Page 2 - B Series BIOS; BIOS SETUP UTILITY; • Device control feature parameters, such as changing; Entering the BIOS Setup Utility; Spacebar
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; 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 - Master
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
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
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, use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu, or press [F10] to exit and save. If...
Page 8 - ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS; Navigating through the Setup; Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu; Keyboard/Mouse Features; 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: • Set the I/O addresses for the serial and parallel ports. • Set the communication mode for the parallel port and infrared port. • Select between the display panel...
Page 10 - All I/O addresses in Table 4 are in hexadecimal.; • To prevent IRQ and address conflicts,
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, touch panel, and parallel ports of your notebook . All I/...
Page 12 - Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu
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 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 f...
Page 13 - Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu; The Video Features Submenu is for setting the display parameters.; Selects where the video signal will be routed.
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: • Internal Flat-...
Page 14 - Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu; Enables or disables selected IDE devices.
14 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 15 - CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu
15 CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features submenu configures certain features of the CPU in the system. Figure 8. CPU Features Submenu Table 8: Fields, Options and Defaults for the CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description SpeedStep(R) Techn...
Page 16 - USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu; Disabled
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 USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features submenu configures the USB capabilities of the system. Figure 9. USB Features Submenu Table 9: Fields, Options and Defaults for the USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field...
Page 17 - Miscellaneous Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu; Off
17 Miscellaneous Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Miscellaneous Features submenu configures the power button and performance control features of the system. Figure 10. Miscellaneous Features Submenu Table 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Miscellaneous Features Submenu of the Advance...
Page 18 - Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu
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 Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logging submenu is for setting up the logs for DMI event logging. Figure 11. Event Logging Submenu Table 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu M...
Page 19 - SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES; • If you set a password, write it down and
19 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 20 - Table 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security 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 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. Use...
Page 21 - Exiting from the Security Menu; ] key to go to the Exit Menu. If you wish to move to; Sets Owner information.
21 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 cur...
Page 22 - Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu; Clear
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 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 t...
Page 23 - Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu; The Owner Information submenu is for setting owner information.
23 Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information submenu is for setting owner information. Figure 14. Owner Information Submenu Table 14: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Owner Informatio...
Page 24 - BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOURCE; Table 15: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Boot Menu; Device Priority
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 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 ...
Page 25 - Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu; Exiting from Boot Menu; ] key to go to the Exit menu. If you wish to
25 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 Exiting from Boot Menu When you have finished setting the boot parameters with the Boot menu, you can ei...
Page 26 - INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION; Table 17: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Info Menu
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 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 di...
Page 27 - EXIT MENU – LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY; Table 18: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Exit Menu; Load default configuration
27 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 18. Exit Menu The following table shows the names of the menu fields for the Exit menu, the default settings and a d...
Page 28 - Save configuration changes now?
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 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 ano...
