes if you are using a Plug & Play capable operating system. Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non-boot devices. Protected Device Configurati...
Page 10 - serial, infrared and parallel ports of your notebook.; C A U T I O N; All I/O addresses in Table 4 are in hexadecimal.
10 L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s 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 allows you to set the I/O addresses and interrupt levels for the serial, infrared and parallel ports of your notebook. Figure 4. S...
Page 12 - Output Only; Options
12 L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S Mode: • Output Only • Bi-directional • ECP [Bi-directional] When the parallel port is enabled this option is available allowing the user to set the mode for the parallel port. Bi-directional allows two-way transfer of information between your ...
Page 13 - Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu
13 Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for setting parameters of the integrated and external mouse and keyboard. Figure 5. Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced...
Page 15 - Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu; The Video Features Submenu is for setting the display parameters.; External
15 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: • Internal Flat-...
Page 16 - Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu
16 L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configurations submenu allows the user to configure other internal devices. Figure 7. Internal Device Configurations Submenu Table 7: Fields, Options and Defaults ...
Page 17 - PCI Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu; IRQ Reservation
17 PCI Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The PCI Configurations submenu allows the user to reserve specific interrupts (IRQs) for legacy ISA devices, and to enable or disable built in PCI device modules. Figure 8. PCI Configurations Submenu Table 8: Fields, Options and Defaults for the PCI...
Page 18 - IRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Configurations Submenu
18 L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S IRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Configurations Submenu The IRQ Reservation submenu of the PCI Configura-tions submenu allows the user to mark various IRQs as reserved for use by legacy ISA devices. When an IRQ is reserved, the BIOS does not...
Page 19 - CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu
19 CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features submenu configures certain features of the CPU in the system. Figure 10. CPU Features Submenu Table 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Intel(R) SpeedSt...
Page 20 - USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu
20 L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features submenu configures the USB capabilities of the system. Figure 11. USB Features Submenu Table 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for the USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Fie...
Page 21 - Miscellaneous Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu
21 Miscellaneous Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Miscellaneous Features submenu configures the power button and performance control features of the system. Figure 12. Miscellaneous Features Submenu Table 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Miscellaneous Features Submenu of the Advance...
Page 22 - Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu
22 L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s 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. Figure 13. Event Logging Submenu Table 13: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu M...
Page 23 - SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES; Navigating Through The Setup; Enter; key and then retype the pass-; key to abort the password setting; C A U T I O N S; On Automatic Wake up:
23 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. T...
Page 24 - Exiting from the Security Menu; ] key to go to the Exit Menu. If you wish to move to; Table 14: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu
24 L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k 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 ...
Page 25 - Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu
25 Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Hard Disk Security submenu is for configuring hard disk security features. Figure 15. Hard Disk Security Submenu Table 15: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Descriptio...
Page 26 - Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu; The Owner Information submenu is for setting owner information.
26 L i f e B o o k B 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. Figure 16. Owner Information Submenu Table 16: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu M...
Page 27 - BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOURCE; Table 17: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Boot Menu
27 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. The following tables show the names of the menu fields for...
Page 28 - Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu; Exiting from Boot Menu; ] key to go to the Exit menu. If you wish to
28 L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S 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 18. Boot Device Priority Submenu Exiting from Boot Menu When you have finished sett...
Page 29 - INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION
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 20: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Exit Menu; Load default configuration
30 L i f e B o o k B 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. Figure 20. Exit Menu The following table shows the names of the menu ...
Page 31 - Save configuration changes now?
31 Discard Changes –— Selecting Discard Changes loads the previous values in BIOS memory for all menu fields. The message Load previous now? [Yes] [No] will be displayed. When confirmed the setup utility will return to the Exit menu. To go to another menu, follow the directions in the Navigating Thr...
